Minea Blomqvist
Name:
Minea "Minni" BlomqvistCountry:
FinlandBorn:
March 15, 1985 in Espoo, nr Helsinki, Finland.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2003Ladies European Tour winner. Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year (2004).
Blomqvist turned professional in late-2003 and didn't have to wait long to claim her first victory. In only her second event, she won the 2004 edition of the Pam Golding Ladies International on the Nedbank Women's Golf Tour in South Africa.
Europe
Finnair
Played as the Finnair Masters (Aug 29-31). Second-placed Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) finished 1 shot behind home country winner Blomqvist (Fin). [Helsinki GC, Tali, Helsinki, Finland].
Europe
OTP Bank
Played as the inaugural OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open (July 16-18). Second-placed Emma Zachrisson (Swe) and Gina Scott (NZ) finished 4 shots behind first-time Ladies European Tour winner Blomqvist (Fin). [Old Lake GC, Tata, Hungary].
Awards
LET
Blomqvist (Fin) won the LET 2004 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. 19 year-old Blomqvist finished seventh on the Tour's (points-based) Order of Merit, and had winnings of €105,020 during the season.
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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