Minea Blomqvist
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | March 27, 1985 Espoo, Finland |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.64 m) |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Residence | Finland |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 2003 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2006) |
| Other tour | LET (joined 2004) |
| Professional wins | 4 (LET Tour: 1, Other Tour: 3) |
| Major Championship results |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T47: 2008 |
| LPGA Championship | T25: 2006 |
| Women's British Open | T8: 2004 |
| Awards | |
| LET Rookie of the Year | 2004 |
Minea Blomqvist, (born 12 March 1985 in Espoo, Finland) is a professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.
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[edit] Amateur career
Blomqvist was a member of the Finnish National Ladies Team from 2001-2003 and played in the 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships.[1] She was a two-time member of the European PING Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2002 and 2003[2] winning all her matches in the winning 2003 side[3] and she represented Europe in the 2003 Vagliano Trophy.
She played as an amateur on the Telia Tour four times in 2000 and 2001 missing the cut each time.[4] [5] In 2002 she played in three Telia Tour events and recorded two top twenty finishes plus a win at the Sparbanken Ladies Open.[6] In 2003 she played in five Telia tour tournaments, recorded two runner up finishes plus a win at the CA Ladies Trophy.[7] and was named Telia Tour Player of the Year.[8]
[edit] Professional career
Blomqvist turned professional late in 2003 and in 2004 claimed her maiden victory in only her second tournament as a professional at the Pam Golding Ladies International on the Nedbank Women's Golf Tour in South Africa[9] following this up with a win in the Telkom Women's Classic a week later.[10] These results meant she finished top of the Nedbank Women's Golf Tour Order of Merit for 2004.[10]
Having finished 36th at the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School in 2003,[7] Blomqvist had conditional status for 2004 when making her Ladies European Tour debut in Tenerife where she finished fourth.[11] She won her maiden LET tournament later in the year in Hungary[12] and gained her first top ten finish in a major at the Women's British Open during which she shot a record low score of 62.[13] She had five other top twenty LET finishes in 2004 together with another win at the Öijared Ladies Open on the Telia Tour[14] and was the LET Rookie of the Year.[15]
At the start of 2005 she teamed with Riikka Hakkarainen to represent Finland at the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf.[16] On the LET Tour she posted 11 top-20 finishes, including back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Ladies English Open[17] and the OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open[18] and earned non-exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season by tying for 34th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[19]
At the start of 2006 she again teamed with Riikka Hakkarainen to represent Finland at the Women's World Cup of Golf.[20] She concentrated on playing on the LPGA tour in 2006 ending the season with a best finish of 24th and 102nd on the money list.
[edit] Professional wins (4)
[edit] Ladies European (1)
[edit] Other (3)
- 2004: Pam Golding Ladies International (Nedbank South Africa Women's Golf Tour), Telkom Women's Classic (Nedbank South Africa Women's Golf Tour), Öijared Ladies Open (Telia Tour)
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ World Amateur Team Championship Record Books. IGF (International Golf Federation). Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
- ^ Martin Park (2003-08-29). Alfredsson named as European Junior Captain. LET (Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Martin Park (2003-10-30). Back to school for LET. LET (Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Telia Tour Results 2000. golf.se. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Telia Tour Results 2001. [golf.se. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Tour Results 2002. golf.se. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ a b Tour Results 2003. golf.se. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Minea Blomqvist Player Profile. LET (Ladies European Tour). Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Michael Vlismas (2004-03-25). Pam Golding Ladies International. Ladies African Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ a b Michael Vlismas (2004-04-01). Telkom Women's Classic. Ladies African Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Martin Park (2004-05-06). LET heads to Portugal with youthful look. LET (Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Martin Park (2004-07-18). Blomqvist secures maiden victory in Hungary. LET (Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Martin Park (2004-07-31). Blomqvist makes history at Sunningdale with 62. LET (Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Tour Results 2004. golf.se. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Martin Park (2004-10-03). Blomqvist wins Rookie of the Year.. LET (Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Martin Park (2004-12-17). Women's World Cup of Golf: Twenty teams confirmed. LET (Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Bethan Cutler (2005-07-10). Hjorth wins back-to-back Ladies English Opens. LET (Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Bethan Cutler (2005-07-16). Kreutz claims OTP Bank Central European Open. LET (Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Full Career Bio. LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Stellar field for Women’s World Cup of Golf. LET (Ladies European Tour (2005-12-14). Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Blomqvist, Minea |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional Golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Espoo, Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
