FINLAND'S ILONEN ROMPS HOME IN NORDEA MASTERS

FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS

 

Mikko Ilonen marched to victory at the Nordea Masters to win his first European Tour title for six years at Bro Hof Slott Golf Club on the outskirts of Stockholm.

 

The 33 year old started the day two clear and a final round of three under par 69 ensured a 21 under total and three shot victory margin over Sweden’s Jonas Blixt, with Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger taking third on 17 under.

 

Ilonen hit his approach to three feet on the second to set up a birdie, then converted from twice that length for another at the next.

 

After turning in 34 he birdied the 11th from 12 feet, before his only set-back with a three-putt bogey at the long 12th.

 

A sublime chip to three feet at the next quickly atoned for that error, and there were no dramas over the closing stretch.

 

“It’s pretty special,” said Ilonen. “I could feel a lot of support from Finland, especially today, and it means a lot to win this event for the second time.”

 

ALL THE FINAL TOTALS

  Par 288 (4x72)

267 M Ilonen  (Fin) 70 63 65 69,

270 J Blixt  (Swe) 70 66 66 68,

271 B Wiesberger  (Aut) 69 72 64 66,

272 M Manassero (Ita) 66 65 71 70, R Karlberg  (Swe) 69 68 67 68, T Björn (Den) 70 67 68 67, A Noren  (Swe) 67 69 64 72,

273 R Fisher (Eng) 72 67 70 64,

274 F Aguilar (Chi) 71 67 70 66, J Quesne  (Fra) 73 67 66 68,

275 H Norlander (Swe) 73 67 67 68, J Donaldson (Wal) 67 70 72 66, J Luiten (Ned) 68 67 70 70,

276 S Kjeldsen (Den) 70 69 69 68, P Larrazábal (Esp) 66 70 70 70, D McGrane (Irl) 73 67 68 68, G Havret  (Fra) 69 70 70 67, M Jiménez (Esp) 72 67 68 69, P Whiteford (Sco) 71 63 73 69,

277 E Grillo (Arg) 69 71 70 67,

278 P Lawrie (Sco) 70 71 68 69, P Uihlein  (USA) 71 70 68 69, R Johnson (Swe) 72 66 71 69, F Molinari (Ita) 70 67 73 68, J Olazábal (Esp) 72 68 71 67, R Davies (Wal) 69 70 68 71,

279 A Cañizares  (Esp) 68 72 70 69, D Drysdale (Sco) 71 68 71 69, M Kieffer (Ger) 71 69 69 70,

280 P Hanson (Swe) 69 69 73 69, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 73 69 70 68, C Lloyd (Eng) 67 73 73 67, S Dyson  (Eng) 70 70 71 69, A Quiros  (Esp) 71 68 70 71, R Kakko  (Fin) 71 68 70 71, J Hansen  (Den) 69 73 67 71,

281 R Bland (Eng) 72 70 70 69, R Gonzalez (Arg) 71 71 71 68, S Wakefield (Eng) 67 73 72 69, L Slattery (Eng) 72 69 71 69, C Doak (Sco) 72 68 71 70, T Fleetwood  (Eng) 72 70 72 67, S Benson (Eng) 70 71 68 72,

282 C Lee (Sco) 72 70 67 73, A Dodt (Aus) 77 65 67 73, E De La Riva  (Esp) 71 70 71 70, M Foster (Eng) 73 68 73 68, F Andersson Hed (Swe) 67 72 72 71,

283 A Sullivan (Eng) 71 70 70 72,

284 M Carlsson  (Swe) 70 71 71 72, E Goya (Arg) 73 68 71 72,

285 S Chowrasia (Ind) 71 69 74 71, P Casey  (Eng) 74 68 77 66, S Hansen (Den) 71 70 69 75, J Sjöholm (Swe) 69 73 71 72,

286 S Little (Eng) 73 69 75 69, J Lagergren (Swe) 70 72 73 71, M Baldwin (Eng) 71 69 73 73,

 287 J Campillo (Esp) 72 68 72 75, G Orr (Sco) 68 71 72 76, L Jensen (Den) 71 68 72 76, R Green (Aus) 70 72 76 69, G Bourdy (Fra) 70 71 71 75,

 288 R Ramsay  (Sco) 70 70 72 76

 289 J Parry (Eng) 68 73 73 75

 290 A Dunbar (Nir) 72 69 75 74

 291 A Hartø  (Den) 72 68 74 77

 292 P Erofejeff (Fin) 70 71 76 75, M Southgate  (Eng) 70 71 73 78, M Tullo (Chi) 70 71 77 74

 293 F Zanotti (Par) 72 66 76 79, P Martin Benavides (Esp) 69 72 71 81,

 296 J Edfors (Swe) 71 70 76 79,

 297 M Campbell (Nzl) 75 67 75 80

 

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