The LET players have travelled to Finland this week for the Åland 100 Ladies Open by Alandsbanken at a new venue, the spectacular Ålands Golf Club, in Kastelholma, Åland.
The international tournament will take place on the beautiful Åland archipelago, on the grounds of Kastelholm Castle, over the hugely popular Castle Course which has been fully renovated and opened again for play in 2020.
With such a strong contingent of 18 Finnish players in the field of 117 competitors, there are high hopes for a home winner.
Elina Nummenpaa is in a rich vein of form having recorded a career-best tie for third place in the Didriksons Skaftö Open on Sunday and feels ready to tackle one of the best courses in Finland.
“It’s an awesome course. It’s my first time ever playing on this golf course and I had just heard rumours that this is the best golf course in Finland. I think that’s true, it is certainly one of the best courses. It’s beautiful, the condition is great and the layout is fantastic,” she said.
“I expect it will be windy, so I will need to work on having a solid contact and being more aware of the distances than usual. The greens are super slopey so I’m doing all I can to stay focused and do well this week.”
The 2022 Jabra Ladies Open champion Tiia Koivisto, the highest ranked Finnish player on the Race to Costa del Sol, at 11th, is visiting the island for the first time and her parents joined her on the 10 hour ferry ride from Helsinki to come and watch her play.
She said: “I’m going to try and go for it this week, it would be awesome to get a win here. It’s really beautiful and it looks like a challenging course, especially if it’s going to be windy.
“I played five tournaments in a row so it was nice to have a week off last week, I still feel a bit tired now but I think I’ll be alright once the tournament starts. It was really nice to have the week off and be at home.
“The tournaments over the summer were quite big for me – two majors then two co-sanctioned events – they were a great test for me and to see what I need to improve on in my own game.”
Fellow Finn Ursula Wikstrom tied for second in this tournament last July, behind compatriot Matilda Castren, whose triumph enabled her to go on to play a key role as a member of Europe’s victorious Solheim Cup team. Wikstrom also tied for second at the 2008 Finnair Masters behind fellow Finn Minea Blomqvist and will be hoping to go one place better and secure…
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