Michaela Finn

Michaela Finn (born 2 May 1996) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Symetra Tour.[1]

Michaela Finn
Personal information
Born (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996
Ängelholm, Sweden
Sporting nationality Sweden
Career
CollegeKent State University
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s)Symetra Tour (joined 2020)
Professional wins1

Early life and amateur career

Finn was born in Ängelholm in 1996 and started playing golf at 12. At 15, she was admitted to the Swedish National High School of Golf.[2]

Representing her National Team, Finn finished fourth at the 2012 European Young Masters, won bronze at the 2014 European Girls' Team Championship, and bronze again at the 2017 European Ladies' Team Championship. In 2014, she won a silver medal in the World Junior Girls Championship at Angus Glen Golf Club in Ontario, Canada, together with Emma Svensson and Filippa Möörk.[3]

Finn attended Kent State University 2015–2019 and played golf with the Kent State Golden Flashes women's golf team in the Mid-American Conference.[4] She won the Jim West Challenge in her freshman year. She won the Mid-American Conference Championship as a sophomore and finished runner-up her junior year.[2] She was a three-time All-MAC First Team and collected a total of 17 top-10 performances.[1]

She was runner-up at the 2018 Dixie Amateur behind Alexa Pano and competed at the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in April 2019.[5]

Professional career

Finn turned professional after she graduated in 2019 and before entering qualification for the LPGA Tour played in a few tournaments on the Swedish Golf Tour. She was runner-up behind Tonje Daffinrud at the Moss & Rygge Open in Norway, and won the Åhus Open at Kristianstad Golf Club.[6]

In 2020, Finn joined the Symetra Tour. At the 2021 Symetra Tour Championship, she shot a course record 61 in the opening round after 10 birdies in the first 13 holes, before finishing the tournament tied for fifth.[7]

In 2022, Finn shot 10-under-par to tie for 3rd at the Island Resort Championship.[8]

Amateur wins
  • 2011 Skandia Tour Regional #2 - Göteborg, Skandia Tour Regional #5 - Västergötland
  • 2012 Skandia Tour Riks #2 - Västergötland, Skandia Tour Regional #6 - Skåne
  • 2015 Jim West Challenge
  • 2017 Mid-American Conference Championship
  • 2018 Illini Invitational at Medinah

Sources:[6][5]

Professional wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref
120 Jun 2019Åhus Open70-71-70=211–51 strokeSweden Sara Kjellker (a)[9]

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Michaela Finn Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. "Presentation". Michaela Finn. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. "2014 World Junior Girls Championship". World Junior Girls Championship. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. "Miami Hurricanes Roster: Michaela Finn". Kent State Sports. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. "Michaela Finn". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. "Michaela Finn Player Profile". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. "Kanonrond av Michaela Finn – leder tourfinalen" (in Swedish). Svens Golf. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  8. "Cheng wins Island Resort Championship". Daily Press. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. "2019 Åhus Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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