Mikko Ilonen


Mikko Ilonen is a retired Finnish professional golfer who played on the European Tour.

Career

Ilonen was born in Lahti, Finland. He won the 2000 Amateur Championship, and turned pro in 2001. He plays mainly on the European Tour, where he has won five events.
He won his first professional tournament at the 2007 Indonesia Open, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour. He was the first Finn to win a European Tour event and to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In 2007 he finished the season in a career best 34th on the European Tour Order of Merit.
In June 2013, Ilonen won the Nordea Masters event in Sweden for the second time in his career and third tour level victory overall.
In June 2014, Ilonen won the Irish Open at Fota Island in Cork. Ilonen led the tournament from start to finish and ended up one shot clear of Italian Edoardo Molinari.
Ilonen's best major championship finish is tied 7th at the 2014 PGA Championship.
In March 2019, Ilonen announced his retirement from tour golf.

Amateur wins (2)

European Tour wins (5)

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12014Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Sergio GarcíaLost to birdie on third extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament201320142015
ChampionshipT23
Match PlayR64T34
InvitationalT65T66T45
ChampionsT21T46

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional