Mikko Ilonen
| Mikko Ilonen | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mikko Ilonen |
| Born |
18 December 1979 Lahti, Finland |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) |
| Nationality |
 Finland
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| Residence | Lahti, Finland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 5 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2001, 2015 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2010, 2012 |
| The Open Championship | T9: 2001 |
| PGA Championship | T7: 2014 |
Mikko Ilonen (born 18 December 1979) is a Finnish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
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.
1Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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