Matilda Castren

Matilda Castren (born 18 January 1995) is a Finnish professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour.

Matilda Castren
Personal information
Born (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995
New York, New York, U.S.
Nationality Finland
ResidenceSan Diego, California
Career
CollegeFlorida State University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2020)
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Symetra Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationDNP
Women's PGA C'shipT23: 2020
U.S. Women's OpenDNP
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Career

Castren won the 2011 Doral Publix Junior Classic in the U.S. and the 2013 Skandia Junior Open in Sweden, and was runner-up at the 2013 Portuguese Ladies Amateur. She represented Finland at the 2011, 2012 and 2013 European Girls' Team Championship, the 2014, 2015 and 2016 European Ladies' Team Championship,[1] and at the 2014[2] and 2016[3] Espirito Santo Trophy. She was also on the winning Vagliano Trophy team in 2017.[4]

Castren played college golf at Florida State University beginning in 2014 and graduated in May 2017 with a degree in International Affairs, after winning seven individual titles in collegiate competition during her time with the Florida State Seminoles women's golf team, a school record. She was named second-Team All-American by the Women's Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek in 2014 and was a three-time All-ACC selection (2014, 2016 and 2017) as one of only three players in school history. She set school record for lowest career stroke average (72.52) over her four-year varsity career.[5]

Castren played two seasons on the Symetra Tour in 2018 and 2019, before she finished T26 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her card for the 2020 LPGA Tour.[6] In only six starts she earned enough to qualify via the money list for her first major, the 2020 Women's PGA Championship, where she was T9 after a first round of 69 and finished the tournament T23.[7]

Amateur wins
  • 2011 (1) Doral Publix Junior Classic 16-18
  • 2013 (1) Skandia Junior Open Girls
  • 2014 (2) Florida State Match-Up, Web.com/Marsh Landing Intercollegiate
  • 2015 (1) Jacksonville Classic
  • 2016 (3) Florida Challenge, NCAA Shoal Creek Regional Championships, Jim West Challenge
  • 2017 (1) Clemson Invitational

Source:[1][5]

Professional wins

Symetra Tour wins
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 17 Oct 2020 Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship 68-68-71=207 −12 5 strokes Linnea Johansson

Results in LPGA majors
Tournament2020
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship T23
The Evian Championship NT
Women's British Open
  Did not play

NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[1]

References
  1. "Matilda Castren". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. "2014 Espirito Santo Scoring". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "2016 Espirito Santo Scoring". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "Vagliano Trophy 2017" (PDF). European Golf Association. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. "Matilda Castren Player profile". FSU Seminoles. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. "Matilda Castren Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. "2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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