Golfclub of mine celebrated my victory by baking nice cake. Fresh strawberries. nam. 🙂

Mads Lykke Nielsen (Winner of A-cat) and me.

I did it! I won Finnish Disabled Open B-cat with 6 strokes! After first day i was 3 stokes behind leader, Rudolf Elmpt. Feels ingredible. Truly. I feel so happy and gratefull! I just want to thank my coaches Stenna Westerlund and Patrick Roos and my extremely good (how can i say this, because i really mean this!) caddie Julia Kettinen. Julia: It looked quite dark after first round, but somehow you were able to dig me out from my hole. I really can smile, but sometimes you just need someone say it to you. And you have such a talent to say right things on right moments. Like on that 4th hole on second day after i accidently kicked my ball and had one shot penalty. That was one turning point of tournament. You’re great golfer and i really hope that you can reach to your stars someday.

Without this team this wouldn’t be possible. I think i realize this win in a while, but at ceremony it all just felt so good.

Thank you Rudi for great company on final round. You didn’t gave up easily. I just hope i would be able to play go on that high level that you are on age of 70. I really apreciate you as ahtlete and gentleman.

Thank you Master golf for supporting me. Thank you all my friends and companies for your support. All these things are important for road to success.

And finally i want to thank you Jusa. Without you i wouldn’t be playing golf. You have lighten spark of golf in me and during years it has turned in flames.

My caddie Julia and Me

Andrew Cardiner turned pro during tournament and here’s he’s first shot as professional

Tero Peltola was best Finnish player in A-cat and therefore Finnish Champion 2012

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I started my competitions quite late this year in golf. I think this Finnish open were first one. Great tournament, great couple of rounds golf for me. Best nine were 43 for me. I think that’s one of the best nines i’ve ever had in a competition.

Final result for me were 2nd. Only one stroke behind leader. Quite good i would say in first B-category Finnish Open.

Thanks Tommi for being amazing caddie for me.

Results:
Category A (11 players)
1 Sandström Tobias HCG 78 79 157
2 Peltola Tero Tarina 87 84 171
3 Miettinen Lasse GP 88 88 176

Category B (11 players)
1 Sandström Tobias HCG 75 76 151
2 Siikonen Johannes MGC 77 75 152
3 Peltola Tero Tarina 78 75 153
4 Korpimäki Markku JG 82 77 159
5 Miettinen Lasse GP 80 80 160
6 Elmpt Rudolf 80 81 161
7 Meriluoto Esa KG 85 81 166
8 Tikkanen Markku KlG 94 76 170
9 Ala-Marttila Jukka VaG 89 83 172
10 Sandström Matias NG 81 92 173
11 Hokkinen Markku VGC 94 88 182
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This year Finnish open was little bit two sided for me. Playing was quite ok and i hitted ball very well, but scoring is sometimes difficult. I had my chances. Second place after first round, turned third place after Jeroen Coumou from Holland played exellent second round finishing in front of me to second place.

I had whole week exellent caddie Esko. Thank you Esko, we had it all coming right there where it should be just before that 16th hole. No driver next time 😀

Here are the other category results:

Class 1, Strokeplay Scratch:
1. Peltola Tero 164 Strokes
2. Tuomola Pekka 166 Strokes
3. Miettinen Lasse 174 Strokes

Class 2, Strokeplay with handicaps:
1. Markku Tikkanen, KlG, 145 Strokes
2. Jason Kook, Hollanti, 147 Strokes
3. Markku Mustonen, MGS, 152 Strokes

Class 3 (Stableford):
1. Esa Meriluoto, KG, 67 points
2. Jerome Comou, Hollanti, 66 points
3. Johannes Siikonen, MGC, 64 points

Class 4 (Stableford):
1. Jukka Hyyppä, AGN, 67 points
2. Olli Satokangas, HaG, 66 points
3. Ismo Reivilä, HieG, 53 points

Class: Special Olympics
1. Samu Alander, HyG, 186 Strokes
2. Ville Lipsanen, KeG, 195 Strokes
3. Pauli Jarimo, ERG, 257 Strokes

Best finnish male player in category C. That thought didn’t help me much, final position is still 5th (two foreign male player, one woman and one finnish woman in front of me) and that means, first time since 2004 i’m out from medal positions. Next year then.

Extremely happy for Tero Peltola finishing 1st in B category. He’s done so much work for that. Keep up good work and maybe next year you have a chance to win A-category.

Thanks Satu about picture. Tero Peltola (left) Antero Myllymäki (right).

Class 3 (Stableford) final Results:
1 VEIJO, Anna-Liisa / B GT 25.1 28 32 33 F 65
2 HARMSEN, Frans / B – 24.1 28 29 35 F 64
T3 NILSSON, Nils-Eric – 25.3 29 35 28 F 63
T3 FROST, Jennifer / B – 24.0 27 36 27 F 63
5 SIIKONEN, Johannes / C MGC 19.8 23 27 32 F 59
6 BOTOLD, Björn – 19.8 23 28 30 F 58
T7 COLLET, Susana Antolinez / B – 24.0 27 27 30 F 57
T7 MERILUOTO, Esa KG 20.0 23 28 29 F 57
T9 LORENTE, Sebastian / C – 24.6 29 26 28 F 54
T9 ERIKSSON, Tomas – 19.5 23 29 25 F 54
11 MÖLLEGAARD, Hans / B – 25.4 30 25 26 F 51
12 NYMAN, Stefan TiG 27.3 32 28 21 F 49
13 SYRJÄNEN, Jukka / B HCG 21.5 25 25 14 F 39
14 PERAL, Francisco Salvador / B – 25.5 30 18 11 F 29

Other Results

Class 1, Scratch Top 3
1 HOLM, Kim – 4,5 76 87 F 163
2 MALO, Marcus – 6.6 82 84 F 166
3 ELVEN, Hansvan / B – 7.3 85 83 F 168

Class 2 TOP 3 (Strokeplay with handicaps)
1 PELTOLA, Tero / B Tarina 10.6 12 71 74 F 145
2 MYLLYMÄKI, Antero MGC 14.0 16 73 73 F 146
3 TIKKANEN, Markku / B KlG 14.5 17 77 76 F 153

Class 4 TOP 3 (Stableford)
1 MÄKINEN, Esa / C-B BG 32.0 37 37 31 F 68
2 LINDROOS, Christer / B RuG 28.0 33 31 28 F 59
3 VIHAVAINEN, Toni HCG 35.9 42 28 27 F 55