MINEA BLOMQVIST

Birthdate: March 12, 1985

Birthplace: Espoo, Finland

Age: 21 Ht: 5'4"

Home: Espoo, Finland

Turned Professional: 2003

Joined LPGA Tour: 2006

LPGA Wins: 0

Ladies European Tour Wins: 1 Ladies Cintral European Open.

Player Notes: Professional

Career

• In 2005, played on the Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour (LET), where she posted 11 top-20 finishes,

including back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Ladies English Open and the OTP Bank Ladies Central

European Open; tied for 34th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament Presented by American Airlines to

earn non-exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season.

• In 2004, won the Ladies Central European Open on the LET and recorded seven additional top-20 finishes

to earn the LET Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year award; set an LPGA record for the lowest round in a

major championship, carding a 62 during the third round of the Weetabix Women’s British Open, where she

tied for eighth (was a non-member at the time); also competed on the Nedbank Women’s Golf Tour in South

Africa, where she won the Pam Golding Ladies International and the Telcom Women’s Classic.

• In 2003, turned professional in October.

Amateur

Blomqvist was a two-time member of the European PING Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2002 and 2003. She

was a member of the Finnish National Ladies Team from 2001-03. Blomqvist won two events as an amateur

on the Telia Tour, including the 2002 Sparbanken Open and the 2003 CA Ladies Trophy. She was named the

2003 Telia Tour Player of the Year.

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 9...Credits her parents, family, Pia Nilsson, Lynn Marriott, Ville Kalliala and boyfriend Roope Kakko as the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include music, movies and spending time with friends and family...Qualified for the Tour on her second attempt.

2006 Evian Tour Results

Tournament Pos. Score To Par Euro

Women's World Cup Pro-Am T15 N/A 0.00

Women's World Cup of Golf T8 292 +4 19,759.09

ANZ Ladies Masters 548 290 +2 1,488.40