Sami Välimäki

Sami Välimäki
Sami Välimäki
Personal information
Born	16 July 1998 (age 26); Nokia, Finland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sporting nationality	Finland
Residence	Pirkkala, Finland
Career
Turned professional	2019
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour; European Tour
Former tour(s)	Pro Golf Tour; Finnish Tour
Professional wins	8
Highest ranking	68 (17 January 2021); (as of 3 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Other	6
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2021, 2024
U.S. Open	CUT: 2020
The Open Championship	T68: 2023
Achievements and awards
Finnish Tour; Order of Merit winner
Finnish Tour; Order of Merit winner	2019
Sir Henry Cotton; Rookie of the Year	2020

Sami Välimäki (born 16 July 1998) is a Finnish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. In his 6th European Tour start, he won the 2020 Oman Open.

Amateur career

During 2018, Välimäki was selected for the Europe team in the Bonallack Trophy and for the Continent of Europe team in the St Andrews Trophy. He played for the Finnish team that won the 2018 European Amateur Team Championship and represented Finland in the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy. He reached as high as 10th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking during 2018. While still an amateur, Välimäki also played a number of Nordic Golf League events during 2017 and 2018.

Professional career

Välimäki turned professional in early 2019 after the completion of his military service in Finland. He played mostly on the Pro Golf Tour during 2019. He won his first professional victory in February at the Open Casa Green Golf in Morocco.^[2] He won twice more on the tour in August and also won the end-of-season Castanea Resort Championship for his fourth win of the season. Despite his four wins he only finished second in the Order of Merit.^[3]

After his third win on the 2019 Pro Golf Tour, Välimäki earned a place on the Challenge Tour,^[4] but later he qualified for the European Tour for 2020 by finishing 8th in qualifying school. In his fifth start of the 2020 season, he won the Oman Open, beating Brandon Stone in a playoff.^[5]

In October 2023, Välimäki claimed his second European Tour win at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, beating Jorge Campillo in a playoff.^[6]

Personal life

Välimäki is a cousin of Finnish NHL player Juuso Välimäki.^[7]

Amateur wins

2016 Ticino Championship, Finnish Junior Match Play Under-18
2017 Portuguese International Amateur Championship, Ticino Championship

Source:^[8]

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	1 Mar 2020	Oman Open	−13 (74-67-64-70=275)	Playoff	Brandon Stone
2	29 Oct 2023	Commercial Bank Qatar Masters	−18 (67-67-67-69=270)	Playoff	Jorge Campillo

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2020	Oman Open	Brandon Stone	Won with par on third extra hole
2	2023	Commercial Bank Qatar Masters	Jorge Campillo	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Pro Golf Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	8 Feb 2019	Open Casa Green Golf	−14 (68-66-67=201)	2 strokes	David Heinzinger
2	17 Aug 2019	Starnberg Open	−13 (68-64-68=200)	1 stroke	Thomas Rosenmüller
3	24 Aug 2019	EXTEC CzechOne Open	−13 (67-66-67=200)	3 strokes	Ondřej Lieser
4	1 Oct 2019	Castanea Resort Championship	−19 (67-63-67=197)	4 strokes	Ondřej Lieser

Finnish Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Jun 2019	NRG Open	−11 (73-65-67=205)	Playoff	Peter Erofejeff
2	20 Jun 2024	SM Reikäpeli	3 and 2		Eetu Isometsä

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2020	2021	2023	2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship		CUT		CUT
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship	NT		T68	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2021
Championship	T64
Match Play
Invitational
Champions	NT¹

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic