Sami Valimaki
FIN
- Born in Nokia, Finland and turned professional in 2019 after he completed his compulsory military service in Finland at the end of 2018
- Represented Finland at the 2018 European Amateur Team Championship, defeating England in the final
- Won his very first event as a professional golfer, at the Open Casa Green Golf in Casablanca, Morocco
- Went to the European Tour’s Q-School in 2019, producing four of six rounds in the 60s to secure his card for the 2020 season
- Earned his first European Tour victory in just his sixth start, defeating Brandon Stone in a playoff at the 2020 Oman Open, becoming the fourth Finn to win on the European Tour
- Whilst travelling, he listens to a lot of podcasts on ice-hockey
- Favorite golf course in the world is Royal Birkdale