Kalle Samooja

[1] He did not have a ton of success but recorded top-10 finishes at the 2012 Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic[2] and 2015 Philippine Open.

[1] In 2018, he won the Hainan Open and finished 4th on the Order of Merit earning a promotion to the European Tour.

[1] In 2019, his rookie season on the European Tour, Samooja recorded four top-25 finishes through the first half of the year including a top-10 at the Kenya Open.

[4] The five-way playoff included: Rory McIlroy, Sebastian Söderberg, Samooja, Lorenzo Gagli, and Andrés Romero.

He recorded rounds of 65 and 71 on the final day to top the event, successfully earning status for the 2024 season.