DALY CITY, Calif. — Matilda Castren became the first Finnish winner in LPGA Tour history on Sunday in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, pulling away on the front-nine at foggy Lake Merced and holding off Min Lee by two strokes.
“Oh, my God. I can’t believe it’s happening,” Castren said. “I mean, I knew one day it would be me, but you didn’t think it was going to be so soon. But I’m obviously so happy right now.”
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Lassi Pensikkala — With four decades in the travel industry, economist Lassi Pensikkala has worked as a professional travel guide, destination management entrepreneur, and international travel consultant, serving 700+ B2B clients from 55 countries. He is polyglot and his experience spans global mega-events (Formula 1, football world championships, international trade fairs, and congresses) as well as incentives, themed group tours, and tailor-made cultural journeys. This expertise is built over 40+ years as the founder and operator of a destination management company in Germany, Europe and Latin America. He is the author of 37 Europe travel guides, 60 USA and 20 Latin America destination guides, and a growing collection of multilingual Travel Destination Magazines EN ES DE SE FI on AmerExperience.com. Learn more
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By Lassi Pensikkala | Economist & Entrepreneur
Lassi Pensikkala is a Finnish travel expert, economist, and founder of AmerExperience.com. He lived in Sweden, 28 years in Germany and resides in Ecuador since 2009, publishing multilingual travel guides and international destination insights.
