Roope Kakko

Roope Kakko is a Finnish professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Kakko was born in Espoo, Finland. He started playing golf at the age of five.
In 2004, Kakko became only the third amateur to win a tournament on the Challenge Tour, when he won his home event, the Volvo Finnish Open.

Professional career

The win earned him a Challenge Tour card for the following season; having turned professional later in 2004, he joined the Challenge Tour full-time. He was a regular on the tour for the next five seasons, although he did not win again, with a best finish on the money list of 27th in 2008, when he was twice a runner-up. His strong 2008 season gained Kakko entry into a small number of European Tour events and he capitalised on those opportunities by making successive top-10 finishes at the 2009 BMW Italian Open and 3 Irish Open. Despite these successes, his limited playing opportunities meant Kakko returned to the Challenge Tour full-time in 2010, but at the end of that season he came through the Qualifying School to secure full membership of the European Tour for the first time. In October 2013, Kakko won at the National Bank of Oman Golf Classic on the Challenge Tour.
In August 2015, Kakko claimed his first victory on the European Tour at the Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI. It was a dual-ranking European and Challenge Tour event.
In September 2024, Kakko won the final event of the 2024 Finnish Tour season, claiming the season-long Order of Merit title.