Pauli Kuikka · US Masters Career

Career in brief

Pauli Kuikka has played seven Masters, the first in 2014 and the latest in 2026. That includes five in a row from 2014 to 2018. The best finish is 12th, in 2023. Kuikka’s latest Masters, in 2026, ended in 24th.

The best scoring year was 2015, at 31.92 per round, 1.12 better than the field that year. Across all 83 rounds with scores, Kuikka has averaged 32.34, 1.75 strokes per round better than the field. The lowest round is 26, in round 7 in 2026 on Aloha. Measured against the field, Aloha has been the best course: 30.18 per round over 22 rounds, 2.44 better than the field average there.

Photos

Swedes on USA Tour (Five Stars and a Baker), 2026 — **Swedes on USA Tour (Five Stars and a Baker)**2026 · Photo: Emma Tatum

Pauli Kuikka, 2026 — **Pauli Kuikka**2026 · Photo: Emma Tatum (Facebook)

Ricard Lockner, Gunnar Bengtsson, Anders Lönnkvist and Pauli Kuikka at Aloha, 2018 — **Ricard Lockner, Gunnar Bengtsson, Anders Lönnkvist and Pauli Kuikka at Aloha**2018 · Photo: sent by Ricard Lockner

Gunnar Bengtsson, Pauli Kuikka, Rick Baird, Ricard Lockner and Anders Lönnkvist at Aloha, 2018 — **Gunnar Bengtsson, Pauli Kuikka, Rick Baird, Ricard Lockner and Anders Lönnkvist at Aloha**2018 · Photo: sent by Ricard Lockner

Ricard Lockner, Gunnar Bengtsson and Pauli Kuikka, 2017 — **Ricard Lockner, Gunnar Bengtsson and Pauli Kuikka**2017 · Photo: Gunnar Bengtsson

Pauli Kuikka, Hans Olofsson, Karl Lakos and Ricard Lockner, 2016 — **Pauli Kuikka, Hans Olofsson, Karl Lakos and Ricard Lockner**2016 · Photo: Gunnar Bengtsson

Pauli Kuikka, 2015 — **Pauli Kuikka**2015 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)

Pauli Kuikka, 2014 — **Pauli Kuikka**2014 · Photo: USPMGA (Facebook)

7Masters played

83Rounds played

32.34Average round

0Titles

Finish by year

ChampionPodiumMissing years: did not play

Career highlights

Best finish: 12th (2023)
Best average per round: 31.92 (2015)
Lowest round: 26 (2026 R7 Aloha)
Podium finishes: 0
Top-10 finishes: 0
Average finish: 21.7
Rounds under 30: 8
First appearance: 2014
Total strokes: 2,684
Career winnings: $583 (2014, 2015, 2026)

Scoring by year

Average per roundField averageLower is better

Against the field and the champions

Career average per round compared with the field average and the winners' average in the same years, weighted by rounds played.

32.34Career average

34.09Field average · -1.75

30.40Winners' average · +1.94

By course (2014–2026)

Course	Rounds	Average	Field avg	Best
Aloha	22	30.18	32.62	26
Rumble	45	32.93	34.58	30
Pineapple	16	33.62	35.31	30

Masters by Masters

Year	Place	Div.	Rounds	Total	Avg	Vs field	Best round	Prize
2026	24th of 87	Pro	12	392	32.67	-1.84	26	$420
2023	T12th of 69	Pro	12	388	32.33	-2.19	28	–
2018	32nd of 74	Pro	11	360	32.73	-1.14	28	–
2017	T16th of 84	Pro	12	385	32.08	-2.44	27	–
2016	35th of 71	Pro	12	388	32.33	-1.23	30	–
2015	18th of 58	Pro	12	383	31.92	-1.12	30	$75
2014	T15th of 62	Pro	12	388	32.33	-2.24	30	$88

Vs field: average per round minus that year's field average (negative is better). Prize money is shown only where it is known (2014, 2015, 2021, 2026); career winnings count only those years. Click a year for the full results.

Note: Built from the published result sheets (1998–2026). Some years list rounds only in part; a round count of 10 is assumed for 1998, where only totals exist. Names are merged across spelling variants.