October 10, 2022
After finishing in 4th place on the 2022 Ascensus Race for the Card, I have successfully gained my LPGA Tour Card for…
My goal is to be one of the best golfers in the world.
I have gotten this far on my career by hard work and uncompromised focus. Anything is possible.
My first experience with golf was when I was 9 years old and I participated in a beginners course for children at Virpiniemi Golf Club in Oulu. Twelve years later I made Finnish golfing history, when I played in the legendary Augusta National Golf Club as the first Finnish female golfer with the best 72 amateur golfers in the world.
On my journey from Virpiniemi to Augusta, I won multiple Finnish Championships as well as 12 college titles. I was selected as the NCAA D2 Player of the Year in 2020 and was named an All-American in all my 4 years of college.
I turned professional at the 2021 Gant Ladies Open in Turku, Finland - which meant a lot for me. After narrowly missing out on my 2022 LPGA Tour card, I played a full season on the Epson Tour where I got my first professional win along with six top 10 finishes. And now, here I am, an LPGA Tour player...
– Kiira Riihijärvi
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2023 LPGA Tour Rookie
Golfing Highlights
Professional Achievements:
2022 - Epson Tour Winner (Ann Arbor's Road to the LPGA)
2022 - 4th place on the Ascensus Race for the Card
2022 - 6 Top 10 finishes on the Epson Tour
2021 - Gained Epson Tour Card for 2022
2021 - Professional Debut at the Gant Ladies Open, 8th place
Amateur Achievements:
2021 - SSC Women's Championship, 2nd place
2021 - Barry University Invitational, 1st place
2020 - Finnish Amateur Championship, 1st place
2019 - Finnish Amateur Championship, 1st place
2019 - The Womens Amateur Championship, 1st place
No victories are accomplished alone.
I invite you to join me on my journey. Let’s make Finnish golfing history together.
As a player I am intelligent, calm and confident. I have been described as the winning type. As an athlete I am determined, committed, persistent but easygoing. As a business partner I am responsible, loyal and most importantly genuine.
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