Golf

Professional Achievements:

2022 Ascensus Race for the Card - 4th
2022 Ann Arbor's Road to the LPGA - Champion
2022 Epson Tour Season - 6 Top 10s

2021 LPGA Q-Series - Epson Tour Status
2021 LPGA Q-School Stage II - T37
2021 LPGA Q-School Stage I - T8
2021 Gant Ladies Open - 8th

Amateur Achievements:

2 x Golfer of the Year, NCAA 2020, 2021 & 5 x All-American

National Team: Finnish Golf Union 2017 - 2021

Represented Finland in:
2019 ‑ World Amateur Team Championship
2017, 2018, 2019 ‑ European Ladies' Team Championship
2015 ‑ European Girls' Team Championship

Other Noticeable Tournaments:
2018 European Ladies' Championship ‑ 5th
2019 The Women's Amateur Championship ‑ 8th
2019 & 2020 Finnish Amateur Champion
2020 Finnish Stroke Play Champion

Biography

Name: Kiira Riihijärvi

Age: 25

Hometown: Oulu, Finland

Residence: Tampa, Florida

Education:
Master's Degree University of Tampa in Entrepreneurship 2020 - 2021
Bachelor's Degree University of Tampa in Marketing 2016 - 2020

Suomeksi

Astelin golf-viheriölle ensimmäisen kerran lasten alkeiskurssilla 9-vuotiaana Oulun Virpiniemessä. 12 vuotta myöhemmin, huhtikuussa 2021, tein suomalaista golf-historiaa, kun kilpailin ensimmäisenä suomalaisena naisena legendaarisella Augusta National Golf Clubilla maailman 72 parhaan golf-amatöörin kutsukilpailussa.

Matkalla Virpiniemestä Augustaan olen voittanut useita Suomen mestaruuksia. EM-kisoissa olin viides ja MM-kisoissa kahdeksas. Saavutin college-urallani 12 voittoa. Sain NCAA D2 divisioonan Golfer of The Year -tunnustuksen ja minut on valittu neljästi All American -golf tiimiin. Nyt matkani jatkuu golf-ammattilaiseksi.

Sopivien yhteistyöyritysten löytäminen mahdollistaa sen, että voin suomalaisena naisena tavoitella maailman kärkisijoja golfissa. Kilpailu sijoituksista on äärimmäisen kovaa, eikä pohjoinen maa ole se tavanomaisin ponnahduslauta golf-maailman huipulle.

En voi luvata varmaa menestystä, mutta olen tavoitteissani tinkimätön ja päämäärätietoinen. Suomalaiset golf-esikuvat ovat olleet harvassa, mutta haluan tulevaisuudessa olla nuoremmille pelaajille esimerkkinä siitä, miten kovalla työllä ja omistautumisella, sekä oikean tiimin ympärilleen kokoamalla voi tehdä epätodennäköisestäkin totta.
- Kiira Riihijärvi

University Media

2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
2/19/2018; Lakeland, Fla.; University of Tampa women's golf at the Lady Moc tournament.
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Mar 10, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 10, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
CLEVELAND, TN - MAY 06: NCAA south super regional championship held at Cleveland golf and country on May 06, 2019.(Andy Mitchell)
CLEVELAND, TN - MAY 06: NCAA south super regional championship held at Cleveland golf and country on May 06, 2019.(Andy Mitchell)
Mar 10, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 10, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 10, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 10, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 12, 2019; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 12, 2019; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 11, 2019; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 11, 2019; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 11, 2019; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 11, 2019; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 11, 2019; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 11, 2019; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mar 9, 2020; Windermere, FL, USA; University of Tampa Women's Golf during the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Golden Bear Club, Keene's Point. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
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