Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
Icelandic professional golfer
Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir | |||||||||
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Kristinsdóttir in 2019 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born | (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 31) Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | Iceland | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
College | Wake Forest University | ||||||||
Turned professional | 2014 | ||||||||
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2017) | ||||||||
Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour | ||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||
Chevron Championship | CUT: 2018 | ||||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2017, 2018 | ||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2018, 2019 | ||||||||
Women's British Open | CUT: 2017 | ||||||||
Evian Championship | T48: 2017 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir (born 15 October 1992) is an Icelandic former professional golfer.[1][2] She was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 2017. She was the first golfer from Iceland to participate in the LPGA Tour.[3][4][5] In August 2022, she announced her retirement from professional golf.[6][7]
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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ANA Inspiration | CUT | ||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | |
The Evian Championship | T48 | ||
Women's British Open | CUT |
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Iceland): 2009, 2010, 2011
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Iceland): 2014
Professional
- European Championships (representing Iceland): 2018 (winner – mixed team)
References
- ^ "Bítið - Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir er orðinn atvinnumaður í golfi, það er nú meira en að segja það". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (9 January 2016). "Ólafía Þórunn: Fæ samviskubit ef ég er ekki að æfa mig". Vísir.is / Stöð 2 (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (28 December 2017). "Ólafía Þórunn er íþróttamaður ársins 2017". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Andri Yrkill Valsson (29 June 2017). "Ólafía skrifar söguna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir (21 April 2017). "Ég þarf hjálp til að stækka draumana mína". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Ólafía Þórunn hætt í golfi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Atli Arason (26 August 2022). "Ólafía Þórunn: Ekki að hætta af því að mér gengur illa". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
External links
- Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir at the LPGA Tour official site
- Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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- 1956: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1957: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1958: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1959: Valbjörn Þorláksson
- 1960: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1961: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1962: Guðmundur Gíslason
- 1963: Jón Þ. Ólafsson
- 1964: Sigríður Sigurðardóttir
- 1965: Valbjörn Þorláksson
- 1966: Kolbeinn Pálsson
- 1967: Guðmundur Hermannsson
- 1968: Geir Hallsteinsson
- 1969: Guðmundur Gíslason
- 1970: Erlendur Valdimarsson
- 1971: Hjalti Einarsson
- 1972: Guðjón Guðmundsson
- 1973: Guðni Kjartansson
- 1974: Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- 1975: Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
- 1976: Hreinn Halldórsson
- 1977: Hreinn Halldórsson
- 1978: Skúli Óskarsson
- 1979: Hreinn Halldórsson
- 1980: Skúli Óskarsson
- 1981: Jón Páll Sigmarsson
- 1982: Óskar Jakobsson
- 1983: Einar Vilhjálmsson
- 1984: Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- 1985: Einar Vilhjálmsson
- 1986: Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson
- 1987: Arnór Guðjohnsen
- 1988: Einar Vilhjálmsson
- 1989: Alfreð Gíslason
- 1990: Bjarni Friðriksson
- 1991: Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir
- 1992: Sigurður Einarsson
- 1993: Sigurbjörn Bárðarson
- 1994: Magnús Scheving
- 1995: Jón Arnar Magnússon
- 1996: Jón Arnar Magnússon
- 1997: Geir Sveinsson
- 1998: Örn Arnarson
- 1999: Örn Arnarson
- 2000: Vala Flosadóttir
- 2001: Örn Arnarson
- 2002: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2003: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2004: Eiður Guðjohnsen
- 2005: Eiður Guðjohnsen
- 2006: Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
- 2007: Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir
- 2008: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2009: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2010: Alexander Petersson
- 2011: Heiðar Helguson
- 2012: Aron Pálmarsson
- 2013: Gylfi Sigurðsson
- 2014: Jón Arnór Stefánsson
- 2015: Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir
- 2016: Gylfi Sigurðsson
- 2017: Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
- 2018: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
- 2019: Júlían J. K. Jóhannsson
- 2020: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
- 2021: Ómar Ingi Magnússon
- 2022: Ómar Ingi Magnússon
- 2023: Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson
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