Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir

Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir (born 15 October 1992) is an Icelandic 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]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ólafía Þórunn.
Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
Kristinsdóttir in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Nationality Iceland
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2017)
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationCUT: 2018
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2017, 2018
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2018, 2019
Women's British OpenCUT: 2017
Evian ChampionshipT48: 2017

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament201720182019
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

Professional

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (28 December 2017). "Ólafía Þórunn er íþróttamaður ársins 2017". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. Andri Yrkill Valsson (29 June 2017). "Ólafía skrifar söguna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir (21 April 2017). "Ég þarf hjálp til að stækka draumana mína". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.


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