Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir

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 (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]

Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
Kristinsdóttir in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 32) 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 European Golf Team Championships 2018 Gleneagles Mixed team

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

! Tournament	2017	2018	2019
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

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.
6. "Ólafía Þórunn hætt í golfi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
7. 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