Ragga Kristinsdóttir
| Ragga Kristinsdóttir | |||||||||||
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| Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Iceland | ||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||
| College | Eastern Kentucky University | ||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LET Access Series (joined 2023) | ||||||||||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||||||||||
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Ragnhildur "Ragga" Kristinsdóttir (born 1997) is an Icelandic professional golfer. She was the stroke play medalist at the 2021 Women's Amateur Championship.[1] In 2025 she became the first Icelandic woman to win an individual title on a professional golf tour.[2]
Early life and family
Kristinsdóttir was born in Reykjavík and started playing golf with her brothers at the age of 6.[3] Her brother Ögmundur is a professional footballer and appeared for Iceland in the UEFA Euro 2016. In addition to her golf, Kristinsdóttir competed in handball, and is a three-time Icelandic handball team champion and won three Icelandic National Team Cup Championships.[4]
Amateur career
Kristinsdóttir was a member of the Icelandic national team 2013–2022 and represented Iceland at the European Ladies' Team Championship eight times between 2013 and 2021, and the Espirito Santo Trophy twice.[4]
She won the Icelandic Junior Stroke Play Championship and the Icelandic Junior Tour Order of Merit multiple times. She was runner-up in the Icelandic Match Play Championship in 2016, and won in 2018. She won the 2016 Icelandic Tour Order of Merit.[4]
Kristinsdóttir was the stroke play medalist at the 2021 Women's Amateur Championship at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club after a final round of seven-under-par 66.[5]
Kristinsdóttir attended Eastern Kentucky University between 2017 and 2022 and played with the Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's golf team. She set several scoring records and recorded 6 wins, earned all-conference honors four times, and was named conference Freshman of the Year and its Golfer of the Year her final season.[4]
Professional career
Kristinsdóttir turned professional in 2023 and joined the LET Access Series. In 2025, she was runner-up at the Swedish Strokeplay Championship, a stroke behind Andrea Lignell, before securing her maiden professional title at the Västerås Ladies Open a week later.[6]
Amateur wins
- 2012 Icelandic Junior 15-16, Eimskip Tournament #6
- 2015 Eimskip Tournament #1, Islandsbanka Tournament #4 – Icelandic Junior Stroke Play
- 2017 Eimskip Tournament #4
- 2018 Pinehurst Intercollegiate, Eimskip Tournament #4, Eimskip Tournament #5 – Icelandic Match Play
- 2019 Stiga Tournament #3, Stiga Tournament #5
- 2021 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, Colonel Classic, Hvaleyrar Cup, Johnie Imes Invitational, French Broad Collegiate Invitational
- 2022 Colonel Classic, Hvaleyrar Cup
Source:[7]
Professional wins (1)
LET Access Series wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 11 Jul 2025 | Västerås Ladies Open | 65-70-73=208 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Amalie Leth-Nissen
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Team appearances
Amateur
- European Young Masters (representing Iceland): 2013
- Duke of York Young Champions Trophy (representing Iceland): 2014, 2015
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Iceland): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Iceland): 2018, 2022
- Spirit International Amateur (representing Iceland): 2021
References
- ^ "Iceland's Kristinsdottir Leads Qualifying at the Women's Amateur Championship". LPGA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Kristinsdottir Makes History With First Professional Victory At Vasteras Open". LET Access Series. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir Bio". LET Access Series. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Women's Golf Roster: Ragnhildur Kristinsdottir". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Dempster, Martin (9 June 2021). "Hazel MacGarvie and Carmen Griffiths shine in Women's Amateur at Barassie". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Lignell Secures First Professional Victory at Home". LET Access Series. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Ragnhildur Kristinsdottir". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
External links
- Ragga Kristinsdóttir at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Ragga Kristinsdóttir at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site