Riikka Hakkarainen
- January 10, 2024
- Professional Golfer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Riikka Hakkarainen |
Occupation | Professional Golfer |
Date Of Birth | May 23, 1977(1977-05-23) |
Age | 47 |
Birthplace | Espoo |
Country | Finland |
Horoscope | Taurus |
Riikka Hakkarainen Biography
Name | Riikka Hakkarainen |
Birthday | May 23 |
Birth Year | 1977 |
Place Of Birth | Espoo |
Birth Country | Finland |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Riikka Hakkarainen is one of the most popular and richest Professional Golfer who was born on May 23, 1977 in Espoo, Finland. Riikka Hakkarainen, born 23 May 1977, is a professional golfer. She plays Ladies European Tour, and runs Golf Performance, a personal coaching and training business in Mayfair and London.
She teamed up with Minea Blomqvist again in 2006 to represent Finland at Women’s World Cup of Golf. Balance problems forced Hakkarainen to quit competitive golf in 2007.
Hakkarainen is considered a “Pioneer of Finnish golf” after a long and successful career. She moved to London, UK, in 2010 and still plays few tournaments a year. She owns and runs Golf Performance, personal training and coaching business Golf Performance in Mayfair, London; and Helsinki, Finland.
She teamed up with Minea Blomqvist in 2005 to represent Finland at the inaugural Women’s World Cup of Golf.
Riikka Hakkarainen Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Professional Golfer |
House | Living in own house. |
Riikka Hakkarainen is one of the richest Professional Golfer from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Riikka Hakkarainen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Hakkarainen was a Finnish citizen, born in Espoo. Since she was 15, Hakkarainen has been a member of the Finnish National Ladies Team. She won the Nordic Girls Championship twice, the Scottish Girls Stroke Play Championship in 1996 and the Greek Ladies Championship in 1996. She also placed 3rd in the British Girls Championship in 1995. She represented Finland at the 1994 and 1996 Espirito Sante Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships.
Hakkarainen became a professional golfer at just 19 years old in 1996. Although it may seem too young, she believed that it was a crucial next step in her career. She won her maiden Nedbank Women’s Golf Tour victory in South Africa 2002. She continued to play strong on the Swedish Telia Tour, winning two tournaments (Oijared Ladies Open and Swedish Match Play) and the Telia Tour’s Order of the Merit. She won her maiden title on the Ladies European Tour 2006 in Tenerife. She continued to play strong all season, finishing 9th on Ladies European Tour Order of Merit. She began to have balance issues during her best season and was forced to quit competitive tournament golf for two years.
In 2009 Hakkarainen made a comeback to Ladies European Tour after two years of sickness mystery, and her best finish was 5th on the Spanish Ladies Open.
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Facts & Trivia
Riikka Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Golfer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Riikka Hakkarainen celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.