Riikka Hakkarainen

Riikka Hakkarainen (born 23 May 1977) is a Finnish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour between 1998 and 2011.

[2] In 1995, a few days before her 18th birthday, Hakkarainen was runner-up in the Rörstrand Ladies Open on the Swedish Golf Tour, one stroke behind winner Sara Eklund.

She also finished 3rd at the Ladies Central European Open, and 6th at the Finnair Masters, to end the season a career best 9th on the LET Order of Merit.

Hakkarainen started experiencing balance problems during her best season, and in the middle of 2007 she was forced to take a 2 year hiatus from competitive tournament golf.

She owns and runs Golf Performance, a personal training and coaching business in Mayfair, London; and Helsinki, Finland.