Finland’s Kiira Riihijarvi won the inaugural ‘Ann Arbor’s Road to the LPGA Powered by the A2 Sports Commission’ last month at Travis Pointe Country Club, for her first career victory. Her 10-under par performance was two shots better than Pavarisa Yokutan, who had led both the first and second rounds.
“I’m feeling great,” said Riihijarvi. “I don’t think it’s processed quite yet, but I’m happy.”
Kiira has made five cuts in nine starts and came into Ann Arbor missing the cut in her last two Epson Tour appearances. This win puts her back on track heading into the second half of the season.
“I had a good caddie this week, and we talked about a lot of stuff so that was keeping me calm,” said Riihijarvi. “I was really trying to focus on taking it one shot at a time and just doing my best because that’s all I could really do.”
This win moves Kiira to No. 6 on the Epson Tour’s Road to the LPGA Tour. The top 10 at season’s end receive membership to the 2023 LPGA Tour.
