Valdís Þóra Jónsdóttir (born 4 December 1989) is an Icelandic

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who played on the

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between 2017 and 2020. She won the mixed team gold at the

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Early life and amateur career

Jónsdóttir was born in

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and participated in her first golf tournament when she was 8 years old. At 13, she started training seriously, and she was named Athlete of the Year in her hometown Akranes 4 years in a row 2007–2010. She won the Icelandic National Championship in 2009, 2012 and 2017. She played for the National Team, including at the

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and the

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. In 2010 she was named Icelandic Golfer of Year. Jónsdóttir attended

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and played with the Texas State Bobcats women's golf team.

Professional career

Jónsdóttir turned professional in 2013 and joined the

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in 2015. In 2016, she tied for 3rd at the Ribeira Sacra Patrimonio de la Humanidad International Ladies Open, one stroke behind winner Marion Duvernay. In 2017, Jónsdóttir joined the

after finishing 2nd at Q-School, behind

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. Her best finnish in her rookie season was a solo 3rd place at the

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in China, behind Solar Lee and winner

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. She led the season-ending Santander Golf Tour LETAS El Saler by 3 strokes after the first round, but finished solo second, a stroke behind Emma Nilsson. She also qualified for her first major, the 2017 U.S. Women's Open. In 2018, she finished third at the Australian Ladies Classic Bonville, again behind winner Boutier. After a tie for 21st at the South African Women's Open, she rose to a career high of 299th in the

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. She qualified for her second major, the 2018 Women's British Open, as one of the top-25 in the LET Order of Merit. Jónsdóttir represented Iceland at the

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. She won the mixed team gold together with

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, Birgir Hafþórsson and Axel Bóasson. In 2019, she followed up a first round 63 with a 70 to hold a two-stroke lead after the second day of the NSW Women's Open. She finished 5th. In 2020, she recorded a 7th place finish at the South African Women's Open, 3 strokes behind winner

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. Plagued for years by a back injury, Jónsdóttir announced her retirement from tour in April 2021.

Professional wins (3)

*2009 Icelandic National Golf Championship (as an amateur) *2012 Icelandic National Golf Championship (as an amateur) *2017 Icelandic National Golf Championship Source:

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Iceland):

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

(representing Iceland):

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Professional *

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(representing Iceland):

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

(winner – mixed team)

References

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