Krista Bakker (born 24 December 1993) is a Finnish

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who plays on the

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(LET). In the

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, she won the 2021 Jeddah team event with

Emily Kristine Pedersen Emily Kristine Pedersen (born 7 March 1996) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour. She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013 International European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2014 ...

and Hannah Burke, and became the first player to win back-to-back in the series when she won the 2022 Bangkok team event with

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and Chonlada Chayanun.

Career

Bakker was born in

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, Finland. In 2007, at age 13, she started in the

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and in 2011 she made her first LET start at the Dutch Ladies Open. At the

2012 Espirito Santo Trophy The 2012 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 27–30 September at the Gloria Golf Club, on its New Course and Old Course in Antalya, Turkey. It was the 25th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament ...

in Turkey, she formed the bronze-winning Finnish team together with

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and Noora Tamminen. Bakker turned professional in 2014 after she finished T19 at LET Q-School. She tied for 15th place in her first LET tournament as a professional, the

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, and was tied for 9th in her second start, at the

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. In 2015, Bakker competed mainly on the

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, where she won the Creditgate24 Golfseries Hamburg Open and was runner-up at the Norrporten Ladies Open two strikes behind

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, and the

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, two strokes behind Karolin Lampert. She finished 5th in the LETAS Order of Merit to earn promotion to the LET. In 2016, Bakker's best result was a tie for 9th at the

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, after which she rose to 410 on the

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. In 2018 and 2019, her best finishes came at the

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, in ties for 9th and 10th place respectively. In 2019, she lost a playoff at the Santander Golf Tour Barcelona to

Johanna Gustavsson Johanna Wrigley (née Gustavsson; born 13 December 1992) is a Swedish professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. In 2022, she was runner-up at the Saudi Ladies International, the Women's NSW Open and the Aramco Team Series – Bangkok ...

. Bakker took the COVID-plagued 2020 season off from tour. When she returned in 2021, she finished in a career best tie for 3rd at the

in October. In November 2021 Bakker won the

team event in Jeddah together with

and Hannah Burke. The team secured their win after beating a team with

Lydia Hall Lydia Gail Hall (born 14 December 1987) is a Welsh professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2012 ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters and the 2016 Welsh National PGA Championship, the first woman to win a Professional Golfer ...

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, Luiza Altmann and amateur Victor Green, a former NFL player, after a two-hole playoff. In 2022, she became the first player to record back-to-back victories in the Aramco Team Series, when she won the Bangkok team event by three strokes teamed with Australian

and local Chonlada Chayanun, whose home club the Thai Country Club hosted the event.

Professional wins (1)

LET Access Series (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Finland):

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakker, Krista Finnish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Golfers from Espoo 1993 births Living people 21st-century Finnish sportswomen