Team Finland
2021
Daniella Barrett
Player Intro
Age: 22 Hometown: Turku, Finland
College/University: University of Miami
Getting to Know Daniella:
Most memorable golf experience is winning her first junior tournament in Finland… Began playing golf at age 9… Speaks both English and Finnish… Career low score is a 66 at the 2021 Mercedez-Benz Intercollegiate… Has posted two career holes-in-one, one in England and another at Biltmore Country Club.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 448 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Posted one win and five top-10 finishes in the past two years
- Participated for Finland in 2021 European Ladies Team Championship
- Finished 46th at 2021 European Ladies Amateur Championship
- Earned two top-10 finishes in Finnish professional events in 2020
Elias Haavisto
Player Intro
Age: 22 Hometown: Kotka, Finland
College/University: University of West Florida
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 423 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned three wins and 15 top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Finished third at 2021 Finnish Stroke Play Championship
- Won 2021 Gulf South Conference Championship and placed 10th at NCAA Div. III Southeast Regional
- Placed seventh at the 2020 Finnish Amateur Championship
- Earned six top-10 finishes and one win in Finnish professional events over the past two years
- Named GCAA/PING First Team All-America in 2020
Krista Junkkari
Player Intro
Age: 21 Hometown: Elimaki, Finland
College/University: University of North Carolina
Getting to Know Krista:
Most memorable golf experience was the 2021 Ladies European Team Championship… Lost her dad in 2017, who has her greatest influence in golf… One of four siblings… Career low score is a 7-under 67 at the 2021 Cougar Classic… Enjoys television and movies in her spare time… Favorite movie is Deadpool and Kingsman: The Secret Service…Favorite place she has visited is South Africa.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 191 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned two wins and 10 top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Participant for Finland in 2021 European Ladies Team Championships
- Placed sixth at 2020 Finnish Amateur Championship
- Finished second at the 2019 European Ladies Amateur Championship
- Earned runner-up finishes in two Finnish professional events in 2020
Veeti Mahonen
Player Intro
Age: 21 Hometown: Kirkkonummi, Finland
College/University: Ole Miss
Getting to Know Veeti:
Considers representing her country the greatest honor for an amateur golfer… Majoring in business at Ole Miss.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Posted four top-10 finishes in the past two years
- Finished 39th at the 2021 NCAA Stillwater Regional
- Finished 11th at the 2020 Finnish Amateur Championship
- Earned top-10 finish in Finnish professional event in 2020
- Runner-up finish at the 2019 Finnish National Stroke Play Championship
- Earned Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar accolades in 2021
- Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and 2021
- Helped lead Team Finland to 2018 European Amateur Team Championship
- Won the Finnish Junior National Championship in 2017