Hira Naveed Explained

Hira Naveed
Birth Date:3 February 1998
Birth Place:New Zealand
Residence:Perth, Western Australia
College:Pepperdine University
Yearpro:2019
Tour:LPGA Tour (joined 2024)
Extour:Epson Tour (joined 2020)
Prowins:1
Nabisco:CUT: 2024
Lpga:CUT: 2024
Wusopen:DNP
Wbritopen:CUT: 2024
Evian:CUT: 2024
Award1:Western Australia
Junior Girls Golfer of the Year
Year1:2015
Award2:West Coast Conference
Player of the Year
Year2:2019

Hira Naveed (born 3 February 1998) is an Australian professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She was runner-up at the 2024 Ford Championship.[1]

Early life and amateur career

Naveed was born in New Zealand and grew up in Perth, Western Australia.[2] In 2015, she won the Dunes Medal and the Victorian Junior Masters, and was named Western Australia Junior Girls Golfer of the Year.

Naveed played collegiate golf at Pepperdine University between 2015 and 2019 and was a four-time All-WCC first team pick. She was West Coast Conference Player of the Year and All-American as a senior after winning the West Coast Conference Championship. She was a member of the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup international team.[3]

Professional career

Naveed turned professional in 2019 and won the Long Beach Open on the Cactus Tour in her professional debut. In 2020, she joined the Epson Tour, where she recorded eight top-10 finishes before finishing 15th at LPGA Q-Series to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2024 season.[4]

As an LPGA Tour rookie, Naveed was solo runner-up at the 2024 Ford Championship in Arizona, two strokes behind Nelly Korda, who won her third consecutive LPGA tournament.[5] [6] With the finish, she rose to 106th in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[7]

Amateur wins

Source:[8]

Professional wins (1)

Cactus Tour (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2024
Chevron ChampionshipCUT
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA ChampionshipCUT
The Evian ChampionshipCUT
Women's British OpenCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hira Naveed Bio . LPGA . 26 August 2024.
  2. News: Finnegan . Sam . Hira Naveed Leaves Legacy on the Waves . 26 August 2024 . Pepperdine Graphic Media . 13 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Women's Golf Roster: Hira Naveed . Pepperdine University . 26 August 2024.
  4. Nichols . Beth Ann . Meet the 50 players who earned 2024 LPGA status at Q-Series . 26 August 2024 . Golfweek.
  5. News: Paisley . Kent . A happy, healthy Nelly Korda edges Aussie Hira Naveed to win third straight LPGA event . 26 August 2024 . Australian Golf Digest . 1 April 2024.
  6. News: Rookie Naveed upstages fellow Aussies on LPGA Tour . 26 August 2024 . The Canberra Times.
  7. Web site: Meyer . Jennifer . Making Moves: Hira Naveed Rockets Up in Rankings . 26 August 2024 . LPGA . 2 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Hira Naveed . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 26 August 2024.