Hi! I'm Iiris Mätas, a 16-year-old golfer, five-time Estonian champion in my age groups and a member of the Estonian national team.
I started playing golf at the age of 7 at Rae Golf Club, where I was steered by my dad, who had caught the golf bug.
My first coach was the excellent youth coach Carlos Kirtsi; thanks to him I developed an interest in and a desire to take golf more seriously.
I love everything about golf – training, competing, the drive to develop and get better.
I first represented Estonia at the age of 12 as a junior national team member at the European Young Masters in the U16 age group in Finland.
My biggest international success came in 2023 at the U.S. Kids European Championship in Scotland, where I finished 3rd in the U14 age group.
At that tournament I managed to play under par for the first time, -3 (69 strokes).
In summer 2024, I entered the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR).
Key achievements in 2025:
- Lauro Finnish Open (women), Spain – tied 3rd place, 1st place in the U16 age group
- Estonian Winter Invitational, Turkey – 1st place
- Estonian Junior Open U16 – 1st place
- Estonian Junior Tour overall winner
- Estonian Stroke Play Championship – 2nd place
- Estonian Adult Match Play Championship – 2nd place
- Estonian Junior Match Play Championship – 2nd place
- The Srixon Winter Open 2025, Spain – 5th place
- R&A Girls’ Amateur Championship U18, Wales – after two days of stroke play, I made it into the world’s top 64 out of 144 participants
- ANNIKA Invitational, Sweden – tied 36th place
- European Ladies’ Team Shield Championship (women, team) – 3rd place
The Garmin laser rangefinder is a great helper for me on the course – it measures different distances very accurately. Thanks to it, I can make the right decisions, focus more on my game and achieve better results.
Oakley glasses are stylish and practical – I can wear them both on the golf course and while enjoying the sun on the beach.
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