A second-place finish in her second-ever LPGA event, Hira Naveed has already created a buzz in the golf community. The 26-year-old made her debut in early 2024. And she has already made waves in the 21 LPGA events she has participated in. She made the cut 9 times; one of which was as the runner-up in the 2024 Ford Championship presented by KCC. The only golfer she couldn’t beat in the tournament was world no. 1 Nelly Korda.

Still in her rookie year, the Australian Naveed has already had experience in a major when she participated in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2024. There’s no doubt we are going to watch a lot more of her in the coming years. So why don’t we get to know her better? Let’s take a look at Hira Naveed’s golfing exploits.

Hira Naveed’s career so far

Her round 2 performance at the TOTO Japan Classic at Otsu-shi, Shiga has caught a lot of attention. She was able to score 6 birdies in a bogey-free round to jump up nearly 25 spots to T8. So where did she pick up her amazing skills and composure?

Well, Hira Naveed was originally born in New Zealand to Naveed Mirza and Azra Jabeen. However, her hometown is Perth, Australia. She completed her high school at Como Secondary College in Western Australia back in 2015. She then joined Pepperdine University for her education and also to pursue golf. Speaking about the reason she joined the university, she said, “The positive reputation of its academics and athletics. I find that the coaches understand my game really well and simplify things for me, which is really beneficial for my game.” Continuing to speak about building her professional golf career, Naveed added “I believe I will improve as a golfer and as a person throughout my years at Pepperdine and will achieve my aspirations of becoming a successful professional golfer.”

She had a tremendous amateur career as she was a part of the international team that won the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup. She was the top-ranked junior in her region in the 2015 Western Australia Junior Girls Golfer of the Year. She also won the 2015 Dunes Medal and Victorian Junior Masters. As a freshman, she showed consistency by ranking highly across various tournaments throughout the year. For that, she received the WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors. She managed to earn the honor two more times during her sophomore and junior years. Then in 2018-19, she was named the WCC Golfer of the Month for September, October, and March. She was the 31st-ranked amateur golfer according to Golfstat and Golfweek/Sagarin. Overall, she was a four-time first-team pick in All-WCC and also a 2019 All-American.

Coming back to her pro career, she already has a lot of events under her belt. Apart from her runner-up finish, Naveed has had 3 more top-20 finishes in her career. She finished T17 at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give and the Dow Championship in June 2024. Lastly, was ranked at T19 on the CPKC Women’s Open leaderboard in July. If she keeps this up then we might witness her picking up her first LPGA title pretty soon.

Like any pro golfer, Hira Naveed’s social media is filled with her golf plays. however, beyond golf, she has shared a few posts of her life on her Instagram. We know that she also has a sister named Alina. There are some glimpses of her social circle in Perth and from her visit to Bali, Indonesia. We can see her riding an ATV during her trip. She also has a picture of herself with her mom visiting Times Square in 2022.

That’s all we have about Hira Naveed. But we’re sure we will get to know even better as she continues to progress in golf. You can stay updated on her latest adventures on her social media handles.