- World Amateur Golf Ranking: 1798
- Big Ten Co-Golfer of the Week (4/10/24)
- Rutgers Invitational Champion (4/7/24)
- Rocket Classic Champion (10/11/22)
- Big Ten Co-Golfer of the Week (10/12/22)
- Two-time WGCA All-American Scholar (2021, 2022)
- 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
Spring 2024 (Senior): averaged 75.00 over 26 rounds and 9 tournaments this season … captured the second win of her career at the Rutgers Invitational after posting rounds of 69-74-71 (4/6-7) … paced the team at Briar’s Creek and earned a T-13
th finish with rounds of 75-72-70 (3/11-12) … earned T-16
th finish with rounds of 69-74-75 at FAU’s Paradise Invitational (2/5-6).
Fall 2023 (Senior): Notched top-10 finish behind rounds of 73-71-75 at Kansas State’s Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational (10/2-3) … posted rounds of 73-76-75 and finished T-40
th at the Molly Collegiate Invitational (9/25-26).
Spring 2023 (Junior): Tied for 28
th after carding a final round 73 (+1) at the Fresno State Classic (3/27-28) … fired rounds of 75-71-74 to finish tied for 39
th at Wisconsin’s Westbrook Invitational (2/26-27) … registered t-65 finish at Tulane Classic to help team finish in 6th place (2/12-14).
Fall 2022 (Junior)
- Big Ten Co-Women's Golfer of the Week (10/12)
- Rocket Classic Champion (10/11)
Won the individual title with a 222 (73-75-74) at the Rocket Classic for first-career collegiate win and was named Big Ten Co-Women's Golfer of the Week for her performance (10/10-11) ... Joined Leigha Devine with a team-best finish of t-48, shooting 224 (77-72-75) at Golfweek Red Sky Classic (9/26-28) ... Shot a 229 (76-77-76) to finish t-48 at Badger Invitational to open season (9/18-20)
Spring 2022 (Sophomore): WGCA All-American Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ,,, Averaged 75.56 over six events in spring … led the team with a T-17
th finish behind a 71-73-76 at the Big Ten Conference Championship (4/22-24) … carded a 76-71-78 to tie for 29
th at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/14-15) … posted a season-best T-7
th finish after shooting 79-72-71 at Mercer’s Lake Oconee Invitational (2/18-20) … finished T-17
th (77-80-74) at the Tulane Classic (2/13-15).
Fall 2021 (Sophomore): Posted a scoring average of 74.36 over 11 rounds and four tournaments … carded 75-75-77 to tie for 55
th at Denver’s Ron Moore Invitational (10/8-10) … tied for 42
nd (75-74) at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic (9/27-29) … posted a final round of one-under (77-74-71) and finished T-20
th at the Badger Invitational (9/19-21) … started the season with an opening round of two-under (70-77-73) to finish T-15
th at the Nittany Lion Invitational (9/4-5).
Spring 2021 (Freshman): WGCA All-American Scholar ...Averaged 78.21 over 24 rounds at eight events for the Scarlet Knights … tied for 52
nd after posting 74-78-77 at the Big Ten Championship (4/23-25) … placed 15
th (77-75-77) at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (3/29-30) … totaled a season-low 225 (80-73-74) to finish 42
nd at the River Landing Classic (3/8-9) … carded 76-80-75 to tie for 28
th at Mercer’s Lake Oconee Invitational (2/19-21).
Career Statistics
| Year |
Scoring Average |
Rounds |
Tournaments |
Low Round |
National Rank |
WAGR |
Wins |
Top 5 Finishes |
Top 10 Finishes |
Top 20 Finishes |
| 2020-21 |
78.21 |
24 |
8 |
72 |
899 |
1191 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2021-22 |
75.10 |
29 |
10 |
70 |
382 |
1401 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| 2022-23 |
76.17 |
30 |
10 |
71 |
652 |
1623 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 2023-24 |
75.00 |
39 |
13 |
69 |
503 |
1798 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| CAREER |
75.94 |
122 |
41 |
69 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
Know Your Knights: Rikke Nordvik
| Nickname: |
Rickie |
| Major: |
Economics |
| The person I most admire is and why: |
My parents, because they are always supporting me |
| If I wasn’t playing golf, I’d be: |
A tennis player |
| Favorite professional athlete: |
Suzann Pettersen |
| One word to describe myself on the course: |
Focused |
| Few people know that: |
I'm from Norway |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: |
My parents |
| I started playing golf because: |
My brother inspired me |
| I chose Rutgers because: |
My teammates, the location, the facilities, the golf courses, and all the opportunities |
| Favorite cereal: |
Frosted Flakes |
| Pets I had growing up were: |
My current dog Røffen |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: |
Hawaii and The Bahamas |
| The website I visit most often is: |
Rutgers Canvas |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: |
"The more I practice the, the luckier I get" - Gary Player |
| One thing on my bucket list is: |
Playing Liberty National Golf Course |
| Phone app I cannot live without: |
The weather app |
| What I would like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for my scholarship and/or facility resources? |
I'm thankful for all the opportunities we get both when it comes to golf and school |
| How has Rutgers and donor support changed my life? |
Changed my life in the way that I can come all the way from Norway to NJ to play golf and study here, which is something I really appreciate. |
