16-year-old professional golfer Chiara Noja - in pictures

  • Chiara Noja, 16, a professional German golfer, at a practice session at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Chiara Noja, 16, a professional German golfer, at a practice session at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Chiara is the youngest European golfer ever to win a professional tour event
    Chiara is the youngest European golfer ever to win a professional tour event
  • She placed second in the UK in the Ladies County Championship at age 12, and won the Scottish Girls' U12 Open Championship
    She placed second in the UK in the Ladies County Championship at age 12, and won the Scottish Girls' U12 Open Championship
  • Chiara with her father Tom Noja, who has coached her from a very young age
    Chiara with her father Tom Noja, who has coached her from a very young age
  • Chiara won the Aramco Team Series in Jeddah last November, barely a year after she turned pro
    Chiara won the Aramco Team Series in Jeddah last November, barely a year after she turned pro
  • Chiara with Matt Tompkins, director of student employability at Gems Schools for Life, a Gems Group initiative that helps pupils in university placements and alumni engagement
    Chiara with Matt Tompkins, director of student employability at Gems Schools for Life, a Gems Group initiative that helps pupils in university placements and alumni engagement
  • Chiara says she is keen on getting good grades and sets aside time for schoolwork in the morning or in the evening during tournaments
    Chiara says she is keen on getting good grades and sets aside time for schoolwork in the morning or in the evening during tournaments