Jana Melichová (born 22 October 1997) is a Czech professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour. She won the 2022 Tipsport Czech Ladies Open and 2024 Dutch Ladies Open.
| Jana Melichová | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 22 October 1997 Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Czech Republic | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Old Dominion University | ||
| Turned professional | 2022 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2022) | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Ladies European Tour | 2 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2022, 2024 | ||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life and amateur career
editMelichová was born in Prague and became a member of the Czech National Team in 2013, representing her country in six consecutive European Ladies' Team Championships between 2016 and 2021.[1]
In 2014, she won the Czech Amateur Tour Final and in 2018 she won both the Czech National Match Play Championship and the Czech International Amateur Championship.[1]
Melichová enrolled at Old Dominion University in 2018 and joined the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs golf team, where she was Conference USA Freshman of the Year. She graduated in May 2022 with a degree in International Business.[2]
Professional career
editIn June 2022, Melichová won the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open and turned professional shortly afterwards, having earned Ladies European Tour membership through her win.[3][4] She become the second Czech winner on the LET, after Klára Spilková in 2017.[5]
In 2023, she was runner-up in the team event at the Aramco Team Series – Hong Kong teamed with Trichat Cheenglab and Christine Wolf. Melichová came from six shots behind leader Kim Métraux ahead of the final round to win the 2024 Dutch Ladies Open by a stroke. She dedicated the victory to her mother, who passed away in 2022, and would have celebrated her 60th birthday on the first day of the tournament.[6]
Amateur wins
edit- 2014 Czech Amateur Tour Final
- 2016 Czech Amateur Tour 4, Czech International Junior U18 & 21 Championship, Faldo Series Czech Championship
- 2017 Czech Amateur Tour 3, Raiffeisenbank President Masters
- 2018 Czech Amateur Tour 2, Czech National Match Play Championship, Czech International Amateur Championship
- 2020 Maryb S. Kauth Invitational, SLR Academy Invitational
Source:[1]
Professional wins (2)
editLadies European Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jun 2022 | Tipsport Czech Ladies Open (as an amateur) |
68-65-69=202 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Nicole Broch Estrup Klára Spilková
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| 2 | 21 Jul 2024 | Dutch Ladies Open | 70-68-67=205 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Kim Métraux
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Team appearances
edit- Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Czech Republic): 2014, 2015
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Czech Republic): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Source:[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jana Melichova". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Jana Melichova". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Melichova Ready For Professional Debut At Amundi German Masters". Ladies European Tour. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Golf round-up: Amateur Jana Melichova wins on Ladies European Tour". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Amateur Jana Melichova claims stunning win on Ladies European Tour at Czech Open". Golf Digest Middle East. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Melichova Secures Emotional Second LET Title At Dutch Ladies Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "European Team Championships". European Golf Association. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Jana Melichova at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Jana Melichova at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site