Tereza Melecká | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 26) Šternberk, Czech Republic | ||
Sporting nationality | Czech Republic | ||
Residence | Bělkovice-Lašťany, Czech Republic | ||
Career | |||
College | East Tennessee State University | ||
Turned professional | 2022 | ||
Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Tereza Melecká (born 17 June 1998) is a Czech professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2022 Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande team event together with Jessica Korda and Noora Komulainen.
Early life and amateur career
Melecká was born in Šternberk and became a member of the Czech National Team, representing her country in two European Girls' Team Championship and five consecutive European Ladies' Team Championships between 2015 and 2021.
In 2017, she won the Czech National Match Play Championship.
Melecká enrolled at East Tennessee State University in 2017 and joined the East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's golf team, where she won six tournaments and was Southern Conference Player of the Year in 2021. She graduated in May 2021 with a degree in Business Marketing.
She was runner up at the Czech Ladies Challenge in 2018 and 2019, and the Montauban Ladies Open in 2021. She was the best Czech player on the World Amateur Golf Rankings in 2020 and her best position was 47th.
Professional career
Melecká turned professional in 2021 and earned LET status at Q-School in December.
In her rookie season, she won the 2022 Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande team event in Spain together with Jessica Korda, Noora Komulainen, and polo player Malcolm Borwick, one stroke ahead of a team led by Pauline Roussin-Bouchard.
Amateur wins
- 2016 Faldo Series Slovakia Championship
- 2017 Czech National Match Play Championship, Johnie Imes Invitational
- 2019 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
- 2020 River Landing Classic
- 2021 Chattanooga Classic, Ron Moore Invitational, Grandover Fall Classic
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Team appearances
- Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Czech Republic): 2015, 2016
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Czech Republic): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
References
- ^ "Team Jessica Korda Triumphs At Aramco Team Series Sotogrande". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Tereza Melecka". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- "Women's Golf Roster: Tereza Melecka". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile Tereza Melecka". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
External links
- Tereza Melecka at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Tereza Melecka at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site