Ondřej Lieser (born 12 August 1991) is a Czech

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who plays on the

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. In 2020 he became the first golfer from the

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to win on the Challenge Tour with victory at the Andalucía Challenge de España, and the first Czech golfer to gain a full playing card on the European Tour. He represented the Czech Republic at the

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but finished at the last place.

Amateur career

Lieser represented the Czech Republic at the

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Professional career

Lieser turned professional after the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy and made his professional debut at the

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on the

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in October

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, were he earned his first pay check after finishing tied 33rd. Lieser played on the

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where he won the Zell am See – Kaprun Open in 2018 and the Polish Open in 2019. He finished fifth on the

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Order of Merit and earned a

card for 2020. In

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, Lieser finished tied for fourth place at the

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in October before winning the Andalucía Challenge de España in Cadiz in November, two strokes ahead of

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. With the victory, Lieser moved into sixth place on the Order of Merit and secured his spot in the season-ending

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. Lieser went on to win the Grand Final and by doing so; claimed the Order of Merit title, becoming the first Czech player to do so.

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Pro Golf Tour wins (2)

Czech PGA Tour wins (4)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Czech Republic):

References

External links

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Ondřej Lieser
at the Czech PGA Tour official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lieser, Ondrej Czech male golfers European Tour golfers Olympic golfers of the Czech Republic Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Prague 1991 births Living people