Tereza Melecká (born 17 June 1998) is a Czech

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and

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player. She won the 2022

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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

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and five consecutive

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s 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

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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

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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

team event in Spain together with Jessica Korda, Noora Komulainen, and polo player Malcolm Borwick, one stroke ahead of a team led by

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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 Source:

Team appearances

;Amateur *

(representing Czech Republic): 2015, 2016 *

(representing Czech Republic):

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Melecka, Tereza Czech female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's golfers People from Šternberk 1998 births Living people