Zuzana Mašínová (born 5 November 1979) is a

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professional golfer, named Czech Player of the Year five times. In 2008 she won the

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Order of Merit to earn a full 2009

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card.

Career

Mašínová had a successful amateur career and won the Czech National Championship and Greece International Amateur several times. She represented her country at the

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twice, in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

in Puerto Rico with Petra Kvídová and Lucie Sarochová, and in

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

in South Africa with Katerina Ruzickova and

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. She was named Czech Amateur Player of the Year three times in a row, 2004, 2005 and 2006. She achieved the same success in 2008 and 2009, when she was named Czech Professional Player of the Year. Mašínová turned professional in late 2006 after finishing 36th at the LET Q-School, earning limited status. She played in seven LET events in 2007 but made no cuts. She competed on the

in Scandinavia in 2007 and 2008, which was the official feeder tour to the LET at the time. She played in 12 tournaments on the 2008 Swedish Golf Tour and recorded two victories and three runner-up finishes at the IT-Arkitekterna Ladies Open, Kungsängen Queens Masters and

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. She won the 2008 Order of Merit, thereby earning her full LET card for 2009. Mašínová made six cuts on the LET in 2009 and retired from tour at the end of the season.

Amateur wins

*2004 Czech National Championship, Greece International Amateur *2005 Czech International Amateur *2006 Czech National Championship, Greece International Amateur Source:

Professional wins (2)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Czech Republic):

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(representing Czech Republic):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Masinova, Zuzana Czech female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Golfers from Prague 1979 births Living people