Klára Spilková
| Klára Spilková | |
|---|---|
 Spilková in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 December 1994 Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sporting nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | LET (joined 2011) LPGA Tour (joined 2019) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | WD: 2020 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T70: 2017 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2018 |
| Women's British Open | T50: 2018 |
| Evian Championship | T55: 2015 |
Klára Spilková (born 15 December 1994) is a Czech professional golfer.[1][2] She won the 2017 Lalla Meryem Cup and the 2022 Women's Irish Open.
Career
Spilková turned professional in 2011 and joined the Ladies European Tour. She finished tied sixth in the 2013 ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters, setting a personal best for a tournament finish on the LET.[3] She had another sixth-placed finish at the 2014 Turkish Ladies Open.[4]
In 2017, Spilková became the first Czech winner on the LET with a win at the Lalla Meryem Cup.[5]
In 2022, Spilková secured her second LET victory with a birdie at the first playoff hole at the KPMG Women's Irish Open, seeing off Finland’s Ursula Wikström and Denmark’s Nicole Broch Estrup.[6]
Professional wins (2)
Ladies European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Apr 2017 | Lalla Meryem Cup | 69-74-71-66=280 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Suzann Pettersen
|
67,500 |
| 2 | 25 Sep 2022 | KPMG Women's Irish Open | 66-68-73-67=274 | −14 | Playoff |  Ursula Wikström Nicole Broch Estrup
|
60,000 |
Team appearances
- Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Czech Republic): 2008, 2010
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2009
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2010
References
- ^ "Golfistka Spilková zakončila sezonu LET v Dubaji desátým místem". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 13 December 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Golfistka Spilková útočí v Beleku na výhru, před finále vede". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 10 May 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Spilková, 18, achieves best placing yet on golf's Ladies European Tour". Radio Prague. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Spilková na Turkish Open vyrovnala svůj nejlepší výsledek". Česká televize (in Czech). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ Jackson, Keith (17 April 2017). "Klara Spilkova becomes first Czech Republic winner on Ladies European Tour at Lalla Meryem Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Spilkova Clinches Playoff Victory At KPMG Women's Irish Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Klára Spilková at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Klára Spilková at the LPGA Tour official site
- Klára Spilková at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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