Mel Reid

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Mel Reid
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Reid at the 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full nameMelissa Rose Reid
Born (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 36)
Derby, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2008)
LPGA Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour6
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T7: 2020
Women's PGA C'ship T3: 2019
U.S. Women's Open T46: 2021
Women's British Open T9: 2015
Evian Championship T37: 2019
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2008

Melissa Rose Reid (born 19 September 1987) is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. [1] In October 2020, she won her maiden LPGA Tour event, the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

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Early life and amateur career

Reid was born in Derby, England. As an amateur she won several events including the 2004 and 2005 English Girls' Championship, the 2006 and 2007 Helen Holm Trophy, the 2007 St Rule Trophy, and the 2007 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship. [1] She played on the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 2006 Curtis Cup.

Reid was the low amateur at the 2007 Women's British Open with a T16 finish.

Professional career

Reid failed to earn her card at the 2007 LET Qualifying School in Italy but turned professional in late 2007 and began playing on the Ladies European Tour in 2008 on sponsor invitations. A third-place finish at the Australian Open in early February allowed her to stay in the top 20 on the money list and gain entrance into LET events for the rest of the season. She placed 12th on the money list in 2008 and was named LET Rookie of the Year.

Reid's first LET victory came in 2010 at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open. [2] She followed that up with two wins in 2011 and was a member of the 2011 Solheim Cup team, securing a spot on the European team as the leader in the LET rankings.

Personal life

In May 2012 Reid's mother, Joy, was killed in an automobile crash near Munich while travelling to see her daughter compete in a Ladies European Tour event. Reid quickly returned to golf but her performance declined rapidly in the ensuing years. In September 2015, Reid told ESPN that her life "was a mess ... I wasn't coping, I was rebelling. I was spending time with people who partied. I was hitting the self-destruct button. I was with a lot of people, but I was lonely." [3] On 10 December 2018, Reid came out as gay in an interview with Athlete Ally. [4]

Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-up
14 Oct 2020 ShopRite LPGA Classic 68-64-66-67=265−192 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho

Ladies European Tour (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)
19 May 2010 Turkish Airlines Ladies Open 71-71-74=216–32 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon
Flag of Denmark.svg Iben Tinning 		30,000
25 Jun 2011 Deloitte Ladies Open 71-72-70=213–32 strokes Flag of France.svg Caroline Afonso
Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall 		37,500
318 Sep 2011 Open De España Femenino 71-69-70-70=280–81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Beth Allen
Flag of Spain.svg Tania Elósegui
Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace 		52,500
424 Jun 2012 Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters 68-67-72=207–91 stroke Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna 37,500
520 May 2015 Turkish Airlines Ladies Open 65-69-74-73=281–114 strokes Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera 75,000
612 Feb 2017 Oates Victorian Open 67-70-67-72=276–16Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Gal 53,594

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Chevron Championship T34T33T56CUTT68CUTT7
Women's PGA Championship T64CUTCUTT60T3T30
U.S. Women's Open CUTT50CUTCUTCUT
The Evian Championship ^CUTCUTT68T37NT
Women's British Open T16LACUTCUTT31T37CUTT9T65T30CUTCUTT39
Tournament202120222023
Chevron Championship T14T44CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTT30T24
U.S. Women's Open T46CUT
The Evian Championship CUTCUT
Women's British Open CUTT37CUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 000012107
Women's PGA Championship 00111296
U.S. Women's Open 00000072
The Evian Championship 00000062
Women's British Open 000012158
Totals0011364725

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2006658 [5]
2007307 [6]
2008169 [7]
2009128 [8]
201058 [9]
201147 [10]
201268 [11]
2013222 [12]
2014233 [13]
201583 [14]
2016152 [15]
2017116 [16]
2018257 [17]
2019102 [18]
202039 [19]
202163 [20]
2022220 [21]
2023182 [22]

Ladies European Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
(€)		Order of Merit
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2006 110000T12n/an/a72.33n/a
2007 33000194,0501n/a73.18n/a
2008 161203172136,6061271.9626
2009 141301282168,749771.126
2010 2120121101270,871371.217
2011 1919213101286,578270.8311
2012 1081003182,7521972.3942
2013 1360002T728,3176573.0975
2014 1490102258,9983273.7185
2015 141111161249,151271.8626
2016 970013T368,8472071.4616
2017 641002191,269870,538
2018 420000T2122,7905272.4646
2019 310000T3723,55710372.502n/a2
2020 210000T3918,524T11873.252n/a2
2021 310000T348,33014072.332n/a2

1Reid played in only one LET event as a professional in 2007, the Dubai Ladies Masters, in which she finished T35.

2Insufficient number of rounds played to be officially ranked.

Source: [23]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career166–7–31–3–04–2–11–2–27.546.9
2011 41–3–00–1–0 lost to V. Hurst 2 dn0–1–0 lost w/ K. Stupples 1 dn1–1–0 lost w/ L. Davies 1 dn
won w/ L. Davies 4&3		125.0
2015 43–0–11–0–0 def. B. Lang 2&12–0–0 won w/ C. Hull 2&1
won w/ C. Ciganda 4&3		0–0–1 halved w/ C. Ciganda 3.587.5
2017 40–3–10–1–0 lost to C. Kerr 2&10–1–1 halved w/ C. Hull
lost w/ E. Pedersen 5&3		0–1–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 2 dn0.512.5
2021 42–1–10–1–0 lost to Y. Noh 1 dn2–0–0 won w/ L. Maguire 1 up
won w/ L. Maguire 5&4		0–0–1 halved w/ L. Maguire2.562.5

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  2. ↑ "Results for the 2010 Turkish Airlines Ladies Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Matt (14 September 2015). "Rising From Tragedy, Melissa Reid Is Back For Another Solheim Cup". ESPN.
  4. ↑ Hoffman, Joana (10 December 2018). "LPGA Golfer Mel Reid Comes Out: 'Be Proud of Who You Are'". Athlete Ally.
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