Ondřej Lieser
| Ondřej Lieser | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 12 August 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Czech Republic | ||
| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Pro Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 9 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 7 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Ondřej Lieser (born 12 August 1991) is a Czech professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.[1]
In 2020 he became the first golfer from the Czech Republic to win on the Challenge Tour with victory at the Andalucía Challenge de España,[2] and the first Czech golfer to gain a full playing card on the European Tour.[3]
He represented the Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics tournament but finished at the last place.[4]
Amateur career[edit]
Lieser represented the Czech Republic at the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy.[5]
Professional career[edit]
Lieser turned professional after the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy and made his professional debut at the D+D Real Czech Challenge on the Challenge Tour in October 2012, were he earned his first pay check after finishing tied 33rd.
Lieser played on the Pro Golf Tour where he won the Zell am See – Kaprun Open in 2018[6] and the Polish Open in 2019.[7] He finished fifth on the 2019 Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit and earned a Challenge Tour card for 2020.[8]
In 2020, Lieser finished tied for fourth place at the Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil in October before winning the Andalucía Challenge de España in Cadiz in November, two strokes ahead of Richard Mansell.[9] With the victory, Lieser moved into sixth place on the Order of Merit and secured his spot in the season-ending Challenge Tour Grand Final.[2] 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.[10]
Professional wins (9)[edit]
Challenge Tour wins (2)[edit]
| Legend |
| Grand Finals (1) |
| Other Challenge Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Nov 2020 | Andalucía Challenge de España | −10 (74-70-67-67=278) | 2 strokes |  Richard Mansell
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| 2 | 22 Nov 2020 | Challenge Tour Grand Final | −11 (70-69-66-68=273) | 1 stroke |  Christofer Blomstrand,  Alexander Knappe, Santiago Tarrío
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Pro Golf Tour wins (2)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Jul 2018 | Zell am See – Kaprun Open | −17 (66-64-69=199) | Playoff |  Craig Howie
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| 2 | 27 Jun 2019 | Polish Open | −19 (61-66-64=191) | 7 strokes |  Félix Mory
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Czech PGA Tour wins (4)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Sep 2016 | Beroun Czech Open | −6 (72-70-69-71=282) | Playoff | Luke Groves
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| 2 | 30 Sep 2018 | Repromeda Cup | −18 (68-63-67=198) | 6 strokes | Filip Mrůzek
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| 3 | 9 Jun 2019 | Czech PGA Matchplay Championship | 5 and 4 |  Gregg LaVoie
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| 4 | 6 Oct 2019 | Portiva Golf Trophy | −11 (68-67-70=205) | 1 stroke | Stanislav Matuš
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Other wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Sep 2020 | Penati Slovak Open | −8 (71-67=138) | 4 strokes | Štěpán Daněk,  Pavol Mach (a), Michal Pospíšil, Filip Raza
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Team appearances[edit]
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Czech Republic): 2012
References[edit]
- ^ "Ondrej Lieser Career record". European Tour. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Lieser becomes first Czech winner with Challenge de España victory". European Tour. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Paggio, Ivan (12 November 2020). "Ondřej Lieser – Česko má prvního hráče na European Tour" [Czechia has the first player on European Tour]. Golf.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Ondřej Lieser at Olympedia
- ^ "2012 Eisenhower Storylines". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "2018 Zell am See- Kaprun Open". OWGR. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "2019 Polish Open". OWGR. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Order of Merit 2019". PGA of Germany. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "2020 Andalucía Challenge de España". European Tour. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Keogh, Brian. "Double joy as Lieser wins Road to Mallorca Rankings". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Ondřej Lieser at the European Tour official site
- Ondřej Lieser at the PGA Tour official site
- Ondřej Lieser at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Ondřej Lieser at the Czech PGA Tour official site
- Ondřej Lieser at Olympedia