Ondřej Lieser

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Ondřej Lieser
Personal information
Born (1991-08-12) 12 August 1991 (age 30)
Prague
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality Czech Republic
ResidencePrague
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other2
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		2020

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[]

Lieser represented the Czech Republic at the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy.[5]

Professional career[]

After turning professional in 2011, 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 .[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 (4)[]

Challenge Tour wins (2)[]

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 England
2 22 Nov 2020 Challenge Tour Grand Final −11 (70-69-66-68=273) 1 stroke Sweden Christofer Blomstrand, Germany Alexander Knappe,
Spain Santiago Tarrío

Pro Golf Tour wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 22 Jul 2018 Zell am See – Kaprun Open −17 (66-64-69=199) Playoff Scotland Craig Howie
2 30 Jun 2019 Polish Open −19 (61-66-64=191) 7 strokes France

Team appearances[]

Amateur

References[]

  1. ^ "Ondrej Lieser Career record". European Tour. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Lieser becomes first Czech winner with Challenge de España victory". European Tour. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Ondřej Lieser at Olympedia
  5. ^ "2012 Eisenhower Storylines". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. ^ "2018 Zell am See- Kaprun Open". OWGR. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ "2019 Polish Open". OWGR. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Order of Merit 2019". PGA of Germany. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  9. ^ "2020 Andalucía Challenge de España". European Tour. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  10. ^ Keogh, Brian. "Double joy as Lieser wins Road to Mallorca Rankings". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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