Showing posts with label Melissa Reid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melissa Reid. Show all posts
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Reid Hopeful in Queensland
Melissa Reid last week in Melbourne
It’s a big year for Melissa Reid with The Solheim Cup at the forefront of her thoughts as she begins her 2011 campaign in Australia.
The Ladies European Tour season launched with the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open at Commonwealth Golf Club in Melbourne last week, where Reid shot an impressive final round of five-under 68 to share second place with Eun Hee Ji and the World No.1 Jiyai Shin.
She and Shin now share the early lead on the 2011 Henderson Money List and Reid wants to keep her momentum going at this week’s ANZ RACV Ladies Masters at RACV Royal Pines Resort in Queensland, the second event on the LET schedule.
Last year, the 23-year-old Derbyshire player missed the cut at the event, before securing her maiden professional win at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open.
She added 10 top-10 finishes over the season to sit third on the Henderson Money List overall with season’s earnings of more than 270,000 Euros, but she feels her best is yet to come.
"It's a massive year again this year with Solheim, so my aim is to get my world ranking as high as possible and to be competing for trophies in the latter stages of as many tournaments as I can. I plan to be the best player in the world and that will always be my aim."
Reid acknowledges that she must stay patient and focused if she is to make her fourth season on the Ladies European Tour her best yet. The plan is to keep her eyes off the prize come Sunday and that approach seemed to work in Melbourne.
“I think I just get ahead of myself, I am very impatient and that is one of my downfalls: that I am not a very patient person at all, I never have been and you know I am thinking of picking up the trophy before I have even teed off,” she admitted.
“That is one thing I remember doing really well in Turkey and that is stay in the present and it was one of the hardest things I have ever done. But you know, I did learn a lot last year and 18 holes is a long way, whether it is a one shot lead or six shot lead, it is a huge amount and I just have to focus on Sundays.”
Reid was twice a runner-up last year and finished in the top-five places on three other occasions, including third place at the season-ending Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. She now hopes to convert those finishes into victories.
“Last year I put myself into contention quite a lot of times. The two people, Laura and Pacey, that beat me, both won five times, so to come third obviously showed my consistency throughout the year. I still feel like I put myself in contention a lot and I really should have finished off a few more tournaments than what I did. I was a little disappointed the way I played on Sundays, but at the same time I learnt a lot from last year and feel a little more mature this year, so hopefully we can convert a few of them,” she said.
She still feels there is room for improvement. “I still feel a little rusty, I feel me and my coach David, did a lot of good work with my coach in the winter, tightened a few things up but I haven’t been able to work on it because of the weather at home. I went to Dubai for a few days before going out went to Canberra but I am still working on it obviously, so when I get home I will have a good three weeks to kind of bed in the swing and a bit more of the short game.
“I don’t particularly like a particular movement in my swing, I’m trying to get a lot more compact, so basically I can have a week or two off during the season , I can come back and hit the ball good, or a lot better than what I do at the minute, so we can focus on other things like short game and pitching and all that area instead of me having to try and sometimes find my rhythm, which is kind of like a ball bashing situation, so instead of doing that I want to focus on other things.”
The event will be held from 10-13 February and has attracted an exceptionally strong field of 144 competitors, including Karrie Webb, who has won the title seven times. The tournament will continue its tradition of showcasing the finest golfing talent as well as emerging stars, such as American teen Alexis Thompson, who will celebrate her 16th birthday on Thursday.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Melissa Reid - Profile
Melissa Reid was a member of the GB&I team at the 2006 Curtis Cup; a member of the 2005 European PING Junior Solheim Cup Team; the 2007 Commonwealth Team and the 2007 Vagliano Team. Titles that she won include the 2004 and 2005 English Girls' Championship, the 2006 and 2007 Helen Holm Trophy; the 2007 St Rule Trophy and the 2007 British Amateur Stroke play Championship at Conway GC.
She was Britain's leading amateur in 2007 and also won the Smyth Salver as the leading amateur at the 2007 Ricoh Women's British Open, on the Old Course at St Andrews, where she finished tied for 16th.
In 2009, Melissa recorded 8 top ten finishes. She posted a season-best of 2nd at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, tied for third at both the Women's Australian Open and HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open, tied for 4th at the Tenerife Ladies Open, tied for 5th at the S4/C Wales Ladies Championship, 6th at the AIB Ladies Irish Open, tied for 8th at the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open and tied for 9th at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. She finished 7th on the Henderson Money List with season's earnings of 168,749.67 Euro from 14 events played.
In 2008 Melissa earned seven top 10 finishes in her first full season as a professional. She was second three times, at the ABN AMRO Ladies Open in Holland, the Oxfordshire Ladies English Open and at the Nykredit Masters in Denmark. She said that she rated her experience in Denmark as the highlight, when she played alongside her childhood heroine Annika Sorenstam and eventual winner Martina Eberl in the final round. Melissa finished four shots ahead of Annika at the event.
Melissa did not have a full card at the beginning of the season but was offered an invitation to play at the MFS Women's Australian Open at Kingston Heath Golf Club, where she finished in 3rd place. Her result catapulted her into the top 20 places on the New Star Money List, where she remained all year, which allowed her to gain entries into all of the other 2008 events.
Her other top 10 finishes were T10th at the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, T5th at the Tenerife Ladies Open and T7th at the Dubai Ladies Masters. She finished the 2008 season in 12th place on the New Star Money List with earnings of €136,606.02.
In Dubai, she was crowned 2008 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year, in association with the Bill Johnson Trophy and presented with the award by Annika Sorenstam.
Melissa missed out on earning her card at LET Qualifying School in 2007 but was convinced that the time was right to turn professional. She then played in the Dubai Ladies Masters on a sponsor's invitation and finished tied for 35th place. She is aiming to receive sponsor's invitations to play on Tour in 2008.
Career Highlights
2008 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year, in association with the Bill Johnson Trophy. 2nd three times in 2008, at the ABN AMRO Ladies Open in the Netherlands, the Oxfordshire Ladies English Open and the Nykredit Masters in Denmark.
Personal
Started playing golf at the age of 11 after she could no longer play football with the boys. Hobbies and interests include football, snowboarding, tennis, seeing friends. Reid credits Annika Sorenstam, her parents, her coach Dave Ridley and Sir Clive Woodward as the individuals most influencing her career.
Lives in Breadsall Village, Derby and is attached to Chevin Golf Club.
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