MELISSA REID
Country England
Born 19/9/1987 – Derby
Turned Professional December 2007
Joined Tour December 2007
Tournaments Played 16
Top Ten Finishes 7
Career Best Finish 2nd
Career Earnings (Euro) 136,606.02
Lowest Round 66 (2 times)
AMATEUR entries into all of the other 2008 events. Her other
Reid was a member of the GB&I team at the 2006 top 10 finishes were T10th at the Aberdeen Asset
Curtis Cup; a member of the 2005 European PING Management Ladies Scottish Open, T5th at the Tenerife
Junior Solheim Cup Team; the 2007 Commonwealth Ladies Open and T7th at the Dubai Ladies Masters. She
Team and the 2007 Vagliano Team. Titles that she won finished the 2008 season in 12th place on the New Star
include the 2004 and 2005 English Girls’ Championship, Money List with earnings of €136,606.02. In Dubai, she
the 2006 and 2007 Helen Holm Trophy; the 2007 was crowned 2008 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year,
St Rule Trophy and the 2007 British Amateur Strokeplay in association with the Bill Johnson Trophy and presented
Championship at Conway GC. She was Britain’s leading with the award by Annika Sorenstam.
amateur in 2007 and also won the Smyth Salver as the CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
leading amateur at the 2007 Ricoh Women’s British 2008 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year, in association
Open, on the Old Course at St Andrews, where she with the Bill Johnson Trophy. 2nd three times in 2008, at
finished tied for 16th. the ABN AMRO Ladies Open in the Netherlands, the
PROFESSIONAL Oxfordshire Ladies English Open and the Nykredit
2008 Highlights Masters in Denmark.
Melissa earned seven top 10 finishes in her first full PERSONAL
season as a professional. She was second three times, 170cm tall with blonde hair and blue eyes. Started
at the ABN AMRO Ladies Open in Holland, the playing golf at the age of 11 after she could no longer
Oxfordshire Ladies English Open and at the Nykredit play football with the boys. Hobbies and interests include
Masters in Denmark. She said that she rated her snowboarding, tennis, seeing friends and her boyfriend.
experience in Denmark as the highlight, when she played Reid credits Annika Sorenstam, her parents, her coach
alongside her childhood heroine Annika Sorenstam and Lawrence Farmer and Sir Clive Woodward as the
eventual winner Martina Eberl in the final round. Melissa individuals most influencing her career. Lives in Breadsall
finished four shots ahead of Annika at the event. Village, Derby and is attached to Chevin Golf Club.
Melissa did not have a full card at the beginning of the
season but was offered an invitation to play at the MFS
TOUR RECORD:
Women’s Australian Open at Kingston Heath Golf Club,
where she finished in 3rd place. Her result catapulted
(Year, earnings/points, ranking)
her into the top 20 places on the New Star Money List, 2008 €136,606.02 12
where she remained all year, which allowed her to gain
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