In the Winner’s Circle with Mel Reid
Hometown/Resides: Derby, England/Jupiter, Florida
Birthdate: September 19, 1987; currently 33 years and 15 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished T8 at 2016 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA Tour membership
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2007/2017
VICTORIES
LPGA: First career victory
PREVIOUS WINS: 2010 Turkish Airlines Ladies Open, 2011 Deloitte Ladies Open, 2011 Open De España Femenino, 2012 Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters, 2015 Turkish Airlines Ladies Open and 2017 Oates Victorian Open (all on the Ladies European Tour)
MONEY
With her win, Reid earns $195,000; she has earned $351,373 for the season and $873,941 in her career
PREVIOUS SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC PRESENTED BY ACER RESULTS
2017 – CUT; 2018 – T45; 2019 – CUT
2020 LPGA TOUR PERFORMANCE
Ten events played, seven cuts made, $351,373 earned; one victory, two additional top-10 finishes
OF NOTE
- Her tournament score of 19-under par 265 sets the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 72-hole scoring record, besting the 5-under par 275 by Christa Johnson at Greate Bay CC in 1990
- Reid’s 72-hole total of 265 is a career-best on the LPGA Tour; previous best was 274 at the 2018 Marathon Classic presented by Dana, where she finished T9
- Six-time winner on the LET and member of Team England at the 2016 UL International Crown
- Three-time member of Team Europe in the Solheim Cup (2011, 2015, 2017), with a 4-3-1 record
- Reid made 11 cuts across 21 starts on the LPGA Tour in 2019 with a season-best T3 at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
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