Melissa Reid

Melissa Rose Reid (born 19 September 1987) is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. In October 2020, she won her maiden LPGA Tour event, the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

Early life and amateur career In 1987, Reid was born in Derby, England. As an amateur she won several events including the 2004 and 2005 English Girls' Championship, the 2006 and 2007 Helen Holm Trophy, the 2007 St Rule Trophy, and the 2007 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship. She followed that up with two wins in 2011 and was a member of the 2011 Solheim Cup team, securing a spot on the European team as the leader in the LET rankings.

Reid retired following the 2024 season.

Personal life In May 2012 Reid's mother, Joy, was killed in an automobile crash near Munich while travelling to see her daughter compete in a Ladies European Tour event. Reid quickly returned to golf but her performance declined rapidly in the ensuing years. In September 2015, Reid told ESPN that her life "was a mess ... I wasn't coping, I was rebelling. I was spending time with people who partied. I was hitting the self-destruct button. I was with a lot of people, but I was lonely."

On 10 December 2018, Reid came out as gay in an interview with Athlete Ally.

Professional wins (7) LPGA Tour wins (1)

Ladies European Tour (6)

Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

LA = low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament "T" = tied

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (three times) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year Worldranking Source2006 658 2007 307 2008 169 2009 128 2010 58 2011 47 2012 68 2013 222 2014 233 2015 83 2016 152 2017 116 2018 257 2019 102 2020 39 2021 63 2022 220 2023 182 2024 419 2025 1555

Ladies European Tour career summary official as end of 2021 season 1 Reid played in only one LET event as a professional in 2007, the Dubai Ladies Masters, in which she finished T35.

2 Insufficient number of rounds played to be officially ranked.

Source:

Team appearances Amateur European Girls' Team Championship (representing England): 2005 (winners) Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2005 Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006 Espirito Santo Trophy (representing England): 2006 Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007 European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2007 Commonwealth Trophy (representing Great Britain): 2007 (winners)

Professional Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2011 (winners), 2015, 2017, 2021 (winners) The Queens (representing Europe): 2015, 2017 International Crown (representing England): 2016

Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW–L–H SinglesW–L–H FoursomesW–L–H FourballsW–L–H Pointswon Points%Career166–7–31–3–04–2–11–2–27.546.9201141–3–00–1–0 lost to V. Hurst 2 dn0–1–0 lost w/ K. Stupples 1 dn1–1–0 lost w/ L. Davies 1 dnwon w/ L. Davies 4&3125.0201543–0–11–0–0 def. B. Lang 2&12–0–0 won w/ C. Hull 2&1won w/ C. Ciganda 4&30–0–1 halved w/ C. Ciganda3.587.5201740–3–10–1–0 lost to C. Kerr 2&10–1–1 halved w/ C. Hulllost w/ E. Pedersen 5&30–1–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 2 dn0.512.5202142–1–10–1–0 lost to Y. Noh 1 dn2–0–0 won w/ L. Maguire 1 upwon w/ L. Maguire 5&40–0–1 halved w/ L. Maguire2.562.5