Jamila Jaxaliyeva

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Jamila Jaxaliyeva
Personal information
Born (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 34)[1]
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight9.8 st (137 lb; 62 kg)
Sporting nationality Kazakhstan
ResidenceAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Career
CollegeUniversity of Geneva
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)Symetra Tour
Canadian Women's Tour
LET Access
Ladies European Tour
China LPGA Tour

Jamila Jaxaliyeva (Russian: Жамиля Магжановна Джаксалиева) (born 19 May 1990) is the first golfer from Kazakhstan to compete on a professional tour.[citation needed]

Biography[edit]

Jaxaliyeva began playing golf at age 15 under the guidance of her father Magzhan Jaxaliyev, an engineer.[2] She attended University of Geneva from 2009 to 2013 pursuing a degree in mathematics.[3] After becoming the first player from Kazakhstan to qualify for Symetra Tour membership in 2014 she decided to keep her amateur status for most of the 2014 season. In July 2014 she eventually turned professional. In 2015, she finished 7th on the money list of the Canadian Women's Tour.[4] Her best finish was 3rd at the Smiths Falls Golf and Country Club tournament.[5] She became the first player from Kazakhstan to be featured in the Rolex Rankings after placing 3rd in the Azores Ladies Open, an LET Access event.[6] Her 2016 season included a 2nd place finish at the 2016 North Shore Ladies Pro Am, an ALPG event[7] and an 8th place finish at the Nordictrack Open de Strasbourg,[8] an LET Access event.

Amateur wins[edit]

  • 2009 Russian Women's Amateur[9]
  • 2011 Ukrainian Women's Amateur,[10] Liechtenstein Women's Amateur,[11] Championnat de la Ligue Rhône Alpes[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jamila Jaxaliyeva profile". Symetra Tour.
  2. ^ Lesar, Al (22 June 2014). "Golf: It's not just another stop for Jaxaliyeva". South Bend Tribune.
  3. ^ "LET Access Series - Jamila Jaxaliyeva flying the flag for Kazhakstan". letaccess.com. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Professional Money 2015". bluegolf.com.
  5. ^ "Brooke and Brittany Henderson second and third in Smiths Falls tourney". Ottawa Citizen. 17 June 2015.
  6. ^ "LET Access Series - Ladies Azores Open Leaderboard". letaccess.com. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  7. ^ "2016 North Shore Ladies Pro Am - Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG)". alpg.com.au. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  8. ^ Design, Thrax. "LET Access Series - Scoring". www.access.letscoring.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  9. ^ "Казахстанка Жамиля Джаксалиева выиграла XVIII открытый чемпионат России по гольфу (фото) - ЦентрАзия". centrasia.ru.
  10. ^ "Ukrainian Ladies Open Amateur Championship 2011". kievgolfclub.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  11. ^ "Landesmeisterschaft". golf.li.
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)