When I finished the last round in Malaga, everything fell off me. The relief must have been visible from a distance, and if the fall could have been heard, it would have been a real thump. It was something I had carried inside me since the first tournament and no one even noticed it. In fact, I didn’t want to let it get into my head too much. At that moment, I just wanted to play and enjoy my game again.
This year was one of the most difficult years of my professional career, and yet I went through it – in a way – very easily. It wasn’t easy as it might seem, and many times I had to use all my strength, both physically and mentally, but I managed it!
First, I managed to keep my card on the Ladies European Tour in the first six tournaments after the medical leave and with each subsequent tournament I played, I made it to the starting list of the next one. In the meantime, I went to the U.S. Open qualifier in Italy and achieved not only my only victory of the year, but also an invitation to the US Open. My 21st major in my life. At the end of the season, all of this amounted to 17 tournaments played on the LET, including the final for the top 75 players in the series, one major and a full card on the LET for 2026.
Some would say average, I say solid! And I have to smile about it. I know very well why. In fact, for probably the first time in my fifteen-year career, I played not only with ease, but also with joy from every shot. Every tournament was a holiday for me and meeting other players was like meeting good friends.
I had to ask myself: Why was it like this? Why wasn’t I stressed about traveling, losing my card, results? And the answer: I knew I wasn’t alone!
It’s the end of the year, a time for taking stock and briefly looking back at the entire season. Only now, in the peace of my home, do I really have time to realize who has been behind me all year, who I should say a big thank you to, and who I couldn’t have done it without! There are actually four “thanks”.
Thanks to my family, parents, husband, brother and all my closest people. Whether they are traveling with me or just keeping their fingers crossed from home, they are always there for me and I can always rely on them.
Thanks to the partners who trust me and are always there for me when I need them. It is Volvo and its cars that always get me everywhere safely and on time. It is Bogner and its clothes that make me feel so good. My home course PGA National Czech Republic in Nebřenice, where they pamper me with quality and I always feel like I am a priority for them. Titleist and FootJoy, so that my feet are comfortable and my hands have something to play with. An elegant Carollinum watch so that I arrive everywhere on time. Garmin shows me the route and distance. And then there are ELAI, Amazing Places, Young Republic and MG protein bars. I truly enjoy meeting everyone involved.
Special thanks go to Dukla in Prague, where they keep my health under control all year round, to the CzechTourism agency, with which I always enjoy traveling and discovering the Czech Republic, and last but not least to the Czech Golf Federation for their constant support, advice and always heartfelt help. Ever since my childhood.
I would like to give another thank you to all of you, my fans. You are with me at least virtually at every moment. Whether I am doing well or not, at a tournament, in training or on the road. Your support gives me strength whenever I need it most. The positive energy is sometimes incredible.
And then there is another group of people who are seemingly invisible, but are there for me at any time. Even at three in the morning, when I am in Australia, or at midnight, when something cannot be postponed. Everyone has their own specific task, everyone is a professional and everyone has a big part to play in this year’s season. That is my team and a big thank you goes to them too!
In addition to thanking you, I would like to wish you all the best for the new year.
I will conclude by sharing what I found in 2025: the art of maintaining that lightness in life, perspective, and joy with which all challenges can be overcome.
Photo: Michaela Valášková
