Prague 26. 3. 2026
Czech professional Klára Davidson Spilková has had a tough test: an Australian series of four tournaments in four weeks with unpredictable conditions. These events meant another unexpected complication for many European players, namely the unavailability of flight tickets and worries about when and how they will get home, because of the ongoing conflict in Iran.
“Australia is a test in itself. It’s not only far away, but every week can be completely different here. Whether it’s the weather or the varying difficulty of each course. In such cases, you need to be able to quickly adapt to something different every time – a different nature of the course, different grass and different conditions. This year we visited four different places. The Australian swing is always very intense and you have to be able to plan well. Especially when the courses are new to you and you need to get to know them well, play more practice rounds. We don’t have much time left to regenerate and recharge our batteries. It’s nice to use every free moment to rest and gain strength.”
For Davidson Spilkova, it was a sharp start to this year’s season, when many small things still needed to be fine-tuned.
“It’s the beginning of the season, and that’s how I’m taking it. I feel well prepared physically and game-wise. What I’m going to work on now is my consistency with my long shots, which needs to be improved a bit. I feel strong as always in my short game and on the greens, which I’m most happy about. Now I’m going to find the right balance between playing and training and try to play as much as possible.”
In addition, it wasn’t just the players who were figuring out how to get from Australia to Europe, and getting tickets wasn’t easy at all.
“We knew right away that we wouldn’t be able to get home via the Middle East. From that moment on, the team in Prague was also looking for a way through other destinations, and I ended up flying the other way, via San Francisco and Paris. Unfortunately, I spent more than two days on the way. But the main thing was to get home, and it was sad to meet those who couldn’t even get home. It’s a strange time that doesn’t exactly help our work. After all, it takes a toll on everyone when they’re alone on the other side of the planet and are trying to figure out whether, how, and if they’ll get home at all. Not to mention the price of the plane tickets, which are absurdly overpriced. It doesn’t give us much peace of mind, that’s true. Now I’m most looking forward to my husband, my family, and sleeping in my own bed after five weeks.”
Davidson Spilková now has three weeks without tournaments ahead of her, which she wants to use for training and, as she does every year, for the ALSA charity tournament at her home course, the PGA National in Nebřenice.
“Now I will fly to Spain for a few days to see my coach Andy Malley, where we will train intensively. In the second week, I have a game planned in Nebřenice, where, among other things, we will organize the ALSA charity tournament for the tenth time, which I am really looking forward to and is said to be completely sold out. I also have media and sponsorship obligations and a flight to South Africa in mid-April. It will be a nice mix before I get back to the tournament pace.”
Klára Davidson Spilková’s upcoming tournament calendar:
10. 4. 2026 ALSA charity tournament, Nebřenice, Czech Republic
16.–19. 4. 2026 Joburg Ladies Open, Johannesburg, South Africa
23.–26. 4. 2026 Investec SA Women’s Open, Cape Town, South Africa
1.–3. 5. 2026 MCB Ladies Classic, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius
Photo: LET / Tristan Jones
