No fewer than 11 Czech players will tee up at this week’s Tipsport Czech Ladies Open with two-time Ladies European Tour (LET) winner Sara Kouskova leading the charge as her nation’s highest ranked hope to claim the title.
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It’s been a memorable rise for Kouskova, now 26-years-old, over the past two seasons as she went from prospect to Olympian to LET champion competing at the Paris Games before winning back-to-back titles at the Jabra Ladies Open and Tenerife Women’s Open.
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In the process, Kouskova joined compatriots Klara Davidson Spilkova and Jana Melichova as the only Czech players to win twice on the LET – an honour which places her as the headline star once again heading this week’s tournament at Royal Beroun Golf Club.
With Davidson Spilkova absent this week, it is an honour which Kouskova is embracing every step of the way as she looks to follow in Melichova’s footsteps and become the second Czech player to win the event on home soil.
“It’s both a pressure and a privilege to play at home,” Kouskova said, ranked 191st in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. “But it’s great to see how each year more people are coming. They love to support the Czech girls and we always seem to have big groups following us. It’s just so great to be able to feed off the energy of the people around you. It’s always a special week for us.”
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Kouskova has competed at every edition of the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open since it first took place in 2019. Her best finishes came in 2022 and 2025 where she placed T13 on both occasions.
With low scores always a given at Royal Beroun Golf Club, the Olympian is expecting an enjoyable challenge once again at her native open.
“I’m loving the conditions this year,” Kouskova said. “It’s been a tough winter in Czechia so it’s great to see the course recover so quickly after some of the rain we had had here. The greens are looking great. I’m very grateful of the jobs the greenskeepers did.
“It’s Beroun, anything can happen. It’s very fun to play but every hole is different. If you’re sharp with your wedges and can sink some putts you’ll do very well.”
As for form, Kouskova sits 44th in the LET Order of Merit boosted by two top-10s in her last three outings at the Amundi German Masters and Lalla Meryem Cup.
“I’m very happy with the last few weeks,” the 26-year-old said. “I think the start of the season was a little slow in terms of the results. I had to revaluate some things that weren’t happening so well on the course, but now I’m really happy with how the things I changed have translated into good results. Two top-10s under the belt this early in the season is really nice. Hopefully more to come!”
Diksha Dagar eyes second win in Czechia
Beroun, Czech Republic will always be a special place for Diksha Dagar as it played host to the site of the Indian superstar’s second victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
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The left-hander won by four strokes at Royal Beroun Golf Club in 2023 to claim the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open four years on from her triumph at the Investec SA Women’s Open.
Dagar returns to the Czech Republic in red-hot form this week having finished T3 the Dutch Ladies Open on Sunday – one shot adrift of making it in to the playoff which Thailand’s Aunchisa Utama clinched. The result marked Dagar’s fourth top-10 of the season – a reign of form which the 25-year-old says is her best to date.
“I’m excited for the week,” Dagar said. “I’m a much better player than I was when I won here [in 2023], because the learning process continues and it’s all about hard work. Coming back here brings back amazing memories about how I won here. It reminds me of which holes I did well on and which holes I made birdies on.
“It’s always amazing to come back. This golf course surprises me every year. It’s in great condition and I really love this course. It’s one of my favourites. There is beautiful nature all around the course. The 18th is such a signature hole because you get to see the town of Beroun and all the houses. It’s a beautiful city. I love exploring Beroun and the people here are amazing.”
