Alex Čejka

Alexander Čejka (born 2 December 1970) is a Czech/German professional golfer.

Čejka was born in Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia. He left Czechoslovakia with his parents as a refugee at the age of nine, eventually settling in Munich, where he lived for many years, becoming a German citizen. Čejka currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, and also has a home in Prague.

Čejka turned professional in 1989 and played on the European Tour from 1992 to 2002. His biggest tournament win was the Volvo Masters at Valderrama in 1995. That year he came 6th on the European Tour's Order of Merit. Since 2003 he has played mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour. In 2003 he reached as high as No. 33 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Čejka took a five-shot lead into the final round of the 2009 Players Championship after rounds of 66, 67, and 72. He shot a 42 on the front nine, however, en route to a 79 and an eight-stroke loss to Henrik Stenson.

He has represented Germany in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup 11 times, most recently in 2011 at Mission Hills Haikou in Hainan Island, teaming with partner Martin Kaymer to tie for second, two strokes behind the winning United States team of Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland. Čejka has teamed with Kaymer in Germany's last four World Cup appearances.

In 2012 Čejka finished 177th on the PGA Tour and moved to the Web.com Tour. He finished 64th in 2013, then 6th in 2014 to earn a return to the PGA Tour.

Čejka won his first PGA Tour event in his 287th Tour start, the 2015 Puerto Rico Open. Two players bogeyed the 18th hole ensuring a five-man playoff; Čejka won with a birdie at the first playoff hole. He also is the first golfer born in the Czech Republic to win a PGA Tour event and first non-American to win the Puerto Rico Open.

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	8 Mar 2015	Puerto Rico Open	70-67-75-69=281	−7	Playoff	Jon Curran, Emiliano Grillo Tim Petrovic, Sam Saunders

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2015	Puerto Rico Open	Jon Curran, Emiliano Grillo, Tim Petrovic, Sam Saunders	Won with birdie on first extra hole

European Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	5 Mar 1995	Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia	−6 (71-68-70-69=278)	3 strokes	Costantino Rocca
2	13 Aug 1995	Hohe Brücke Open	−21 (61-68-68-70=267)	4 strokes	Ignacio Garrido, Rolf Muntz, Ronan Rafferty
3	29 Oct 1995	Volvo Masters	−2 (74-66-72-70=282)	2 strokes	Colin Montgomerie
4	13 Oct 2002	Trophée Lancôme	−12 (64-68-72-68=272)	2 strokes	Carlos Rodiles

Challenge Tour wins (4)

• 1991 Audi Quattro Trophy
• 1993 Audi Open
• 1997 KB Golf Challenge
• 2002 Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Feb 2014	Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship	68-68-63=199	−14	3 strokes	Andrew Putnam

Other wins (2)

• 1990 Czech Open
• 1992 Czech Open

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Germany): 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
• World Cup (representing Germany): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016
• Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2000 (winners), 2002, 2003