Jamila Jaxaliyeva
| Jamila Jaxaliyeva | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 May 1990[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 9.8 st (137 lb; 62 kg) |
| Sporting nationality |  Kazakhstan |
| Residence | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Career | |
| College | University of Geneva |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Former tours | Symetra Tour Canadian Women's Tour LET Access Series Ladies European Tour China LPGA Tour |
Jamila Jaxaliyeva (Russian: Жамиля Магжановна Джаксалиева) (born 19 May 1990) is a Kazakhstani forester and rangeland ecologist. She was Kazakhstan's first professional golfer[2] and first from her country to receive a Master of Forestry from Yale School of the Environment. She founded Steppelands Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness on wild horse stewardship, rangeland ecology, livestock-wildlife coexistence, and cultural exchange between Kazakhstan and the American West.[3]
Golf career
Jaxaliyeva began playing golf at age 15 under the guidance of her father Magzhan Jaxaliyev, an engineer.[4] She attended University of Geneva from 2009 to 2013 pursuing a degree in mathematics.[5] She won the 2009 Russian Women's Amateur,[6] 2011 Ukrainian Women's Amateur,[7] 2011 Liechtenstein Women's Amateur,[8] and 2011 Championnat de la Ligue Rhône Alpes.[9]
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.[10] Her best finish was 3rd at the Smiths Falls Golf and Country Club tournament.[11] 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.[12] Her 2016 season included a 2nd place finish at the 2016 North Shore Ladies Pro Am, an ALPG event[13] and an 8th place finish at the Nordictrack Open de Strasbourg,[14] an LET Access event.
She also qualified for and competed on China LPGA Tour[15] and the South African Sunshine Ladies Tour.
Amateur wins
Conservation and professional work
Jaxaliyeva earned a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Arizona State University in 2023 and a Master of Forestry from Yale School of the Environment in 2025. She has worked in rangeland management and forest conservation in Wyoming, including as a range rider on U.S. Forest Service allotments and as a natural resource technician with the Sublette County Conservation District.[3]
In 2025, she founded Steppelands Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness on wild horse stewardship, rangeland ecology, livestock-wildlife coexistence, and cultural exchange between Kazakhstan and the American West.[3][16]
References
- ↑ "Jamila Jaxaliyeva profile". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Jamila Jaxaliyeva flying the flag for Kazhakstan". LET Access. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- 1 2 3 "Steppelands Foundation". steppelands.org. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- ↑ Lesar, Al (22 June 2014). "Golf: It's not just another stop for Jaxaliyeva". South Bend Tribune.
- ↑ "LET Access Series - Jamila Jaxaliyeva flying the flag for Kazhakstan". LET Access. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Казахстанка Жамиля Джаксалиева выиграла XVIII открытый чемпионат России по гольфу (фото) - ЦентрАзия". centrasia.ru. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- 1 2 "Ukrainian Ladies Open Amateur Championship 2011". kievgolfclub.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- 1 2 "Landesmeisterschaft". golf.li.
- 1 2 "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) - ↑ "Professional Money 2015". bluegolf.com.
- ↑ "Brooke and Brittany Henderson second and third in Smiths Falls tourney". Ottawa Citizen. 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "LET Access Series - Ladies Azores Open Leaderboard". LET Access. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Design, Thrax. "LET Access Series - Scoring". www.access.letscoring.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "女子中巡,CLPGA,女子中巡官网,女子高尔夫赛事,女子中巡赛官网". clpga.org. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- ↑ "Steppelands 2.0 with Jamila Jaxaliyeva, YSE MF '25". macmillan.yale.edu. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2026-07-02.