At UAPB: Competed in 46 events over two seasons at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, including the 2026 NCAA Bryan Regional…
2025-26: Finished T11 at the 2025 SWAC Fall Tournament… Also had top-20 finishes at the SAS HBCU Invitational (T19), MO State Intercollegiate (T17), Alabama State Spring Classic (T17) and AAMU Invitational by the Underground (15)… Played one round as a substitute at the NCAA Bryan Regional… Posted a 75.6 stroke average… 2024-25: Owned a 75.9 scoring average as a freshman at Pine Bluff… Finished T10 at 2025 SWAC Championship (74-80-73—227)… Was T6 at the 2025 PGA Good Works Collegiate Championship at Whistling Straights (73-74-78—225)… Shot collegiate low 2-under 69 at the Bridgestone HBCU Invitational…
Prep/Personal: Juan Melida… Chilean National Team member… Has 9 top 10 finishes in WAGR events… Winner WAGR Forenex & José Manuel Lara Series (71-72-72) … Finished 9th at 2025 Chilean Open… Runner-up at Campeonato Argentino de Menores (72-69-70), Joaquin Niemann Invitational (70-65-76), GOLFACTION Prince of Wales CC by Chilean Golf Federation (71-73-72), Campeonato Internacional Infantil Colombia… Son of Jose Ramon Melida and Helena Marquez… Has three siblings, Jose Ramon, Pablo and Alvaro… Born Feb. 19, 2006… Business management major…
Juan Melida Career Stats
| Season |
Events |
Rds. |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Low Round |
Top Finish |
| 2024-25 (Fr.) * |
8 |
23 |
1745 |
75.9 |
69 (Bridgestone) |
T6 (PGA Good Works) |
| 2025-26 (So.) * |
9 |
23 |
1738 |
75.6 |
71 (Alabama St.) |
T11 (SWAC Fall) |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff Career * |
17 |
46 |
3483 |
75.7 |
69 (’24-25) |
T6 (’24-25) |
| Collegiate Career |
17 |
46 |
3483 |
75.7 |
69 (’24-25) |
T6 (’24-25) |
Juan Melida Career Results
2024-25 (Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
Folds of Honor Collegiate (par 71) 78-85-84—247 (74)
Thomas W. Dortch Jr. HBCU Classic (par 70) 79-75—154 (22)
Bridgestone HBCU Invitational (par 71) 69-73-82—224 (T16)
Gulf Coast Collegiate 77-74-75—226 (T46)
Twin Oaks Intercollegiate (par 71) 71-73-74—218 (T15)
TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate (par 71) 77-72-75—224 (T45)
SWAC Championship 74-80-73—227 (T10)
PGA Good Works Collegiate Championship 73-74-78—225 (T6)
2025-26 (Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
Grover Page Classic * (par 71) 74-73-73—220 (T75)
SAS HBCU Invitational (par 70) 74-72-79—225 (T19)
MO State Intercollegiate (par 71) 73-73-75—221 (T17)
SWAC Fall Tournament 75-77—152 (T11)
Gulf Coast Collegiate 78-82-76—236 (T35)
Alabama State Spring Classic 71-76-78—225 (T17)
AAMU Invitational by The Underground 77-75—152 (15)
TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate (par 71) 72-77-78—227 (T47)
NCAA Bryan Regional X-X-80 (N/A)
