Martin Wiegele

Martin Wiegele
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Martin Wiegele
Born (1978-07-11) 11 July 1978
Graz, Austria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality  Austria
Residence Graz, Austria
Spouse Claudia Wiegele
Career
Turned professional 2003
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Challenge Tour 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T70: 2008
PGA Championship DNP

Martin Wiegele (born 11 July 1978) is an Austrian professional golfer.

Wiegele was born in Graz. He turned professional in 2003 when he joined the second tier Challenge Tour. He enjoyed some success during his first season finishing fourth on the end of season rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2004. He almost won his first European Tour event he ever played, losing a playoff against Marcus Fraser in the 2003 BMW Russian Open. He could not keep his European Tour card and had to go back to the Challenge Tour. He struggled for form during the next few seasons due to massive swing changes, before picking up his first big victory at the 2007 Lexus Open. He went on to be medalist at the European Tour Qualifying School at the end of the season to regain his place at the top level.

Having finished 142nd on the Order of Merit in 2008, Wiegele returned to the Challenge Tour in 2009. He picked up his second tournament victory on the Challenge Tour in 2010 at the Kärnten Golf Open, before winning his first European Tour title at the Saint-Omer Open two weeks later which gave him a one year exemption on the main tour. He gained his Tour card for the 2012 season by finishing 83rd in the 2011 Race to Dubai.[1] However he missed most of the 2012 season through a hip injury.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up
1 20 Jun 2010 Saint-Omer Open* −7 (66-71-72-68=277) 2 strokes England Robert Dinwiddie, Sweden Pelle Edberg,
England Jamie Elson, England Matt Haines,
France Raphaël Jacquelin

*Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 BMW Russian Open Australia Marcus Fraser Lost to par on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
1 19 Aug 2007 Lexus Open −10 (68-71-73-66=278) Playoff Scotland George Murray
2 6 Jun 2010 Kärnten Golf Open −13 (62-76-71-66=275) 1 stroke Netherlands Floris de Vries, England Daniel Denison
Australia Matthew Zions
3 20 Jun 2010 Saint-Omer Open* −7 (66-71-72-68=277) 2 strokes England Robert Dinwiddie, Sweden Pelle Edberg,
England Jamie Elson, England Matt Haines,
France Raphaël Jacquelin

*Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Alps Tour wins (1)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up
1 4 May 2008 Gösser Open −12 (71-67-66=204) Playoff Italy Emanuele Lattanzi, Italy Andrea Rota

Results in major championships

Tournament 2008
The Masters DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T70
PGA Championship DNP

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

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Martin Wiegele wins Saint-Omer Open to take first European Tour title". The Guardian. Associated Press. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.

External links

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