Marcel Schneider (golfer)

Marcel Schneider (born 6 February 1990) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won the 2018 Swiss Challenge.

Marcel Schneider
Personal information
Born (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
Nationality Germany
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other2
Achievements and awards
Pro Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner		2014

Amateur career

Schneider had a successful year in 2012. At the start of the year, he won the Australian Amateur beating Daniel Nisbet at the 37th hole in the final. During the year he played in the Bonallack Trophy and the St Andrews Trophy and he was part of the German team that took a joint bronze medal in the Eisenhower Trophy in Turkey.[1] He turned professional at the end of 2012.

Professional career

Schneider played on the Pro Golf Tour in 2013 and 2014. 2014 was a successful year with two victories and he led the Order of Merit. Since 2015 he has mostly played on the Challenge Tour. In 2015 he was joint runner-up in the Gant Open in Finland. In 2018 he won the Swiss Challenge.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 3 Jun 2018 Swiss Challenge −22 (63-64-68-67=262) 6 strokes Kristian Johannessen

Pro Golf Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 Feb 2014 Open Mogador
2 10 Apr 2014 Open Madaef −6 (71-71-68=210) 2 strokes Floris de Vries

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "World Amateur Team Championship 2012". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2018.


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