Martin Wiegele
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Martin Wiegele is a Austria
n professional golf
er.
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 struggled for form during the next few seasons, before picking up his first victory at the 2007 Lexus Open. He went on to win 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 the dual ranking Saint-Omer Open two weeks later which gave him a one year exemption on the European Tour.
* Co-sanction by the Challenge Tour
* Co-sanction by the European Tour
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Professional
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Wiegele was born in Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
. He turned professional in 2003 when he joined the second tier Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
. 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 struggled for form during the next few seasons, before picking up his first victory at the 2007 Lexus Open. He went on to win the European Tour Qualifying School
European Tour Qualifying School
The European Tour Qualifying School is an annual golf tournament which enables professional golfers to gain a place on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour....
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
Kärnten Golf Open
The Kärnten Golf Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Austria. It was held for the first time in 2009 and is contested over the Pete Dye designed course at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim....
, before winning the dual ranking Saint-Omer Open two weeks later which gave him a one year exemption on the European Tour.
Amateur wins
- 1997 Austrian Amateur Closed Championship
- 2000 Austrian Amateur Closed Championship
- 2001 Austrian Amateur Closed Championship
- 2002 Slovak Amateur Open Championships, Austrian Amateur Closed Championship
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Jun 2010 2010 European Tour The 2010 European Tour is the second edition of the Race to Dubai and the 39th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.... |
Saint-Omer Open* | 2 strokes |  Robert DinwiddieRobert Dinwiddie (golfer) -Early years:Dinwiddie was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He went to college in the United States, where he attended Tennessee State University, and was the number one ranked English golfer.... ,  Pelle EdbergPelle Edberg Per Oscar "Pelle" Edberg is a Swedish professional golfer.Edberg was born in Jönköping. He turned professional in 1997, and after several unsuccessful attempts at the European Tour qualifying school, finally gained his tour card in 2004, having played most of that year on the second tier Challenge... , Jamie ElsonJamie Elson Jamie Elson is an English professional golfer.Elson was born in Leamington Spa, England. He attended Augusta State University in the U.S. and turned professional in 2003.... , Matt HainesMatt Haines Matthew Haines is an English professional golfer.Haines turned professional in May 2010 after a successful amateur career, during which he became the yourngest ever winner of the Lytham Trophy and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Walker Cup... ,  Raphaël JacquelinRaphaël Jacquelin Raphaël Jacquelin is a French professional golfer.Jacquelin was born in Lyon. He turned professional in 1995, after winning the French Amateur Championship.Jacquelin began his professional career on the Challenge Tour... |
Challenge Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Aug 2007 | Lexus Open | Playoff |  George MurrayGeorge Murray (golfer) George Murray is a Scottish professional golfer.Murray was born in Anstruther, Fife and having had a successful amateur career turned professional in 2006 when he reached the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School. That qualified him for the Challenge Tour where he won for the first... |
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| 2 | 6 Jun 2010 | Kärnten Golf Open Kärnten Golf Open The Kärnten Golf Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Austria. It was held for the first time in 2009 and is contested over the Pete Dye designed course at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim.... |
1 stroke |  Floris de Vries, Daniel DenisonDaniel Denison Daniel Denison is an English professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.Denison broke both of his legs in a car accident in 2007, an injury that threatened his career. He joined the Challenge Tour in 2009 where he struggled in his rookie year...  Matthew ZionsMatthew Zions Matthew Zions is an Australian professional golfer.Zions was born in Gosford, Australia. He grew up on the New South Wales mid-north coast. He played out of the Kempsey Golf Club. He moved to the United States and played college golf at the University of Colorado... |
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| 3 | 20 Jun 2010 | Saint-Omer Open* | 2 strokes | Robert Dinwiddie Robert Dinwiddie (golfer) -Early years:Dinwiddie was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He went to college in the United States, where he attended Tennessee State University, and was the number one ranked English golfer.... , Pelle EdbergPelle Edberg Per Oscar "Pelle" Edberg is a Swedish professional golfer.Edberg was born in Jönköping. He turned professional in 1997, and after several unsuccessful attempts at the European Tour qualifying school, finally gained his tour card in 2004, having played most of that year on the second tier Challenge... , Jamie ElsonJamie Elson Jamie Elson is an English professional golfer.Elson was born in Leamington Spa, England. He attended Augusta State University in the U.S. and turned professional in 2003.... , Matt HainesMatt Haines Matthew Haines is an English professional golfer.Haines turned professional in May 2010 after a successful amateur career, during which he became the yourngest ever winner of the Lytham Trophy and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Walker Cup... , Raphaël JacquelinRaphaël Jacquelin Raphaël Jacquelin is a French professional golfer.Jacquelin was born in Lyon. He turned professional in 1995, after winning the French Amateur Championship.Jacquelin began his professional career on the Challenge Tour... |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
T70 |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open 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- Eisenhower TrophyEisenhower TrophyThe Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. It is named for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the United States when the tournament was first played, who was a keen amateur golfer. Recent tournaments have...
: 2000, 2002 - Bonallack Cup: 2002
- St Andrews TrophySt Andrews TrophyThe St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and Continental Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland, which is colloquially known as the "Home of Golf". The competition was founded in...
: 2002
Professional
- WGC-World Cup: 2004 (with Markus BrierMarkus BrierMarkus Brier is one of relatively few Austrian touring professional golfers, and as of 2008 is his country's highest ranked player....
)