Martin Wiegele

Martin Wiegele
Personal information
Full name	Martin Wiegele
Born	11 July 1978 (1978-07-11) (age 33) Graz, Austria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality	Austria
Residence	Graz, Austria
Career
Turned professional	2003
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	5
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 a 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 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.^[1]

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

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Jun 2010	Saint-Omer Open*	-7 (66–71–72–68=277)	2 strokes	Robert Dinwiddie, Pelle Edberg, Jamie Elson, Matt Haines, Raphaël Jacquelin

*Co-sanction by the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	19 Aug 2007	Lexus Open	-10 (68–71–73–66=278)	Playoff	George Murray
2	6 Jun 2010	Kärnten Golf Open	-13 (62–76–71–66=275)	1 stroke	Floris de Vries, Daniel Denison Matthew Zions
3	20 Jun 2010	Saint-Omer Open*	-7 (66-71-72-68=277)	2 strokes	Robert Dinwiddie, Pelle Edberg, Jamie Elson, Matt Haines, Raphaël Jacquelin

*Co-sanction by the European Tour

Other wins (2)

• 2007 European Tour Qualifying School
• 2008 Gösser Open (Alps Tour)

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

• Eisenhower Trophy: 2000, 2002
• Bonallack Cup: 2002
• St Andrews Trophy: 2002

Professional

• WGC-World Cup: 2004 (with Markus Brier)

See also

• 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. ^ "Martin Wiegele wins Saint-Omer Open to take first European Tour title". The Guardian. Associated Press. 20 June 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jun/20/martin-wiegele-saint-omer-open. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 

External links

• Official website
• Martin Wiegele at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Wiegele, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	11 July 1978
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Date of death
Place of death