Marcel Schneider (born 6 February 1990) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour. He has won three times on the Challenge Tour, the 2018 Swiss Challenge and the 2021 Kaskáda Golf Challenge and Open de Portugal.
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. 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. That gave him entry to the Second Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School. He then finished 73rd in the final stage, to earn a place on the Challenge Tour.
From 2015 to 2020 Schneider 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 and was runner-up in the Rolex Trophy. In 2020 he was runner-up in the Austrian Open and lost in a playoff for the Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil. He finished second in the 2020 Challenge Tour Order of Merit to gain limited playing opportunities on the 2021 European Tour. In July 2021, playing in his first Challenge Tour event of the season, he had his second success on the tour, winning the Kaskáda Golf Challenge by one stroke. The win also gave him an entry into the 2021 Open Championship, his first major championship.
Amateur wins 2009 Austrian Amateur 2012 Australian Amateur
Professional wins (5) Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up13 Jun 2018Swiss Challenge−22 (63-64-68-67=262)6 strokes Kristian Krogh Johannessen24 Jul 2021Kaskáda Golf Challenge−16 (65-65-71-67=284)1 stroke Josh Geary, Dimitrios Papadatos, Lorenzo Scalise326 Sep 2021Open de Portugal−19 (68-66-65-70=269)1 stroke Frédéric Lacroix
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12020Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil Matt Ford, Hurly LongLong won with birdie on second extra holeSchneider eliminated by par on first hole22021Hopps Open de Provence Lukas Nemecz, Alfie PlantPlant won with birdie on first extra hole
Pro Golf Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up112 Feb 2014Open Mogador−7 (68-71-70=209)5 strokes Max Kramer210 Apr 2014Open Madaef−6 (71-71-68=210)2 strokes Floris de Vries
Results in major championships Tournament20212022Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2007 Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2012 (winners) St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2012 (winners) European Amateur Team Championship (representing Germany): 2011 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 2012
See also 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2021 Challenge Tour graduates
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