Jeremy Freiburghaus (born 31 May 1996) is a Swiss professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2022 English Trophy on the Challenge Tour.
Early life and amateur career Freiburghaus started competing internationally at a young age, and won the 2012 Finnish International Junior. In 2015, he won the Memorial Olivier Barras in Crans-sur-Sierre, a professional tournament.
He represented Switzerland in the European Young Masters, European Boys' Team Championship and European Amateur Team Championship, plus twice in the Eisenhower Trophy.
Professional career Freiburghaus turned professional in 2019 and joined the Pro Golf Tour. In 2020, he won two events and was runner-up at the Polish Open, and finished 3rd in the Order of Merit to earn promotion to the Challenge Tour.
In 2022, Freiburghaus was runner-up at the Dormy Open and the Scottish Challenge. He claimed his first Challenge Tour title after defeating Max Schmitt in a playoff at the English Trophy. With the win, he moved into the number one position on the Challenge Tour Rankings and ended the season second in the rankings, behind Nathan Kimsey, to graduate to the European Tour for 2023.
Freiburghaus became the first Swiss golfer in 20 years to qualify for the European Tour. He made the cut in his first start as a member of the European Tour, at the Joburg Open.
Amateur wins 2012 Finnish International Junior 2017 Northern Amateur Open 2018 Ticino Championship
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Professional wins (4) Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up116 Oct 2022English Trophy−22 (68-65-67-66=266)Playoff Max Schmitt
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12022Farmfoods Scottish Challenge Javier SainzLost to birdie on second extra hole22022English Trophy Max SchmittWon with par on first extra hole
Pro Golf Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up115 Mar 2020Open Bahia Golf Beach−17 (65-67-67=199)9 strokes Yannik Emmert, Othman Raouzi, Victor Veyret213 Sep 2020Haugschlag NÖ Open−17 (67-67-65=199)1 stroke Jean Bekirian, Philipp Matlari (a)
Other wins (1) 2015 Memorial Olivier Barras (as an amateur)
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2011, 2012, 2013 European Young Masters (representing Switzerland): 2012 Duke of York Young Champions Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2013 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2015, 2016, 2017 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2016, 2018
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See also 2022 Challenge Tour graduates
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