Lukas Nemecz (born 17 August 1989) is an Austrian professional

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er who plays on the

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. On the 2021

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, he was runner-up at the Italian Challenge, the German Challenge, and the Hopps Open de Provence.

Early life and amateur career

Nemecz was introduced to golf at a young age by his parents and credits sibling rivalry with helping him improve his game. He enjoyed a strong amateur career in Austria where he was an 11-time national champion. He was low amateur at the 2010

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and runner-up behind

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at the 2011 European Nations Cup in Spain. He was a member of the National Team and represented Austria at the

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and the

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Professional career

Nemecz turned professional in 2012 and joined the 2013 Alps Tour, where he finished fifth on the Order or Merit to earn promotion to the

for 2014. In his rookie campaign he recorded a best finish of T16 at the

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, and finished 101st in the rankings. Nemecz joined the 2016

after he birdied four of his last five holes in the last round of the 2015 European Tour Qualifying School, to take the 25th and final card. His best finish as a rookie was T18 at the

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, and he ended the season 180th on the

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rankings. He spent 2017 on the Alps Tour where he recorded his first professional victory at the 25th Gösser Open. He finished 6th in the Order of Merit to earn promotion to the 2018 Challenge Tour, where his best finish was T14 in the 56th

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. He came close to defend his title at the Gösser Open in 2018, finishing runner-up 3 strokes behind winner

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, but he won the event again in 2020. In 2020 he made 7 cuts in 7 starts on the

, which only had 11 events due to the pandemic. He recorded a top-10 finish at the

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, and finished the season 40th in the rankings. Nemecz finished 10th on the Road to Mallorca Rankings in 2021 to earn a return to the

for 2022, after he recorded runner-up finishes at the Italian Challenge, the German Challenge, and the Hopps Open de Provence, where he lost a playoff to Alfie Plant of England. He got off to a strong start on his return the European Tour, with a T3 at the 2022

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, and finished 84th in the season rankings to keep his card. He reached an

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of 224th during the year.

Amateur wins

*2011 Austrian Amateur Match Play Championship Source:

Professional wins (3)

Alps Tour wins (3)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Austria): 2005, 2006, 2007 *

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(representing Austria):

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958 Eisenhower Trophy, 1958, it is nam ...

(representing Austria):

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nemecz, Lukas Austrian male golfers European Tour golfers People from Klagenfurt Sportspeople from Graz 1989 births Living people