Marcel Schneider (born 6 February 1990) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the

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. 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

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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

. From 2015 to 2020 Schneider mostly played on the

. 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

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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)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

Pro Golf Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

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 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 ...

(representing Germany):

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:Schneider, Marcel German male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Bietigheim-Bissingen 1990 births Living people 21st-century German sportsmen