Maximilian Steinlechner (born 22 November 1999) is an Austrian

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and

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player. He won the Mediclinic Invitational on the

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Early life and amateur career

Steinlechner was born in

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and became the number one ranked amateur in Austria after he won the Austrian Boys Stroke Play Championship three consecutive years between 2015 and 2017. In 2017, he also won both the Austrian Stroke Play Championship and the Austrian International Amateur. He tied for 3rd at the 2019

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behind Matthias Schmid and

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. He was a member of the National Team and played for Austria at the

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, the

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and the

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, and represented the Continent of Europe at the 2022

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. Steinlechner attended

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between 2019 and 2023. He played golf with the NC State Wolfpack men's golf team and was named Honorable Mention All-American, and to the All-Region and All- ACC teams.

Professional career

Steinlechner turned professional in June 2023 and joined the

, where his best finish in his rookie campaign was a tie for fifth at the

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. In 2024, he tied for 3rd at the

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, and also made a few starts on the

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, where he was runner-up at the Alps de Las Castillas and won the Gösser Open. In January 2025, he birdied the final hole to win the Mediclinic Invitational on the

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, one stroke ahead of

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Amateur wins

*2015 Austrian Boys Stroke Play Championship *2016 Austrian Boys Stroke Play Championship *2017 Austrian Boys Stroke Play Championship, Austrian Stroke Play Championship, Austrian International Amateur Source:

Professional wins (3)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Alps Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Austria): 2016, 2017 *

(representing Austria):

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(representing Austria):

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2022 Source:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Steinlechner, Maximilian Austrian male golfers NC State Wolfpack men's golfers Sportspeople from Innsbruck 1999 births Living people 21st-century Austrian sportsmen