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

2011 European Amateur Team Championship The 2011 European Amateur Team Championship took place 5–9 July at Oceânico Golf in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal on its Victoria Course. It was the 29th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship. Venue The course was designed by Arnold ...

and the

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Professional career

Nemecz turned professional in 2012 and joined the 2013

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, 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

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 Open de Portugal. He came close to defend his title at the Gösser Open in 2018, finishing runner-up 3 strokes behind winner Santiago Tarrío, 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 Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz, 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

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of England. He got off to a strong start on his return the European Tour, with a T3 at the 2022 Ras Al Khaimah Championship, 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 (0–1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. S ...

(representing Austria): 2005, 2006, 2007 *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing Austria):

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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, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

(representing Austria):

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