Matthias Schwab (born 9 December 1994) is an Austrian

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who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. As a 17 year old, he finished runner-up at the 2012 Amateur Championship. On the

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, he finished 17th on the Race to Dubai rankings after 10 top-10 finishes, including two second place finishes.

Amateur career

Schwab had a successful amateur career. He reached the final of the 2012 Amateur Championship at

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, losing to Alan Dunbar by 1 hole. He attended Vanderbilt University from 2013 to 2017. While at Vanderbilt he was joint third in the individual competition in both the

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and

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NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships.

Professional career

Schwab turned professional in June 2017 and played on the Challenge Tour for the rest of the year, finishing 33rd in the Order of Merit. In November 2017 Schwab became one of 33 players to earn 2018 European Tour cards through Q School. Schwab played on the European Tour during 2018. He tied for fourth place in the

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in March and ended his rookie year 72nd on the Race to Dubai with seven top-10 finishes. On the 2019 European Tour, he finished second at the

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, tied fourth at the

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and lost in a playoff at the Turkish Airlines Open event to end 17th in the 2019 Race to Dubai rankings and moved to 80th on the

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. On 3 November 2019, at the WGC-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International GC, Shanghai,

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, he finished tied fourth, four strokes behind winner

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. Schwab competed in the Men's individual event at the

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, finishing tied-27th overall.

Personal life

Schwab's father Andreas represented Austria in the bobsleigh event at the

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Amateur wins

*2010 Austrian Amateur, Italian Under 16 Championship *2012 Slovenian International Amateur *2015 Mason Rudolph Championship, Swiss International Championship Source:

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur * European Boys' Team Championship (representing Austria): 2010, 2011, 2012 * Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2012 *

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(representing Europe): 2012 * European Amateur Team Championship (representing Austria):

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* Arnold Palmer Cup (representing Europe):

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(winners) * St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2016 * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Austria):

Source:

References

External links

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