Moritz Horst Lampert (born 14 May 1992) is a German

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who currently plays on the

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. He played on the

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in 2013 and 2015 but failed to regain his card on both occasions. He won three events on the

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, reaching a career-high of 146 in the world rankings during that year.

Amateur career

Lampert had an accomplished junior career winning national boys titles in France and Germany in 2010. As a junior, Lampert played on national and European teams including in the Junior Ryder Cup (twice) and the

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(twice). Lampert continued his success at junior level into his senior amateur career winning the Portuguese International Amateur in February 2012, and followed this up with a win in the German International Amateur in July of the same year. Following this, Lampert went on to represent Germany at the 2012

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in a team with Marcel Schneider and Max Rottluff, Lampert individually finished third and the German team finished in a tie for third behind the United States and Mexico alongside South Korea and France. He also represented Europe at the

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and

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. In 2012. still as an amateur, Lampert played all three stages and finished T-4 at the European Tour Qualifying School earning him his playing rights on the European Tour for 2013. Immediately following this result, Lampert turned professional in preparation for the 2013 season.

Professional career

Lampert had an unsuccessful first season as a professional making only four cuts in 22 events on the

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, eventually finishing in 184th on

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and losing his European Tour playing rights for the 2014 season. He also finished 109th in the 2013

Order of Merit, to earn a low exemption category for the 2014

. For the 2014 season, Lampert played on the

, initially with invitations, and the Germany-based EPD Tour. He recorded his first victory as a professional at the EPD Tour's Open Al Maaden in

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. Following this, Lampert recorded his first win on the Challenge tour at the Kärnten Golf Open in May 2014. He followed this up with further wins on the challenge tour at the Fred Olsen Challenge de España in June and the

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in August. The third win of the season meant that Lampert earned direct promotion to the European Tour for the remainder of 2014 and all of 2015. Lampert lost his Tour card after the 2015 season. He won an event on the third-tier ProGolf Tour in preparation for the Challenge Tour.

Amateur wins

*2010 Trophee Michel Carlhian (French International Juniors), German Boys Open *2012 German International Amateur, Portuguese International Amateur

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Pro Golf Tour wins (4)

Team appearances

Amateur * Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008, 2010 *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2009, 2010 (winners) *

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(representing Germany):

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(representing Europe): 2012 (winners) *

(representing Germany):

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 2012 (winners)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lampert, Moritz German male golfers European Tour golfers People from Schwetzingen Sportspeople from Karlsruhe (region) 1992 births Living people