Christoph Joseph Günther (born 22 July 1975) is a German professional
golf
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er who has played on the
Challenge Tour
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History ...
and the
EPD Tour.
Günther was born in
Göttingen
Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, t ...
. He mainly played on the EPD Tour since turning professional in 1995. He won 10 times on the EPD Tour between 2001 and 2012.
Günther won his first tournament on the Challenge Tour in 2009 at the
Kärnten Golf Open. He entered the final round five strokes behind the leader but shot a fantastic final round of 62 (-10) to win by a stroke. The win put him into a good position to finish high enough on the Challenge Tour's 2009 money list to earn a
European Tour
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card for 2010.
Professional wins (20)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
EPD Tour wins (10)
Other wins (9)
*1999 Brose Coburg Open (Germany)
*2001 German PGA Championship
*2003 German PGA Championship
*2005 Bad Homburger Open (Germany)
*2006 German PGA Team Championship (with
Marcel Haremza
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People
* Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel
* Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder
* Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...
)
*2007 German PGA Team Championship (with Marcel Haremza)
*2010 German PGA Team Championship (with Marcel Haremza)
*2021 PGA Pro Day Rethmar Golf Links, PGA Pro Day Golfclub München-Riedhof
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German male golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Göttingen
1975 births
Living people