Martin Wiegele

Martin Wiegele (born 11 July 1978) is an Austrian professional golfer.

Career Wiegele was born in Graz. He turned professional in 2003 when he joined the second tier Challenge Tour. He enjoyed some success during his first season finishing fourth on the end of season rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2004. He almost won his first European Tour event he ever played, losing a playoff against Marcus Fraser in the 2003 BMW Russian Open. He could not keep his European Tour card and had to go back to the Challenge Tour. He struggled for form during the next few seasons due to massive swing changes, before picking up his first big victory at the 2007 Lexus Open. He went on to be medalist at the European Tour Qualifying School at the end of the season to regain his place at the top level.

Having finished 142nd on the Order of Merit in 2008, Wiegele returned to the Challenge Tour in 2009. He picked up his second tournament victory on the Challenge Tour in 2010 at the Kärnten Golf Open, before winning his first European Tour title at the Saint-Omer Open two weeks later which gave him a one-year exemption on the main tour. He gained his Tour card for the 2012 season by finishing 83rd in the 2011 Race to Dubai, a season in which he finished tied for third in the Barclays Scottish Open.

Wiegele missed most of the 2012 season because of two hip surgeries, and lost his full playing rights on the European Tour after his 2013 season. Hip problems and poor form since has kept him outside the world top-1000 most of the time from 2013 to early 2017. In June 2017, he was a surprise winner of the KPMG Trophy, his best performance since 2011.

Because of his ongoing hip injury, he received a total hip replacement in early 2018.

Amateur wins 1997 Austrian Amateur Closed Championship 2000 Austrian Amateur Closed Championship 2001 Austrian Amateur Closed Championship 2002 Slovak Amateur Open Championships, Austrian Amateur Closed Championship

Professional wins (5) European Tour wins (1) 1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (4) 1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

Alps Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Austria): 1995, 1996 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Austria): 1997, 1999, 2001 European Youths' Team Championship (representing Austria): 1998 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Austria): 2000, 2002 Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2002 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2002

Professional World Cup (representing Austria): 2004, 2016 Ponte Veccio Challenge: 2011