Matthias Schwab


Matthias Schwab is an Austrian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Amateur career

Schwab has a successful amateur career. He reached the final of the 2012 Amateur Championship, 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 2016 and 2017 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. In March, he tied for fourth place in the Hero Indian Open 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 Porsche European Open, tied fourth at the Italian Open 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 Official World Golf Ranking. On 3 November 2019, at the WGC-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China, he finished tied fourth, four strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy.

Amateur wins

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Playoff record

European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12019Turkish Airlines Open Tyrrell Hatton, Benjamin Hébert,
Kurt Kitayama, Victor Perez,
Erik van Rooyen		Hatton won with par on fourth extra hole
Kitayama eliminated by birdie on third hole
Hébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

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

Team appearances

Amateur
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