Jeremy Freiburghaus (born 31 May 1996) is a Swiss professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.[1] He won the 2022 English Trophy on the Challenge Tour.[2]
| Jeremy Freiburghaus | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 31 May 1996 Domat/Ems, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Sporting nationality |  Switzerland |
| Residence | Bonaduz, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Pro Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
Early life and amateur career
editFreiburghaus started competing internationally at a young age, and won the 2012 Finnish International Junior. In 2015, he won the Memorial Olivier Barras in Crans-sur-Sierre, a professional tournament.[3]
He represented Switzerland in the European Young Masters, European Boys' Team Championship and European Amateur Team Championship, plus twice in the Eisenhower Trophy.[3]
Professional career
editFreiburghaus turned professional in 2019 and joined the Pro Golf Tour. In 2020, he won two events and was runner-up at the Polish Open, and finished 3rd in the Order of Merit to earn promotion to the Challenge Tour.[4]
In 2022, Freiburghaus was runner-up at the Dormy Open and the Scottish Challenge. He claimed his first Challenge Tour title after defeating Max Schmitt in a playoff at the English Trophy.[5] With the win, he moved into the number one position on the Challenge Tour Rankings and ended the season second in the rankings, behind Nathan Kimsey, to graduate to the European Tour for 2023.[6][7][8]
Freiburghaus became the first Swiss golfer in 20 years to qualify for the European Tour.[9] He made the cut in his first start as a member of the European Tour, at the Joburg Open.[10]
Amateur wins
edit- 2012 Finnish International Junior
- 2017 Northern Amateur Open
- 2018 Ticino Championship
Source:[3]
Professional wins (4)
editChallenge Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Oct 2022 | English Trophy | −22 (68-65-67-66=266) | Playoff |  Max Schmitt
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Farmfoods Scottish Challenge |  Javier Sainz
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2022 | English Trophy | Max Schmitt
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
Pro Golf Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Mar 2020 | Open Bahia Golf Beach | −17 (65-67-67=199) | 9 strokes | Yannik Emmert,  Othman Raouzi, Victor Veyret
|
| 2 | 13 Sep 2020 | Haugschlag NÖ Open | −17 (67-67-65=199) | 1 stroke | Jean Bekirian, Philipp Matlari (a)
|
Other wins (1)
edit- 2015 Memorial Olivier Barras (as an amateur)
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2011, 2012, 2013[11]
- European Young Masters (representing Switzerland): 2012
- Duke of York Young Champions Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2013
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2015, 2016, 2017
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2016, 2018
Source:[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jeremy Freiburghaus Bio". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Beck, Anton (6 December 2022). "Jeremy Freiburghaus ist der Hoffnungsträger der Schweizer Golfszene" (in German). Neue Züricher Zeitung. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Jeremy Freiburghaus". World Amateur Golf Rankings. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit 2020". PGA of Germany. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Freiburghaus triumphs in English Trophy play-off". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Jeremy Freiburghaus is the new number one". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Freiburghaus sa qualifitgescha per Tur d'Europa" (in Romansh). RTR Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Grosser Erfolg für Golfer Jeremy Freiburghaus" (in German). Südostschweiz. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Jeremy Freiburghaus erlöst das Schweizer Profigolf" (in German). Freiburger Nachrichten. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "DP World Tour: Erster Cut für Jeremy Freiburghaus" (in German). Swiss Golf. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Jeremy Freiburghaus at the European Tour official site
- Jeremy Freiburghaus at the Official World Golf Ranking official site