Wolfgang Huget (born 4 April 1977) is a German professional golfer. He has won twice on the Challenge Tour.[1]

Wolfgang Huget
Personal information
Born (1977-04-04) 4 April 1977 (age 47)
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Sporting nationality Germany
ResidenceBad Essen, Germany
Career
Turned professional1998
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other4

Amateur career

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Huget was born in Mönchengladbach and started playing golf at Golf- und Landclub Schmitzhof when he was 12. He was part of the German National Team and competed internationally. He won bronze at the 1996 European Youths' Team Championship in Portugal, where the German team lost to Spain in the semi-final but beat a Swedish team with Henrik Stenson in the bronze match 4–3, thanks to Huget winning his singles match against Johan Girdo.[2]

Professional career

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Huget turned professional in 1998. He played on the Challenge Tour between 2001 and 2006 where he won the 2001 Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge in Germany and the 2002 PGA Triveneta Terme Euganee International Open in Italy. On his way to victory at Golf Club della Montecchia, he shot a career best 9-under-par 63 in the third round.[3][4]

At the 2001 BMW International Open in Munich, he was, alongside Alex Čejka, the second best German behind Bernhard Langer after a 69 in the first round, but did not make the cut.[5]

In 2005, Huget made five starts on the European Tour but made no cuts.[1] After retiring from tour, he became a teaching pro at Osnabrücker Golf Club.[6]

In 2016, at the Niedersachsen-Bremen State Club Team Championship held at Golf Park Steinhuder Meer, Huget made a hole-in-one at the third playoff hole, a 305-meter par-4 hole.[7]

Professional wins (6)

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Challenge Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 17 Jun 2001 Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge −22 (70-64-69-67=270) 3 strokes   Tino Schuster
2 7 Jul 2002 PGA Triveneta Terme Euganee International Open −20 (69-70-63-66=268) 2 strokes   François Delamontagne

EPD Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 8 Jun 2005 Baloise Esprit Pro Tour E (72-76-68=216) 1 stroke   John Bleys

Other wins (3)

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  • 2001 German PGA Championship, Arcor Promec Sinitec Open, German National Open (PGA of Germany)

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wolfgang Huget Bio". European Tour. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Results 1996 European Youths' Team Championship" (PDF). European Golf Association. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ "2001 Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge". European Tour. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ "2002 PGA Triveneta Terme Euganee International Open". European Tour. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Langer in Lauerstellung". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Wolfgang Huget". PGA of Germany. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Mannschaftsmeisterschaften AK offen 19.-21. August 2016". Golf-Verband Niedersachsen-Bremen. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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