Jeremy Freiburghaus | |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1996 |
Birth Place: | Domat/Ems, Graubünden, Switzerland |
Residence: | Bonaduz, Graubünden, Switzerland |
Yearpro: | 2019 |
Tour: | European Tour |
Extour: | Challenge Tour Pro Golf Tour |
Prowins: | 4 |
Chalwins: | 1 |
Otherwins: | 3 |
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]
Freiburghaus 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.
He represented Switzerland in the European Young Masters, European Boys' Team Championship and European Amateur Team Championship, plus twice in the Eisenhower Trophy.
Freiburghaus 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] [6] [7]
Freiburghaus became the first Swiss golfer in 20 years to qualify for the European Tour.[8] He made the cut in his first start as a member of the European Tour, at the Joburg Open.[9]
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Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
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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 |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |
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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) |
Amateur
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