Max Rottluff Explained

Max Rottluff
Fullname:Maximilian Rottluff
Birth Date:29 January 1993
Birth Place:Düsseldorf, Germany
Height:6 ft 0 in
Weight:172lb
College:Arizona State University
Yearpro:2016
Tour:European Tour
Extour:Korn Ferry Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Prowins:4
Chalwins:2
Otherwins:2

Max Rottluff (born 29 January 1993) is a German professional golfer and European Tour player. He graduated from the Challenge Tour where he won two events.[1]

Amateur career

Rottluff became a member of the German National Team in late 2009.[2] He lost the final of the 2010 Boys Amateur Championship, 4 and 3, to Adrián Otaegui. In 2011, he won the German Team Championship and represented Europe at the Jacques Léglise Trophy. Rottluff went on to represent Germany at the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy in a team with Marcel Schneider and Moritz Lampert. Their team finished in a tie for third behind the United States and Mexico alongside South Korea and France.[3]

Rottluff attended Arizona State University 2012–2016. Playing with the Arizona State Sun Devils men's golf team under coach Tim Mickelson he recorded a stroke average of 69.81 in 2014–15, behind only his teammate Jon Rahm (69.15).[4] He was a first-team All-American and reached the top-20 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[5]

Professional career

Rotluff turned professional in 2016 and joined the PGA Tour Canada, where he played for two years and won twice, including the 2016 SIGA Dakota Dunes Open for his first professional title.[6] He then played on the Korn Ferry Tour 2018–2021, where his best finish was a T4 at the 2018 KC Golf Classic and 2020 Evans Scholars Invitational.

In 2022, he joined the Challenge Tour where he won two titles in 2023, to graduate to the European Tour for the 2024 season.[1]

Personal life

Rotluff's father is a former professional ice-hockey player and his sister has played collegiate golf at the College of Charleston.[7]

Amateur wins

Source:[8]

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
17 May 2023UAE Challenge−14 (68-73-63-70=274)1 stroke Ugo Coussaud
23 Sep 2023Indoor Golf Group Challenge−21 (68-64-66-65=263)3 strokes Jeppe Kristian Andersen, Jesper Svensson

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
126 Jun 2016SIGA Dakota Dunes Open−23 (67-65-67-66=265)1 stroke Carter Jenkins
211 Jun 2017Bayview Place Cardtronics Open−16 (70-64-63-67=264)1 stroke T. J. Vogel

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Tour – Player Profile . . 17 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Max Rottluff Bio . Sun Devil Athletics . 18 June 2024.
  3. Web site: World Amateur Team Championship 2012 . International Golf Federation . 17 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Men's Golf Roster: Max Rottluff . Sun Devil Athletics . 18 June 2024.
  5. Myers . Alex . Introducing Emily Collins and Max Rottluff, golf's newest power couple . 18 June 2024 . Golf Digest . 14 January 2016.
  6. News: Küchler . Bernhard . Nach Premierensieg: Max Rottluff startet in Weltrangliste durch . 18 June 2024 . Golf Post . 27 June 2016 . de.
  7. Web site: Max Rottluff . PGA Tour . 17 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Max Rottluff . WAGR . 17 June 2024.