Nicolas Meitinger Explained

Nicolas Meitinger
Birth Date:10 February 1984
Birth Place:Cologne, Germany
Residence:Cologne, Germany
Yearpro:2005
Tour:Challenge Tour
Extour:Pro Golf Tour
Prowins:12
Chalwins:1
Otherwins:11
Award1:EPD Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2005

Nicolas Meitinger (born 10 February 1984) is a German professional golfer.

Career

Meitinger was born in Cologne, Germany.[1] He turned professional in 2005 and initially played on the EPD Tour, where he had six wins. After finishing third on the EPD Tour Order of Merit in 2008,[2] and subsequently reaching the final stage of the European Tour's Qualifying School, he earned a place on the second-tier Challenge Tour for the first time. In his first season on the tour he recorded two top-10 finishes and ended 70th on the money list, a position he improved on by a single place in 2010. In 2011 he won for the first time on the Challenge Tour.[3] He had further wins on the Pro Golf Tour in 2014 and 2015.

Professional wins (12)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Pro Golf Tour wins (10)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
111 May 2005Gleidingen Classic−6 (71-71-68=210)5 strokes Janne Mommo, Christian Reimbold,
Mark Steckmann
25 Jul 2005Central European Open−12 (66-68-67=201)4 strokes Richard Porter
327 Jul 2005Höslwang Classic−8 (72-68-68=208)1 stroke John Bleys, Anthony Grenier
410 Aug 2005Sybrook Classic−7 (74-69-66=209)3 strokes Manuel Kempe, Jochen Lupprian
510 Jul 2008OTP Private Bank Central European Golf Classic−17 (67-64-68=199)6 strokes Daniel Froreich
616 Jul 2008Bohemia Franzensbad Classic−12 (72-67-68=207)2 strokes James Ruth
76 Feb 2010Montgomerie Classic−5 (70-69-72=211)8 strokes Thomas de Kesel, Bernd Ritthammer
811 Feb 2010Lykia Links Classic−9 (74-69-64=207)4 strokes Maximilian Glauert, Stephen Grant,
Bernd Ritthammer
926 Jan 2014Sueno Pines Classic−6 (70-68=138)*4 strokes Anton Kirstein
1015 Apr 2015Open Casa Green Golf−9 (66-75-66=207)1 stroke David Antonelli, Julian Kunzenbacher,
Ben Parker, Chris Robb
*Note: The 2014 Sueno Pines Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Other wins (1)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/players/playerid=33065/bio/index.html Nicolas Meitinger European Tour profile
  2. http://www.pga.de/epd-season2008.html EPD Tour - Order of Merit 2008
  3. http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2011/tournamentid=2011758/news/newsid=136461.html#mighty+meitinger+follows+kaymers+footsteps Mighty Meitinger follows in Kaymers' footsteps