Nicolas Meitinger

Nicolas Meitinger
Personal information
Born (1984-02-10) 10 February 1984 (age 40)
Cologne, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sporting nationality Germany
ResidenceCologne, Germany
Career
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other11
Achievements and awards
EPD Tour
Order of Merit winner
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)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 8 May 2011 Allianz Challenge de France −15 (71-63-67-68=269) Playoff Germany Maximilian Kieffer

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2011 Allianz Challenge de France Germany Maximilian Kieffer Won with birdie on second extra hole

Pro Golf Tour wins (10)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 11 May 2005 Gleidingen Classic −6 (71-71-68=210) 5 strokes Finland Janne Mommo, Germany Christian Reimbold,
Germany Mark Steckmann
2 5 Jul 2005 Central European Open −12 (66-68-67=201) 4 strokes Germany Richard Porter
3 27 Jul 2005 Höslwang Classic −8 (72-68-68=208) 1 stroke Germany John Bleys, France Anthony Grenier
4 10 Aug 2005 Sybrook Classic −7 (74-69-66=209) 3 strokes Germany Manuel Kempe, Germany Jochen Lupprian
5 10 Jul 2008 OTP Private Bank Central European Golf Classic −17 (67-64-68=199) 6 strokes Germany Daniel Froreich
6 16 Jul 2008 Bohemia Franzensbad Classic −12 (72-67-68=207) 2 strokes England James Ruth
7 6 Feb 2010 Montgomerie Classic −5 (70-69-72=211) 8 strokes Belgium Thomas de Kesel, Germany Bernd Ritthammer
8 11 Feb 2010 Lykia Links Classic −9 (74-69-64=207) 4 strokes Germany Maximilian Glauert, Republic of Ireland Stephen Grant,
Germany Bernd Ritthammer
9 26 Jan 2014 Sueno Pines Classic −6 (70-68=138)* 4 strokes Germany Anton Kirstein
10 15 Apr 2015 Open Casa Green Golf −9 (66-75-66=207) 1 stroke France David Antonelli, Germany Julian Kunzenbacher,
England Ben Parker, Scotland Chris Robb

*Note: The 2014 Sueno Pines Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Other wins (1)

  • 2008 German PGA Championship

References