Marcel Siem
Name:
Marcel SiemCountry:
GermanyBorn:
July 15, 1980 in Mettmann, nr Dusseldorf, Germany.Original/Home Club:
Burg Overbach GC, Much, nr Cologne.Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2000Asia
Hero MotoCorp
Played as the Hero Indian Open (Feb 23-26; European-DP World Tour event). Second-placed Yannik Paul (Ger) finished 1 shot behind fellow countyman Marcel Siem (Ger). Siem recorded his fifth European (DP World) Tour win, ending an eight year winless stretch on the Tour. [DLF G&CC, New Delhi, India].
Asia
BMW
Played as the BMW Masters (Oct 30-Nov 2; Eurpn Tr/CGA event; first of four Eurpn Tr Final Series events). Siem (Ger) beat Ross Fisher (Eng) and Alexander Levy (Fra) at the first playoff hole. [Lake Malaren GC, Shanghai, China].
Europe
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Played as the Hassan II Trophy (March 28-31; Eurpn Tr event). Second-placed David Horsey (Eng) and Mikko Ilonen (Fin) finished 3 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Siem (Ger), who recorded his third European Tour win. [Golf du Palais Royal, Agadir, Morocco].
Europe
Alstom
Played as the Alstom Open de France (July 5-8). Second-placed Francesco Molinari (Italy) finished 1 shot behind Siem (Ger), who claimed his second European Tour title. [Albatros course, Golf National, Guyancourt, nr Paris].
Africa
Alfred Dunhill
Played as the Dunhill Championship (Jan 22-25; Sunshine/European Trs event). 23-year-old Marcel Siem (Ger) beat Raphaël Jacquelin (Fra) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to claim his first European Tour win. Grégory Havret (Fra) was eliminated at the second playoff hole. [Houghton GC, Johannesburg, RSA].
The Masters: The 88th Masters Tournament at Augusta National sees LIV golfer Jon Rahm defend his title against the world’s best. Pressing hard will be world No.1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and world No.2 Rory McIlroy (April 11-14).
Chevron Championship: the women’s major championship season gets underway for the second year at its new Carlton Woods home outside Houston, Texas. World No.2 Lilia Vu defends (April 18-21).
Nelly Korda: records a perfect start to 2024 with four wins out of her last four appearances on the LPGA Tour, a feat last achieved by Lorena Ochoa in 2008. Korda's win at the T-Mobile Match Play brought up her 12th LPGA Tour victory.
Scottie Scheffler: narrowly missed out on matching Nelly Korda’s three-in-three, when he placed second at the Houston Open. This followed back-to-back wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players. Like Korda, he remains comfortably ahead in the official world golf rankings.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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