Marcel Siem
Siem at the 2008 KLM Open
Personal information
Born (1980-07-15) 15 July 1980
Mettmann, Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sporting nationality Germany
ResidenceBel-Ombre, Mauritius
SpouseLaura
Children2
Career
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking48 (7 April 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour5
Sunshine Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT36: 2012
U.S. OpenT12: 2014
The Open ChampionshipT15: 2021

Marcel Siem (born 15 July 1980) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour where he has five victories. In 2006 he won the World Cup paired with Bernhard Langer.

Career

Siem was born in Mettmann. He turned professional in 2000 and came through Qualifying School to join the European Tour in 2002. He was again successful at Qualifying School in 2002.[2] His first win on the European Tour came at the 2004 Dunhill Championship. Siem then had to wait eight years before picking up his second win in 2012 at the Alstom Open de France.[3] This victory ensured Siem's place in the 2012 Open Championship and his first appearance in a World Golf Championship at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. His best year end ranking on the Order of Merit was 14th in 2012.

In March 2013, Siem won for the third time on the European Tour at the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco. He went wire-to-wire to win by three strokes over David Horsey and Mikko Ilonen. He finished the tournament 51st in the world rankings, just missing out on an invitation to the Masters Tournament.[4]

In November 2014, Siem claimed victory at the BMW Masters, the first event of the Race to Dubai finals series and his fourth overall on the European Tour. He won in a sudden death playoff over Ross Fisher and Alexander Lévy with a birdie on the first extra hole.[5] He ended the season 7th in the Race to Dubai season rankings.

Siem played on the Challenge Tour in 2021. He won the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge in July.[6]

At the end of 2022 Siem relocated to Mauritius and experienced a resurgence of form.[7] In February 2023, he ended an eight-year winless drought at the Hero Indian Open in his 501st European Tour start.[8] He shot a final-round 68 to beat Yannik Paul by one shot.[9] In June, he was runner-up at the Porsche European Open in Hamburg, two shots behind Tom McKibbin.

Siem has represented Germany at the World Cup in 2003, 2004, and 2006. In 2006 he was Bernhard Langer's teammate in the second winning German team in the World Cup.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (5)

Legend
Race to Dubai finals series (1)
Other European Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 25 Jan 2004 Dunhill Championship1 −22 (65-67-68-66=266) Playoff France Grégory Havret, France Raphaël Jacquelin
2 8 Jul 2012 Alstom Open de France −8 (68-68-73-67=276) 1 stroke Italy Francesco Molinari
3 31 Mar 2013 Trophée Hassan II −17 (64-68-69-70=271) 3 strokes England David Horsey, Finland Mikko Ilonen
4 2 Nov 2014 BMW Masters −16 (68-66-65-73=272) Playoff England Ross Fisher, France Alexander Lévy
5 26 Feb 2023 Hero Indian Open2 −14 (69-70-67-68=274) 1 stroke Germany Yannik Paul

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2004 Dunhill Championship France Grégory Havret, France Raphaël Jacquelin Won with birdie on third extra hole
Havret eliminated by birdie on second hole
2 2014 BMW Masters England Ross Fisher, France Alexander Lévy Won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 11 Jul 2021 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge −15 (71-62-69-67=269) 1 stroke Chile Hugo León

Other wins (1)

Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other wins (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 10 Dec 2006 WGC-World Cup
(with Germany Bernhard Langer)
−16 (65-69-68-66=268) Playoff  ScotlandColin Montgomerie and Marc Warren

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2006 WGC-World Cup
(with Germany Bernhard Langer)
 ScotlandColin Montgomerie and Marc Warren Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T60 T59 T12 CUT
The Open Championship T27 CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T36 CUT T48
Tournament 20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT T15 T41
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000000
PGA Championship00000032
U.S. Open00000143
The Open Championship00000163
Totals000002138
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2015 PGA – 2023 Open Championship, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament2012201320142015
Championship T39 T38
Match Play R64
Invitational T60 T37
Champions T11 T48
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. "Week 14 2013 Ending 7 Apr 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. "Marcel Siem". Golf Info Guide.
  3. "French Open: Bogeys costly for Ian Poulter as Marcel Siem wins". BBC Sport. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. "Siem claims Trophée Hassan II title in Morocco". Eurosport. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. "BMW Masters: Marcel Siem beats Levy & Fisher in play-off". BBC Sport. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. Dempster, Martin (16 July 2021). "The Open 2021: Marcel Siem thriving on return to the big time". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. Gruenpeter, Ingo (20 May 2023). "@Home bei Marcel Siem auf Mauritius". Golf Magazin (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. Schaarschmidt, Rudi. "Marcel Siem: Alles muss raus!". GolfPunk (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  9. "Magical Marcel Siem ends eight-year wait for fifth DP World Tour win in India". European Tour. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  11. "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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