Matthias Schwab

Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab
Personal information
Born	9 December 1994 (age 29); Schladming, Austria
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Sporting nationality	Austria
Career
College	Vanderbilt University
Turned professional	2017
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Challenge Tour
Highest ranking	78 (26 January 2020); (as of 3 November 2024)
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2020
U.S. Open	CUT: 2020
The Open Championship	CUT: 2021

Matthias Schwab (born 9 December 1994) is an Austrian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. As a 17 year old, he finished runner-up at the 2012 Amateur Championship. On the 2019 European Tour, he finished 17th on the Race to Dubai rankings after 10 top-10 finishes, including two second place finishes.

Amateur career

Schwab had a successful amateur career. He reached the final of the 2012 Amateur Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, losing to Alan Dunbar by 1 hole. He attended Vanderbilt University from 2013 to 2017. While at Vanderbilt he was joint third in the individual competition in both the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships.

Professional career

Schwab turned professional in June 2017 and played on the Challenge Tour for the rest of the year, finishing 33rd in the Order of Merit. In November 2017 Schwab became one of 33 players to earn 2018 European Tour cards through Q School.^[2]^[3]

Schwab played on the European Tour during 2018. He tied for fourth place in the Hero Indian Open in March and ended his rookie year 72nd on the Race to Dubai with seven top-10 finishes. On the 2019 European Tour, he finished second at the Porsche European Open, tied fourth at the Italian Open and lost in a playoff at the Turkish Airlines Open event to end 17th in the 2019 Race to Dubai rankings and moved to 80th on the Official World Golf Ranking. On 3 November 2019, at the WGC-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China, he finished tied fourth, four strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy.

Schwab competed in the Men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing tied-27th overall.^[4]

Personal life

Schwab's father Andreas represented Austria in the bobsleigh event at the 1976 Winter Olympics.^[5]

Amateur wins

2010 Austrian Amateur, Italian Under 16 Championship
2012 Slovenian International Amateur
2015 Mason Rudolph Championship, Swiss International Championship

Source:^[6]

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2019	Turkish Airlines Open	Tyrrell Hatton, Benjamin Hébert, Kurt Kitayama, Victor Perez, Erik van Rooyen	Hatton won with par on fourth extra hole Kitayama eliminated by birdie on third hole Hébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2020	2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship	NT	CUT

Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2023
The Players Championship	T54

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2019	2020
Championship		T42
Match Play		NT¹
Invitational
Champions	T4	NT¹

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Top 10

Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

European Boys' Team Championship (representing Austria): 2010, 2011, 2012^[7]
Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2012
Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2012
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Austria): 2013, 2016
Arnold Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2015, 2016 (winners)
St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2016
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Austria): 2016