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

Marcel Siem
Siem at the 2008 KLM Open
Personal information
Born (1980-07-15) 15 July 1980 (age 44)
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 wins8
Highest ranking48 (7 April 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
Sunshine Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT36: 2012
U.S. OpenT12: 2014
The Open ChampionshipT15: 2021

Career

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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

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Professional wins (8)

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European Tour wins (6)

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Legend
Race to Dubai finals series (1)
Other European Tour (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 25 Jan 2004 Dunhill Championship1 −22 (65-67-68-66=266) Playoff   Grégory Havret,   Raphaël Jacquelin
2 8 Jul 2012 Alstom Open de France −8 (68-68-73-67=276) 1 stroke   Francesco Molinari
3 31 Mar 2013 Trophée Hassan II −17 (64-68-69-70=271) 3 strokes   David Horsey,   Mikko Ilonen
4 2 Nov 2014 BMW Masters −16 (68-66-65-73=272) Playoff   Ross Fisher,   Alexander Lévy
5 26 Feb 2023 Hero Indian Open2 −14 (69-70-67-68=274) 1 stroke   Yannik Paul
6 30 Jun 2024 Italian Open −10 (69-68-66-71=274) Playoff   Tom McKibbin

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

European Tour playoff record (3–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2004 Dunhill Championship   Grégory Havret,   Raphaël Jacquelin Won with birdie on third extra hole
Havret eliminated by birdie on second hole
2 2014 BMW Masters   Ross Fisher,   Alexander Lévy Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2024 Italian Open   Tom McKibbin Won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 11 Jul 2021 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge −15 (71-62-69-67=269) 1 stroke   Hugo León

Other wins (1)

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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   Bernhard Langer)
−16 (65-69-68-66=268) Playoff   ScotlandColin Montgomerie and Marc Warren

Other playoff record (1–0)

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

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T60 T59 T12 CUT
The Open Championship T27 CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T36 CUT T48
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT T15 T41 T72
  Did not play

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

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 9
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2015 PGA – 2024 Open Championship, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in World Golf Championships

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Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015
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

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 14 2013 Ending 7 Apr 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Marcel Siem". Golf Info Guide. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. ^ "French Open: Bogeys costly for Ian Poulter as Marcel Siem wins". BBC Sport. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 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. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ^ Gruenpeter, Ingo (20 May 2023). "@Home bei Marcel Siem auf Mauritius". Golf Magazin (in German). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ^ Schaarschmidt, Rudi. "Marcel Siem: Alles muss raus!". GolfPunk (in German). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  11. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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