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Alexander Knappe

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Alexander Knappe
Personal information
Born (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 35)
Brilon, Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationality Germany
ResidencePaderborn, Germany
Career
CollegeTexas Christian University
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour1
Challenge Tour4
Other3

Alexander Knappe (born 1 March 1989) is a German professional golfer.

Knappe was born in Brilon, Germany. He played one year of college golf at Texas Christian University.[1]

Knappe turned professional in 2011 and has played on the Pro Golf Tour, Challenge Tour and Sunshine Tour. He has won three times on the Pro Golf Tour and four times on the Challenge Tour.[2]

Amateur wins

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  • 2010 German Amateur Match Play Championship

Professional wins (7)

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Sunshine Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 13 Feb 2022 Dimension Data Pro-Am1 −23 (65-67-66-68=266) 1 stroke South Africa Dean Burmester

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 5 Jun 2016 Swiss Challenge −12 (67-70-67-68=272) 1 stroke England Paul Howard, Norway Espen Kofstad
2 16 Oct 2016 Hainan Open −9 (68-67=135)* 2 strokes Spain Pep Anglès
3 13 Feb 2022 Dimension Data Pro-Am1 −23 (65-67-66-68=266) 1 stroke South Africa Dean Burmester
4 4 Sep 2022 B-NL Challenge Trophy −20 (68-66-66-68=268) 1 stroke Sweden Mikael Lindberg

*Note: The 2016 Hainan Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Pro Golf Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 22 Apr 2011 Open Mogador −10 (70-68-68=206) 1 stroke Germany Maximilian Glauert, Portugal José-Filipe Lima,
Netherlands Reinier Saxton, Germany Maximilian Tschinkel
2 22 Jan 2014 Sueno Dunes Classic −8 (68-69-62=199) Playoff Morocco Faycal Serghini
3 27 May 2014 Adamstal Open −5 (65)* Playoff Austria Sebastian Wittmann (a)

*Note: The 2014 Adamstal Open was shortened to 18 holes due to weather.

Team appearances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Knappe profile". TCU Horned Frogs.
  2. ^ "Knappe keeps cool for Swiss win". PGA European Tour. 5 June 2016.
  3. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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