Christoph Günther

Christoph Joseph Günther (born 22 July 1975) is a German professional golfer who has played on the Challenge Tour and the EPD Tour.

Christoph Günther
Personal information
Full name	Christoph Joseph Günther
Born	(1975-07-22) 22 July 1975 (age 48) Göttingen, West Germany
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality	Germany
Residence	Dornstadt, Germany
Career
Turned professional	1995
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour EPD Tour
Professional wins	20
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Other	19

Günther was born in Göttingen. He mainly played on the EPD Tour since turning professional in 1995. He won 10 times on the EPD Tour between 2001 and 2012.

Günther won his first tournament on the Challenge Tour in 2009 at the Kärnten Golf Open. He entered the final round five strokes behind the leader but shot a fantastic final round of 62 (-10) to win by a stroke.^[1] The win put him into a good position to finish high enough on the Challenge Tour's 2009 money list to earn a European Tour card for 2010.

Professional wins (20)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	7 Jun 2009	Kärnten Golf Open	−20 (68-63-75-62=268)	1 stroke	Florian Fritsch,   Carlos Rodiles

EPD Tour wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	29 May 2001	Schärding Classic	−10 (69-67=136)	3 strokes	Arnaud Langenaeken
2	18 Jun 2001	Königsfeld Classic	−1 (69-70=139)	4 strokes	Patrick Platz
3	4 Jul 2001	Spessart Classic	−6 (67-71=138)	4 strokes	Christian Arenz
4	29 Jul 2003	Winnerod Classic	−14 (66-64=130)	3 strokes	Jochen Lupprian
5	5 May 2004	Märkischer Classic	−8 (68-70-70=208)	3 strokes	Søren Juul
6	6 Oct 2007	JOB AG EPD Championship	−13 (65-70-68=203)	1 stroke	Damian Ulrich
7	30 Jan 2008	Sueno Classic	+1 (72-73-72=217)	2 strokes	Christian Reimbold
8	11 Jun 2008	Licher Classic	−11 (66-67-72=205)	1 stroke	Malte Brenner
9	25 Jan 2011	Tat Golf Classic	−10 (66-69-71=206)	3 strokes	Maximilian Glauert
10	22 Aug 2012	Golfspielen.de Open	−7 (72-69-68=209)	3 strokes	Max Kramer,   Daniel Wünsche

Other wins (9)

• 1999 Brose Coburg Open (Germany)
• 2001 German PGA Championship
• 2003 German PGA Championship
• 2005 Bad Homburger Open (Germany)
• 2006 German PGA Team Championship (with Marcel Haremza)
• 2007 German PGA Team Championship (with Marcel Haremza)
• 2010 German PGA Team Championship (with Marcel Haremza)^[2]
• 2021 PGA Pro Day Rethmar Golf Links, PGA Pro Day Golfclub München-Riedhof

References

1. "Gunther rampages to victory in Austria". European Tour. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
2. "Erfolgs-Golf-Duo Christoph Günther und Marcel Haremza siegen erneut bei der 6. VGD Golf-Team Championship" [Successful golf duo Christoph Günther and Marcel Haremza win again at the 6th VGD Golf Team Championship]. exklusivgolfen.de (in German). 10 August 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

External links

• Christoph Günther at the European Tour official site
• Christoph Günther at the Official World Golf Ranking official site