17 Things You Didn't Know About Marcel Siem
Germany's Marcel Siem is a six-time winner on the DP World Tour
Marcel Siem is a veteran of the DP World Tour, having turned professional in 2000 and going on to win six times on the European circuit. Get to know him better with these facts...
Marcel Siem facts:
1. Marcel Siem was born in Mettmann, Germany on July 15th 1980.
2. He owned his first club as a 2-year-old when he would play with a little putter but really started playing at the age of 6. His parents ran a golf club restaurant at Burge Overbach in Cologne
3. His father, Heinz, was a professional handball player before getting injured at age 23.
4. Siem turned professional in 2000 off a handicap of +6. He then joined the European Tour in 2002.
5. His first win on the European Tour came at the 2004 Dunhill Championship.
6. Siem then had to wait eight years before picking up his second win in 2012, at the Alstom Open de France at Le Golf National.
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7. Siem won again in 2013 at the Trophee Hassan II, and then in 2014 at the BMW Masters.
8. In 2021 he played mostly on the Challenge Tour and with his win at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge gained entry into the Open Championship at Royal St. George’s
9. Playing alongside Bernhard Langer, he won the WGC-World Cup in 2006 representing Germany. They managed to beat the Scottish pair of Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren in a playoff.
10. He is 6 foot 2 inches in height.
11. His highest world ranking is 48th and his best finish in a Major came at the 2014 US Open where he finished in a tie for 12th.
12. He has played in 14 Majors but has never played in The Masters.
13. He cites his interests outside of golf being billiards, fishing and cars. He is currently sponsored by Mercedes-Benz and we believe their partnership has been going for a while now.
14. His fifth DP World Tour title came at the 2023 Hero Indian Open, where he beat compatriot Yannik Paul by one stroke.
15. He captured his sixth title at the 2024 Italian Open courtesy of a playoff win.
16. Following his Italian Open triumph, he vowed to stop 'partying' in the hopes of making the world's top 50, playing in The Masters for the first time and representing Europe at the Ryder Cup.
17. He lives in Mauritius.
Born | July 15 1980, Mettmann, Germany |
Turned pro | 2000 (+6) |
Current tour | DP World Tour |
DP World Tour wins | 6 |
Best world ranking | 48th |
1. 2004 Dunhill Championship | -22 (playoff) |
2. 2012 Alstom Open de France | -8 (1 stroke win) |
3. 2013 Trophee Hassan II | -17 (3 strokes) |
4. 2014 BMW Masters | -16 (playoff) |
5. 2023 Hero Indian Open | -14 (1 stroke) |
6. 2024 Italian Open | -10 (playoff) |
Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
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