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Line 1: ~~{{update\|date=June 2021}}~~ {{short description\|Austrian professional golfer}} {{Infobox golfer \| name = Bernd Wiesberger \| image = Bernd Wiesberger 2016.png \| imagesize = ~~250px~~200px \| caption = \| fullname = Bernd Klaus Wiesberger \| nickname = Burnt Cheeseburger<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://doglegnews.com/big-choke-in-scotland-tiger-lands-then-plays-at-portrush/ \|title=Big Choke In Scotland; Tiger Lands Then Plays At Portrush \|work=Dogleg News \|date=14 July 2019 \|first=Tom \|last=Edrington \|access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> ~~\| nickname =~~ \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1985\|10\|8\|df=y}} \| birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] \| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|1985\|10\|8\|df=y}} --> \| death_place = Line 15 ⟶ 14: \| weight = {{convert\|86\|kg\|lb st\|abbr=on}} \| nationality = {{AUT}} \| residence = [[Oberwart]], [[Austria]] \| spouse = \| partner = Line 23 ⟶ 22: \| retired = <!-- Year retired --> \| tour = [[European Tour]] \| extour = [[Challenge Tour]]<br>[[LIV Golf]] \| prowins = 12 \| pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> Line 47 ⟶ 46: \| awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Bernd Klaus Wiesberger''' ({{IPA-\|de\|bɛʁnt ˈviːsˌbɛʁɡɐ\|}}; born 8 October 1985) is an ~~[[Austria]]n~~Austrian professional [[golf]]er who plays on the [[European Tour]] and formerly on the [[LIV Golf League]]. He finished the [[2019 European Tour]] season in third place on the Race to Dubai standings, his ~~career~~ best finish to date. In July 2015, when he won the [[Alstom Open de France]], Wiesberger became the most successful Austrian golfer on the European Tour with three tour victories. He has since extended his record and is an eight-time winner on the European Tour. He also played in the [[2021 Ryder Cup]]. ==Amateur career== Line 55 ⟶ 54: ==Professional career== Wiesberger played on the [[Challenge Tour]] in 2007 and 2008. He earned his [[European Tour]] card for the 2009 season through [[qualifying school]]. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and returned to the Challenge Tour. Wiesberger won two events, the [[Allianz Golf Open de Lyon]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2010/tournamentid=2010746/news/newsid=125331.html \|title=Wiesberger wins with a wondrous 62 \|publisher=[[PGA European Tour]] \|date=11 July 2010 \|access-date=13 July 2010 \|archive-date=12 July 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712224402/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2010/tournamentid=2010746/news/newsid=125331.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Allianz Golf Open du Grand Toulouse]], en route to a 5th-place finish on the Order of Merit, good enough for a European Tour card for 2011. Wiesberger recorded four top-10 finishes in his return to the European Tour in 2011 including two runner up finishes. He finished 64th on the Order of Merit. Wiesberger claimed his maiden title on the European Tour in 2012 at the [[Ballantine's Championship]], twice setting the course record and winning the championship by the margin of five strokes.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012024/news/newsid=158747.html#bernd+toasts+maiden+victory \|title=Bernd Toasts Maiden Victory \|publisher=[[PGA European Tour]] \|date=29 April 2012 \|access-date=31 July 2012 \|archive-date=30 May 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530101018/http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012024/news/newsid=158747.html#bernd+toasts+maiden+victory \|url-status=live }}</ref> The win moved him into the top 100 of the [[Official World Golf Ranking]]. In July 2012, Wiesberger won his second title of the year and of his European Tour career at the [[Lyoness Open]], held in his home country of Austria. He started the final round four strokes back of [[Thorbjørn Olesen]], but a round of 65 seven under par, including birdies at three of the last four holes secured a three stroke victory. He became only the second Austrian to win his home Open, after [[Markus Brier]] in 2006. After the victory he said: "It's the best day of my life so far. It seems like it went my way, especially the last two holes. I had such a great country and such great fans backing me. I'm very proud to be following in such big footsteps [as Brier]. I'm sure I'm not going to be the last home winner."<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012054/news/newsid=168919.html#wiesberger+seals+fairytale+triumph \|title=Wiesberger wins his home Open \|publisher=[[PGA European Tour]] \|date=28 July 2012 \|access-date=28 July 2012 \|archive-date=30 July 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730030458/http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012054/news/newsid=168919.html#wiesberger+seals+fairytale+triumph \|url-status=live }}</ref> On 5 May 2013, Wiesberger won his sixth professional tournament and the second of his career in Asia, beating reigning [[The Open Championship\|Open Champion]] [[Ernie Els]] by a shot at the [[CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters]] for his first win of the season.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/top-stories/Bernd-Wiesberger-wins-CIMB-Niaga-Indonesian-Masters/articleshow/19894945.cms \|title=Wiesberger wins CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=5 May 2013 \|access-date=5 May 2013 \|first=V \|last=Anand \|archive-date=7 May 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507175256/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/top-stories/Bernd-Wiesberger-wins-CIMB-Niaga-Indonesian-Masters/articleshow/19894945.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, he lost a playoff at his home event, the [[Austrian Open (golf)\|Austrian Open]]. However, he earned enough world ranking points to place 60th in the world and become the first Austrian to play in the [[2014 U.S. Open (golf)\|U.S. Open]]. Wiesberger had the last guaranteed position for entry and it was the event immediately after the Austrian Open. At the [[2014 PGA Championship]], Wiesberger was one off the lead of [[Rory McIlroy]] after 54 holes at [[Valhalla Golf Club]] and was paired with McIlroy in the final round of the championship. However, Wiesberger shot a three-over par round on the final day and finished in a tie for 15th. Line 65 ⟶ 64: In May 2015, Wiesberger lost in a three-man sudden-death playoff at the [[Dubai Duty Free Irish Open]]. He started the final round two strokes behind [[Søren Kjeldsen]] and despite shooting a 74, entered the playoff with Kjeldsen and [[Eddie Pepperell]]. Kjeldsen won on the first extra hole with a birdie. Wiesberger has lost all three sudden-death playoffs in his European Tour career. On 5 July Wiesberger would win his third event on the European Tour when he took the [[Alstom Open de France]]. Wiesberger took victory by three strokes over Englishmen [[James Morrison (golfer)\|James Morrison]], Wiesberger had also started the round four strokes back of South African [[Jaco van Zyl]] but stormed back with final round 66. With this being his third win on tour, he became the most successful Austrian golfer in the history of the European Tour, moving ahead of [[Markus Brier]], who had two wins; [[Martin Wiegele]] was the only other Austrian with a win. Wiesberger claimed his fourth European Tour victory at the 2017 [[Shenzhen International (golf)\|Shenzhen International]]. He won with a birdie at the first extra hole, in a sudden-death playoff, to defeat [[Tommy Fleetwood]]. Fleetwood had earlier shot a final round of 63 to come from eight strokes back and set the clubhouse lead. Wiesberger had to scramble for pars on the back nine and then almost holed his approach shot on the 72nd hole for the victory. In the playoff, Wiesberger found trouble from the tee, but hit his approach to within five feet for birdie to claim victory. His fourth victory came in his 200th event on the European Tour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2017/tournamentid=2017032/news/newsid=325848.html \|title=Wiesberger claims dramatic victory in China \|publisher=PGA European Tour \|date=23 April 2017 \|access-date=23 April 2017 \|archive-date=29 October 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029191840/http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2017/tournamentid=2017032/news/newsid=325848.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> On 26 May 2019, Weisberger won his fifth European Tour title at the [[Made in Denmark]] at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort. He won by shooting a final-round 66.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2019/tournamentid=2019046/news/newsid=370448.html \|title=Wiesberger victorious after thriller in Denmark \|date=26 May 2019 \|access-date=27 May 2019 \|publisher=PGA European Tour \|archive-date=26 May 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526155458/http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2019/tournamentid=2019046/news/newsid=370448.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> On 14 July 2019, he won the [[Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open]] at [[Renaissance Club]] in [[North Berwick]], [[Scotland]]. He won in a playoff over [[Benjamin Hébert]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/golf/935505/bernd-weisberger-edges-benjamin-hebert-in-the-gloaming-to-take-scottish-open-title/ \|newspaper=The Courier \|first=Steve \|last=Scott \|title=Bernd Weisberger edges Benjamin Hebert in the gloaming to take Scottish Open title \|date=14 July 2019 \|access-date=15 July 2019 \|archive-date=15 July 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715091110/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/golf/935505/bernd-weisberger-edges-benjamin-hebert-in-the-gloaming-to-take-scottish-open-title/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> On 13 October 2019, he won the [[Italian Open (golf)\|Italian Open]] for his third victory of the European Tour season. This pushed him to first place in the season long [[Race to Dubai]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Dampf \|first=Andrew \|title=Wiesberger wins Italian Open, tops Race to Dubai rankings \|url=https://www.apnews.com/825c2e65cc874ae39a4a3bdc8c90ab70 \|agency=Associated Press \|access-date=14 October 2019 \|date=13 October 2019 \|archive-date=14 October 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014191415/https://www.apnews.com/825c2e65cc874ae39a4a3bdc8c90ab70 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2021, Wiesberger successfully defended his title at the [[Made in HimmerLand]] event. He shot a final-round 64 to win by five shots.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12320916/european-tour-bernd-wiesberger-completes-made-in-himmerland-title-defence-with-five-shot-victory \|title=European Tour: Bernd Wiesberger completes Made In Himmerland title defence with five-shot victory \|first=Ali \|last=Stafford \|website=Sky Sports \|date=30 May 2021 \|access-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530185516/https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12320916/european-tour-bernd-wiesberger-completes-made-in-himmerland-title-defence-with-five-shot-victory \|url-status=live }}</ref> and advanced back to the top 50 in the [[Official World Golf Ranking]]. Four weeks later he followed that with a tied-for-fifth-place finish at the [[BMW International Open]], to increase his chances of a selection to the 2021 European Ryder Cup team.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=9531 \|title=Bernd Wiesberger \|publisher=Official World Golf Ranking \|date=27 June 2021 \|accessdate=19 July 2021 \|archive-date=6 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706225537/http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=9531 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In August, Wiesberger looked set to claim his ninth European Tour victory at the [[Omega European Masters]]. He had a one shot lead going down the final hole, however a double-bogey saw him drop into second place; one shot behind [[Rasmus Højgaard]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/golf/rasmus-hojgaard-shoots-63-wins-european-masters-golf-tournament-one-stroke/article36174123.ece \|title=Rasmus Højgaard shoots 63 to win European Masters by 1 stroke \|website=Sportstar \|date=30 August 2021 \|access-date=30 August 2021 \|archive-date=30 August 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830212107/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/golf/rasmus-hojgaard-shoots-63-wins-european-masters-golf-tournament-one-stroke/article36174123.ece \|url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2021, Wiesberger played on the European team in the [[2021 Ryder Cup]] at [[Whistling Straits]] in [[Kohler, Wisconsin]], becoming the first Austrian Ryder Cup player ever. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Wiesberger went 0–3–0 including a loss in his Sunday singles match against [[Brooks Koepka]]. In 2022, Wiesberger signed with [[LIV Golf League]]. Prior to the start of 2024, he returned to the [[DP World Tour]]. ==Amateur wins== Line 80 ⟶ 83: ===European Tour wins (8)=== {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ~~\|'''~~! Legend~~'''~~▼ \|- style="background:#eeeeee;"▼ ▲\|'''Legend''' \|- style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| Rolex Series (2) Line 104 ⟶ 106: \|align=center\|−19 \|3 strokes \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Thomas Levet]], {{flagicon\|IRL}} [[~~Shane Lowry (golfer)\|~~Shane Lowry]] \|- \|align=center\|3 Line 144 ⟶ 146: \|align=center\|−16 \|1 stroke \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} [[~~Matthew~~Matt Fitzpatrick]] \|- \|align=center\|8 \|align=right\|30 May [[2021 European Tour\|2021]] \|[[Made in HimmerLand]] ~~<small>~~(2)~~</small>~~ \|66-65-68-64=263 \|align=center\|−21 Line 162 ⟶ 164: \|align=center\|1 \|[[2011 European Tour\|2011]] \|[[Johnnie Walker Championship ~~at Gleneagles\|Johnnie Walker Championship<br>~~at Gleneagles]] \|{{flagicon\|DNK}} [[Thomas Bjørn]], {{flagicon\|ZAF}} [[George Coetzee]],<br>{{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Mark Foster (golfer)\|Mark Foster]], {{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Pablo Larrazábal]] \|Bjørn won with birdie on fifth extra hole<br>Foster eliminated by par on fourth hole<br>Larrazábal eliminated by par on second hole<br>Wiesberger eliminated by par on first hole Line 239 ⟶ 241: ==Results in major championships== ''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' {\| ~~cellpadding~~class="~~3" cellspacing="0" border="1~~wikitable" style="font-size: 95%~~; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse~~;text-align:center;" !~~align="left"\|~~Tournament▼ \|- style="background:#eeeeee;"▼ ▲!align="left"\|Tournament !2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 \|- Line 280 ⟶ 281: \|style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \|} {\| ~~cellpadding~~class="~~3" cellspacing="0" border="1~~wikitable" style="font-size: 95%~~; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse~~;text-align:center;" !~~align="left"\|~~Tournament▼ \|- style="background:#eeeeee;"▼ !2019!!2020!!2021!!2022▼ ▲!align="left"\|Tournament ▲!2019!!2020!!2021 \|- \|align=left\|[[Masters Tournament]] Line 289: \|58 \|T40 ▲\|- style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \|- \|align=left\|[[PGA Championship]] Line 294 ⟶ 295: \|T43 \|CUT \|T30 \|- \|align=left\|[[U.S. Open (golf)\|U.S. Open]] \|76 \|T43 \|CUT ▲\|- style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \|- \|align=left\|[[The Open Championship]] \|T32 \|style="background:#eeeeee;"\|NT \|T59 \|CUT \|} <!-- {{legend\|yellow\|Top 10}} --> Line 317 ⟶ 321: \|align=left\|[[Masters Tournament]] \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 2 \|\| 6 \|\| 6 \|- \|align=left\|[[PGA Championship]] \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 1 \|\| 89 \|\| 23 \|- \|align=left\|[[U.S. Open (golf)\|U.S. Open]] \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 1 \|\| 67 \|\| 3 \|- \|align=left\|[[The Open Championship]] \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 68 \|\| 45 \|- !Totals !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 4 !! 2630 !! 1517 \|} Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2018 Masters – 2021 Masters) Line 329 ⟶ 333: ==Results in The Players Championship== {\| ~~cellpadding~~class="~~3" cellspacing="0" border="1~~wikitable" style="font-size: 95%~~; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse~~;text-align:center;" !~~align="left"\|~~Tournament▼ ~~\|- style="background:#eeeeee;"~~ ▲!align="left"\|Tournament !2015 !2016 Line 389 ⟶ 392: \|style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \|74 ▲\|- style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \| \|- \|align="left"\|[[WGC-HSBC Champions\|Champions]] Line 401 ⟶ 404: \|T49 \|NT<sup>1</sup> \|NT<sup>1</sup> \| \|} <sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to [[COVID-19]] pandemic<br> Line 412 ⟶ 415: ==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' [[European Boys' Team Championship]] (representing Austria): 2002, 2003<ref>{{cite web \|title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association \|url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship \|access-date=22 January 2023 \|archive-date=5 March 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305200857/http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Eisenhower Trophy]] (representing Austria): [[2004 Eisenhower Trophy\|2004]], [[2006 Eisenhower Trophy\|2006]] [[European Amateur Team Championship]] (representing Austria): [[2005 European Amateur Team Championship\|2005]] [[Jacques Léglise Trophy]] (representing Continental Europe): 2003 [[European Youths' Team Championship\|European Youth's Team Championship]] (representing Austria): 2006<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-youths-team-championship \|title=European Youths Team Championship \|publisher=European Golf Association \|access-date=2023-01-08 \|archive-date=2023-01-03 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103095530/https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-youths-team-championship \|url-status=live }}</ref> '''Professional''' Line 420 ⟶ 425: [[Royal Trophy]] (representing Europe): [[2013 Royal Trophy\|2013]] (winners) [[EurAsia Cup]] (representing Europe): [[2016 EurAsia Cup\|2016]] (winners), [[2018 EurAsia Cup\|2018]] (winners) [[Ryder Cup]] (representing Europe): [[2021 Ryder Cup\|2021]] ==See also== Line 433 ⟶ 439: {{EuroTour player\|33676}} *{{OWGR\|9531}} {{2021 European Ryder Cup team}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiesberger, Bernd}} [[Category:Austrian male golfers]] [[Category:European Tour golfers]] [[Category:~~Olympic~~LIV ~~golfers~~Golf ~~of Austria~~players]] [[Category:Olympic golfers for Austria]] [[Category:Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Vienna]] Line 444 ⟶ 453: [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century Austrian people]]