Marcel Siem

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 45) Mettmann, Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sporting nationality	Germany
Residence	Bel-Ombre, Mauritius
Spouse	Laura
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	8
Highest ranking	48 (7 April 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	6
Sunshine Tour	1
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T36: 2012
U.S. Open	T12: 2014
The Open Championship	T15: 2021

Career

Siem was born in Mettmann, Germany. In 2000, Siem turned professional 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

• 1999 Sherry Cup

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (6)

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)

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)

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	Scotland − Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren

Other playoff record (1–0)

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

Results in major championships

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

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

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

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Germany): 1997^[10]
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing Germany): 1998^[11]
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 1998, 2000
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Germany): 1999

Professional

• World Cup (representing Germany): 2003, 2004, 2006 (winners), 2013
• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2012

See also

• 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2021 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2022 European Tour Qualifying School graduates