Bernd Wiesberger | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Bernd Klaus Wiesberger |
Nickname | Burnt Cheeseburger[1] |
Born | Vienna, Austria | 8 October 1985
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | Austria |
Residence | Oberwart, Austria |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2006 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour |
Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour LIV Golf |
Professional wins | 12 |
Highest ranking | 21 (24 November 2019)[2] (as of 3 November 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 8 |
Asian Tour | 2 |
Challenge Tour | 2 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T22: 2015 |
PGA Championship | T15: 2014 |
U.S. Open | T16: 2017 |
The Open Championship | T32: 2019 |
Bernd Klaus Wiesberger ([bɛʁnt ˈviːsˌbɛʁɡɐ]; born 8 October 1985) is an Austrian professional golfer 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 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.