Anthony Snobeck

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Anthony Snobeck
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Personal information
Full nameAnthony Snobeck
Born (1983-04-20) 20 April 1983 (age 41)
Paris, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of France.svg  France
Residence Lyon, France
Career
Turned professional2005
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2

Anthony Snobeck (born 20 April 1983) is a French professional golfer, who has played on both the European and Challenge Tours.

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Biography

Snobeck was born in Paris; his father Dany was a successful racing driver who won the French Supertouring Championship three times and the Andros Trophy twice, and the family lived adjacent to Magny-Cours, where he owned a car company. Snobeck began playing golf in 1995, and by the age of seventeen was a three-handicap. He began being coached by Antoine Lebouc, former European Tour player and husband of Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, in 2002, and under his guidance turned professional in 2005. After a season on the Alps Tour, Snobeck recorded his first win as a professional at the 2006 Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata on the Challenge Tour, and finished the season at 23rd on the rankings, just outside the top twenty graduates. However, Snobeck did belatedly reach the top-tier European Tour in 2009, by coming through the Qualifying School. His 2009 season was a struggle, however, and he made only four cuts, with a best finish of T23rd, before returning to the Challenge Tour. He picked up his second victory at that level in 2011.

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
130 Apr 2006 Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata −14 (72-69-65-66=272)Playoff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kyron Sullivan
215 May 2011 Mugello Tuscany Open −12 (71-69-65-67=272)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Chris Lloyd

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kyron Sullivan Won with par on first extra hole

See also

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 3 January 2023.