Nick Bachem

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Nick Bachem
Personal information
Born (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25)
Cologne, Germany
Sporting nationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Career
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour1
Other4

Nick Bachem (born 27 September 1999) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He claimed his first European Tour victory in his rookie season at the Jonsson Workwear Open. He also won three times on the Pro Golf Tour as an amateur. [1]

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Amateur career

Bachem played on the Pro Golf Tour as an amateur in 2020 and 2021. He claimed his first professional victory in March 2020 at the Open Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia in Morocco. [2]

Bachem was member of the winning German team at the 2020 European Amateur Team Championship in the Netherlands, beating defending champions Sweden in the final. [3] [4]

In September 2020, Bachem finished runner-up in the European Amateur; three shots behind Matti Schmid. [5]

Bachem added two more professional victories in 2021; in April at the Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic in Egypt [6] and in July at the Gradi Polish Open. [7]

Professional career

Bachem turned professional in 2021. Having gained promotion from the Pro Golf Tour in 2021, he played on the Challenge Tour in 2022. His best finish was a tie for second at the Frederikshavn Challenge in August. [8] He qualified for the 2023 European Tour season via Q-School in November 2022. [9]

Bachem claimed his maiden victory on the European Tour in March 2023 at the Jonsson Workwear Open in South Africa. He shot a final-round 64 to win by four shots ahead of Hennie du Plessis and Zander Lombard. [10]

Amateur wins

Source: [11]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
126 Mar 2023 Jonsson Workwear Open 1−24 (65-66-69-64=264)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie du Plessis, Flag of South Africa.svg Zander Lombard

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Pro Golf Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
15 Mar 2020 Open Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia
(as an amateur)
−4 (67-71-72=210)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Maclean
220 Apr 2021 Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic
(as an amateur)
−13 (66-67-70=203)2 strokes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kristof Ulenaers
32 Jul 2021 Gradi Polish Open
(as an amateur)
−15 (63-64-68=195)1 stroke Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Iten, Flag of Germany.svg Nico Lang (a)

Toro Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
12 Feb 2022Atalaya Golf 2−27 (60-61-65=186)10 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Jannik de Bruyn, Flag of Germany.svg Timo Vahlenkamp

Team appearances

Amateur

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