Maximilian Steinlechner (born 22 November 1999) is an Austrian professional golfer and Challenge Tour player. He won the Mediclinic Invitational on the 2024–25 Sunshine Tour.[1]
Early life and amateur career
Steinlechner was born in Innsbruck and became the number one ranked amateur in Austria after he won the Austrian Boys Stroke Play Championship three consecutive years between 2015 and 2017. In 2017, he also won both the Austrian Stroke Play Championship and the Austrian International Amateur. He tied for 3rd at the 2019 European Amateur behind Matthias Schmid and Euan Walker.[2]
He was a member of the National Team and played for Austria at the European Boys' Team Championship, the European Amateur Team Championship and the Eisenhower Trophy, and represented the Continent of Europe at the 2022 St Andrews Trophy.[3]
Steinlechner attended North Carolina State University between 2019 and 2023. He played golf with the NC State Wolfpack men's golf team and was named Honorable Mention All-American, and to the All-Region and All-ACC teams.[4]
Professional career
Steinlechner turned professional in June 2023[5] and joined the Challenge Tour, where his best finish in his rookie campaign was a tie for fifth at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge.[1]
In 2024, he tied for 3rd at the Euram Bank Open, and also made a few starts on the Alps Tour, where he was runner-up at the Alps de Las Castillas and won the Gösser Open.[6][7]
In January 2025, he birdied the final hole to win the Mediclinic Invitational on the Sunshine Tour, one ahead of Daniel van Tonder.[8]
Amateur wins
- 2015 Austrian Boys Stroke Play Championship
- 2016 Austrian Boys Stroke Play Championship
- 2017 Austrian Boys Stroke Play Championship, Austrian Stroke Play Championship, Austrian International Amateur
Source:[3]
Professional wins (2)
Sunshine Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jan 2025 | Mediclinic Invitational | −24 (64-65-65-66=260) | 1 stroke |  Daniel van Tonder
|
Alps Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 May 2024 | Gösser Open | −15 (64-69-68=201) | Playoff |  Asier Aguirre Izcue
|
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Austria): 2016, 2017
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Austria): 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Austria): 2018, 2022
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2022
Source:[3]
References
- ^ a b "Maximilian Steinlechner". European Tour. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "2019 European Amateur". European Golf Association. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Maximilian Steinlechner". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Men's Golf Roster". North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Steinlechner startet als Profi durch" [Steinlechner takes off as a professional] (in German). Austrian Golf Federation. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Maximilian Steinlechner wins the 32nd edition of the Gösser Open". Alps Tour. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Positives Fazit" [Positive conclusion]. Golf Live (in German). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Vlismas, Michael (20 January 2025). "Maiden win for Max in Mediclinic Invitational". SuperSport. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
External links
- Maximilian Steinlechner at the European Tour official site
- Maximilian Steinlechner at the Official World Golf Ranking official site