FLORIAN  SCHWEIGHOFER


"Golf is my passion.
In a few years I will be
among the best in the world."

 




florian
 
20y old - live in Linz (Austria)
Playing since I'm 6 years old.
Austrian National Team (since 2019)
top score: 64  fewest putts: 22
time spent on golf 2024: 40h / week
 
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motto: 
multiple National- & Vice National Champion
19y: 1st Top3 at Pro tournament
17y: 1st Challenge Tour start
16y: 1st Pro tournament

GT3 TSr3 T100 T200u SM9 X5 & ProV1
BigMax e-Lite 4

Jonathan Mannie
GC Donau
TopTalent 2021 (49.706 votes)

Think positive, keep smiling & never give up.




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"I improve my game with joy,
strategy and accuracy.
Step by step."

 



milestones

2024

20 years HCP: -4,0
18 tournaments - 54 rounds
time spent on golf: 2.110 h = 40h/week

Match Play National Champion
6 months military service & entry military sport
3x Top20 at 3 Pro Golf Tour tournaments starts
cut at St. Andrews Links & Lytham Trophy
best Austrian at "TheAmateur"
first newspaper article abroad (Netherlands)
1.5 hour moderation of a sports gala
first start at the Pro Golf Tour season finale
fixing strategic partnerships for the time as a pro
eligibility to start at a 3rd level pro tour for 2025


2023

19 years HCP: -4,5
15 tournaments - 47 rounds
time spent on golf: 1.934 h = 37h/week

1st Top3 at a Pro tournament (Pro Golf Tour Haugschlag)
1st time in the leading flight of a Pro event
high school diploma with merit
first tournament in St. Andrews (-4 on the Old Course)
best Austrian Am in the Official World Golf Ranking
WAGR position: 814 > 706 (all as of Nov 15, 2023)
1st start at Europ. Amateur & World Amateur Team Chmps
best Austrian at  Spanish Am (T17) & French Am (T16)
1st start at the DP World Tour Qualifying School
Held & Francke becomes head sponsor


2022

18 years HCP: -4,0
19 tournaments - 59 rounds
time spent on golf: 1.859 h = 36h/week

National Championship Match Play U21
PGA Championship: 2nd (best amateur)
Austrian National Open & International Am: 3rd
lead Austrian men's golf rankings since June
OWGR & Europ.GolfRankings: best Austrian Am
WAGR rank: 1434 > 814 (all as of Nov 15, 2022)
T11 Portuguese Am & T30 Lytham Trophy
5 cuts at 7 pro events & 1st Top10
Gelpenberg Open (NL): T12 & best Amateur
SkySport interview & my 1st sponsor: VKB Bank


2021

17 years (U18) HCP: -4,0
23 tournaments - 62 rounds
time spent on golf: 1.836 h = 35h/week

Austrian vice champion with 17y
7 international boys elite tournaments
European boys team championship
5 tournaments with Pros
1st cut at a pro tournament
1st Challenge Tour - Euram Bank Open
new tool for planning and control
optimized PR work
nomination for men's national team
Upper Austrian TopTalent (49,706 votes)


2020

16 years (U18) HCP: -1,2
23 tournaments - 49 rounds
time spent on golf: 1.571 h = 30h/week

U18 Matchplay National Champion
intensive work during lockdown's
WAGR ranked player
1st pro events at Alps- & ProGolfTour
4 Audi Circuit tournaments
practice round with Bernd Wiesberger


2019

15 years (U16) HCP: 0,3
21 tournaments - 51 rounds
time spent on golf: 1.441 h = 28h/week

U16 Matchplay Vice National Champion
more and more tournaments abroad
1st international U16 win (Hungary)
Austrian Intern. Am: best final round score (-6)
Nov: Golf Team Austria > A team
GC Donau win-win agreement

2018

14 years (U16) HCP: 4,4
22 tournaments - 40 rounds
time spent on golf: 976 h = 19h/week

Austrian MP vice national champion U16
final Austrian Juniorcup U16: win
Upper-Austrian state champion u16
April: my 200th tournament round
start at competitive sport high school
admitted to Golf Team Austria at the age of 14

2017

13 years (U14) HCP: 6,8
23 tournaments - 41 rounds
time spent on golf: 770 h = 15h/week

U14 Upper-Austrian State champion
1st tournament abroad: Slovenian Junior Open
member GC Donau men's team
trial days at two competitive sport schools
improve fitness training
my fistz customized clubs

2016

12 years (U14) HCP: 10,2
29 tournaments - 39 rounds

GC Donau win at the Junior Matchplay League
I start with simple stats & time records
focus on my short game & putting.
my trainer is now 120km away - travel time: 2,5h
play 1st time the Austrian Par3 Chmp

2015

11 years (U12) HCP: 12,8
27 tournaments - 36 rounds

annual ranking of Austrian Kidscup: 3rd
Upper-Austrian Chmp: best Austrian u12
get to know Jonathan Mannie, my new coach
1st time alone at a camp in Spain
training day with Austrian National coaches

2014

10 years (U12) HCP: 16,2
28 tournaments - 33 rounds

Upper Austrian vice champion u12
1st training camp abroad, accompanied by parents
training gets more and more professional
starting video swing analysis
training day with Markus Brier




2013

9 years (U10) HCP: 21
18 tournaments - 22 rounds

vice-national champion (u10) - premiere on TV
winner overall ranking Austrian Kidscup
Upper-Austrian State championship u12: 3rd
decision to become playing pro
member of Upper-Austrian State team
GC Donau: "Player of the Year".

2012

8 years (U10) HCP: 35
16 tournaments - 16 rounds

16 kids tournaments & first 18-hole round
first improve of HCP & 1st birdie
Austrian Juniorcup final: 3rd

2011

7 years (U10) HCP: 45
4 tournaments - 4 rounds

member of the GC Donau Mini-Team
first 9-hole tournament
1st tournament win

2010

6 years - 3 rounds


The kids training at GC Donau starts in April. Two months later, I play my first tournament (4 holes) and finish fourth. The blue glass cup is still very special for me.


Finally we go. My sister is already there (5 days old in the stroller).
2008

4 years


I always wanted to play golf. Why is still an open question, because nobody around me played golf at that time. My parents do not want to buy me clubs, so I "write" a letter to the Christ Child. That works finally.


2008/03/19: First photo as a "golfer", taken by friends of my parents. The club belonged to neighbor's of them.



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support
In 2025 I will turn pro. In preparation for this, I have earned myself a permanent starting place on the Pro Golf Tour in 2024 with just three starts in professional tournaments. The national championship title at the end of the season was a perfect end to my last year as an amateur.

My tournament calendar will be even busier in the future and the overall costs will increase considerably. Also because my time as a national team player will end when I turn professional, and with it the partial assumption of costs by the golf association for some amateur tournaments.

It is therefore all the more important that as a professional I can no longer just put logos on my cap. A team of sponsors and supporters is currently being formed for my first years as a professional so that I can concentrate fully on my sporting development.
There are 3 options:

Sponsorship: Possible services: golf rounds, training & shows / participation in tournaments, events etc. / logo on clothing, car etc. / talks, moderations, coaching etc. / social media postings ... >>> contact

Tournament sponsor: Contribute an agreed amount to the tournament and travel with me if desired to experience professional golf up close. Also as a very special gift. >>> contakt

Online-donation: Make a contribution now, also because you know how difficult it often is for athletes at the beginning. >>> online-donation