Freddy Schott
| Freddy Schott | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Frederik Schott |
| Born | 27 May 2001 Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Sporting nationality | Germany |
| Residence | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2021 |
| Current tour | European Tour |
| Former tours | Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour Pro Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Frederik Schott (born 27 May 2001) is a German professional golfer and European Tour player.[1]
Early life and amateur career
Schott was born in Düsseldorf and became a scratch golfer when he was just 13 years old. His mentor is Marcel Siem, whom he caddied for on the European Tour in 2020 to gain experience on tour.[2]
Schott won several amateur events in North Rhine-Westphalia, and in 2019 he was runner-up at the German National Boys Championship, and the South African Juniors International.[3]
He won silver for Germany at the 2019 European Boys' Team Championship at Golf de Chantilly in France, where he won his game with Tiger Christensen, 2 and 1, as Germany lost the final to France 5–2.[4]
Professional career
Schott turned professional in 2021 and joined the Sunshine Tour, where his best finish was a tie for 7th at the Cape Town Open, before transitioning to the Challenge Tour. He also made a start on the third-tier Pro Golf Tour in the Netherlands, where he won the FaberExposize Gelpenberg Open wire-to-wire, his first professional title.[5]
In 2022, Schott won the Frederikshavn Challenge in Denmark and recorded another six top-5 finishes to finish 9th in the rankings, and graduate to the European Tour for 2023.[6]
In 2023, his rookie European Tour season, Schott recorded a season best tie for 10th at the Made in HimmerLand and finished 144th in the rankings. He topped the 2023 European Tour Qualifying School to keep full playing privileges.[7] In 2024 he finished 117th in the rankings, and in 2025 102nd.[1]
In February 2026, Schott won the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship in a playoff against Calum Hill and Patrick Reed for his first DP World Tour victory.[8]
Amateur wins
- 2018 GVNRW-Ranglistenturnier #1
- 2020 GTGA Invitational
Source:[3]
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Feb 2026 | Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship | −17 (65-67-70-69=271) | Playoff | Calum Hill, Patrick Reed |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026 | Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship | Calum Hill, Patrick Reed | Won with par on second extra hole Reed eliminated by par on first hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Aug 2022 | Frederikshavn Challenge | −17 (65-67-66-73=271) | 3 strokes | Nick Bachem, Simon Forsström |
Pro Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Sep 2021 | FaberExposize Gelpenberg Open | −13 (65-69-69=203) | 1 stroke | Tomás Gouveia |
Team appearances
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2019
See also
References
- ^ a b "Freddy Schott". European Tour. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Profile Freddy Schott". Golf Magazin (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Fredrik Schott". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Maiden win for Frederik Schott". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "PING signs German standout Freddy Schott". Golf Business News. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Schott's top of the class as 33 players secure DP World Tour cards at Q School". Golf News. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Reed loses in playoff as Freddy Schott wins in Bahrain". Associated Press. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
External links
- Official website
- Freddy Schott at the European Tour official site
- Freddy Schott at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Freddy Schott at the Official World Golf Ranking official site