Ollie Schniederjans
{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| name = Ollie Schniederjans
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| caption = Schniederjans in 2018
| fullname = Oliver Frank Schniederjans
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|06|15}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| weight = {{convert|168|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence = Powder Springs, Georgia
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| college = Georgia Tech
| yearpro = 2015
| status = Professional
| tour = Asian Tour
LIV Golf
| extour = PGA Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
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| masters = DNP
| usopen = T42: 2015
| open = T12: 2015
| pga = T59: 2018
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| award1 = Mark H. McCormack Medal
| year1 = 2014
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Oliver Frank Schniederjans (born June 15, 1993) is an American professional golfer. He was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech. He is a former number one ranked amateur golfer in the world.
Amateur career
Schniederjans was born in Dallas, Texas, to Oliver and Linda Schniederjans. He lived briefly in North Andover, Massachusetts, and grew up in Powder Springs, Georgia.{{cite news |date=April 9, 2015 |last=Lanier |first=David |url=http://www.sentinelsource.com/sports/local_sports/golfer-with-keene-ties-climbs-to-top-of-world-amateur/article_b47adb04-1430-5252-8d4f-433885c7090a.html |title=Golfer with Keene ties climbs to top of world amateur rankings |newspaper=The Keene Sentinel |access-date=June 20, 2015}} He graduated in 2010 from Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, and played college golf at Georgia Tech.
As a junior, Schniederjans won five of six events leading up to the NCAA Division I Championship, where he finished runner-up after a three-hole playoff.{{cite web |date=June 1, 2015 |last=Lavner |first=Ryan |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/ryan-lavner/schniederjans-trials-and-tribulations-no-1-amateur/ |title=Schniederjans: Trials and tribulations of No. 1 amateur |publisher=Golf Channel |access-date=June 20, 2015}} He won the 2014 Mark H. McCormack Medal after reaching number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, a position he held for 41 consecutive weeks.{{cite web |date=August 28, 2014 |last=Stein |first=Cassie |url=http://golfweek.com/news/2014/aug/28/ollie-schniederjans-mark-mccormack-medals-minjee-l/ |title=Schniederjans, M. Lee win McCormack medals |website=Golfweek |access-date=June 20, 2015}} A two-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year, Schniederjans was named first-team All-American following his junior and senior seasons and played for the U.S. Palmer Cup team in 2014 and 2015.{{cite web |date=June 5, 2015 |last=Harness |first=Matt |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/sports/ct-dch-arnold-palmer-palmer-cup-rich-harvest-farms-tl-0604-20150604-story.html |title=Future golf stars follow Arnold Palmer's lead at Palmer Cup |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 20, 2015}}
He played his first PGA Tour event at the 2015 Valspar Championship, missing the cut. As the McCormack winner, he earned exemptions into the 2015 U.S. Open and the 2015 Open Championship, after which he turned professional.{{cite web |date=June 3, 2015 |last=Sugiura |first=Ken |url=http://georgiatech.blog.ajc.com/2015/06/02/2276/ |title=Schniederjans named All-American |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=June 20, 2015}}
Professional career
Schniederjans made his professional debut at the 2015 RBC Canadian Open.{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/schniederjans-ends-amateur-career-67-st-andrews/ |title=Schniederjans ends amateur career with 67 at St. Andrews |first=Ryan |last=Lavner |date=July 20, 2015}} In June 2016, he won for the first time as a professional, at the Air Capital Classic on the Web.com Tour, and finished the season having gained status on the PGA Tour for 2017. He retained his place on the PGA Tour for three seasons, his best result being a runner-up finish in the Wyndham Championship during his rookie season, before dropping back down to the second tier tour in 2020, where he remained through 2024.
In December 2024, Schniederjans finished in a tie for fourth place in the LIV Golf promotions event to miss out on the one spot available in the league, but he did gain exemptions into all the Asian Tour International Series tournaments in 2025.{{cite news |last1=Leonard |first1=Tod |title=Chinese Taipei player earns lone LIV Golf promotion for '25 while notable American falters late |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/liv-golf-promotions-lee-Schniederjans |access-date=February 2, 2025 |work=Golf Digest |date=December 14, 2024}} He later accepted an offer to be a reserve player on the 2025 LIV Golf League.{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Mike |title=Former Amateur No.1 Becomes LIV Golf Reserve After Strong Promotions Event Showing |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/former-amateur-no.1-liv-golf-reserve |access-date=February 2, 2025 |work=Golf Monthly |date=January 2025}} In February 2025, he won the International Series India by four strokes from Bryson DeChambeau in his debut on the Asian Tour International Series.{{cite news |url=https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/international-series-india-ollie-schniederjans-dlf-victory-bryson-dechambeau-runner-up-338425.html |title=International Series India: Ollie Schniederjans' Strong Finish Secures DLF Victory, Bryson DeChambeau Runner Up |work=myKhel |first=Avinash |last=Sharma |date=2 February 2025 |access-date=2 February 2025}} The following week, he made his LIV Golf debut, as a substitute for the injured HyFlyers GC captain Phil Mickelson, in the first event of the season in Riyadh.{{cite news |title=Phil Mickelson (shoulder) to miss LIV opener, replaced by Ollie Schniederjans |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/phil-mickelson-shoulder-to-miss-liv-opener-replaced-by-ollie-schniederjans |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=Golf Channel |publisher=NBC Sports |date=3 February 2025}}
Amateur wins
- 2009 Polo Golf Junior Classic, Jones Cup Junior Invitational
- 2013 Carpet Capital Collegiate (tie), U.S. Collegiate Championship
- 2014 Valspar Collegiate, Robert Kepler Invitational (tie), ACC Championship, Carpet Capital Collegiate
Professional wins (2)
=Asian Tour wins (1)=
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! Legend |
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| International Series (1) |
| Other Asian Tour (0) |
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
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|align=center|1 |align=right|Feb 2, 2025 |−10 (71-69-69-69=278) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Bryson DeChambeau |
=Web.com Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Jun 26, 2016 |−17 (68-67-61-67=263) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Collin Morikawa (a), {{flagicon|USA}} J. J. Spaun |
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2016 |{{flagicon|CAN}} Brad Fritsch |Lost to par on first extra hole |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2 |2016 |{{flagicon|USA}} Collin Morikawa (a), {{flagicon|USA}} J. J. Spaun |Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
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!Tournament !2015!!2016!!2017!!2018 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
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| align=left|U.S. Open
|T42 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|T12 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T59 |
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!Tournament !2019 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
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| align=left|PGA Championship
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| align=left|U.S. Open
|CUT |
| align=left|The Open Championship
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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
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!Tournament !2018 !2019 |
| align=left|The Players Championship
|T75 |T16 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Ryder Cup: 2010 (winners)
- Palmer Cup: 2014, 2015 (winners)
See also
References
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External links
- {{PGATour player|46501}}
- {{OWGR|18662}}
- [http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/ollie_schniederjans_746279.html Profile on Georgia Tech's official athletic site]
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