# Florian Fritsch

Florian Fritsch (born 29 October 1985) is a German professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.

## Career

Fritsch was born in Munich, Germany, and attended the University of South Carolina in the United States, graduating in 2008. He turned professional in early 2009, and almost became the third golfer, after countryman Martin Kaymer, and Italian Edoardo Molinari, ever to win on their Challenge Tour début, when he lost to Lee S. James in a playoff for the Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne.
In 2010, he quit professional golf because of a fear of flying that developed through the years after a flight where he experienced huge clear-air turbulences. After a few months he took up his professional career again. He only played in tournaments he could reach by car or by train. Nevertheless he reached the final qualifying stage of the European Tour and earned his card for the 2011 season.
After finishing 125th on the 2015 Race to Dubai and missing the full-card for the 2016 season, in 2016 he finished 101st thanks to his T7 placements in the Omega European Masters, at the Porsche European Open and at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. He secured his full-card for 2017 playing just 12 tournaments, due to his flying fears and his low-ranking spot in 2016.

## Professional wins (9)
### Pro Golf Tour wins (6)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 7 May 2009 | Gut Winterbrock Classic | −11 (72-65-68=205) | Playoff | Max Kramer |
| 2 | 19 May 2010 | Heidelberg Lobenfeld Classic | −9 (69-67-68=204) | 6 strokes | Stephan Gross, Max Kramer |
| 3 | 9 May 2013 | GreenEagle Classic | −3 (70-76-70=216) | 3 strokes | Dennis Küpper, Berni Reiter |
| 4 | 7 Jun 2013 | Land Fleesensee Classic | −17 (68-66-65=199) | 1 stroke | Fernand Osther |
| 5 | 24 Jul 2013 | Lotos Polish Open | −9 (69-70-68=207) | Playoff | Anton Kirstein |
| 6 | 3 Sep 2013 | Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort | −5 (69-72-70=211) | 2 strokes | Christopher Mivis, Marcel Schneider |

### Nordic Golf League wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 16 Feb 2017 | Mediter Real Estate Masters | −17 (69-60-66=195) | 7 strokes | Kristoffer Reitan (a) |

### Hi5 Pro Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 10 Feb 2011 | El Valle Open | −11 (69-71-62=202) | 1 stroke | Jonathan Caldwell, Miguel Ángel Martín |

### Other wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 1 Aug 2013 | HDI Gerling German PGA Championship | −15 (64-70-72-67=273) | 2 strokes | Marcel Schneider |

## Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2009 | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | Lee S. James | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2014 | Belgian Challenge Open | William Harrold | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2014 | EMC Golf Challenge Open | Ricardo Gouveia | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |

## Team appearances

Amateur
* European Boys' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2003
* European Youths' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2004, 2006
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 2004, 2006
* European Amateur Team Championship (representing Germany): 2005, 2007, 2008