Christoph Joseph Günther (born 22 July 1975) is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 professional golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

er who plays on the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...

 and the EPD Tour

EPD Tour

The EPD Tour is a developmental professional golf tour based in Germany. It is a third level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the Challenge Tour...

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Günther was born in Göttingen

Göttingen

Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...

. He has mainly played on the EPD Tour since turning professional in 1995. He has won eight times on the EPD Tour between 2001 and 2008.

Günther won his first tournament on the Challenge Tour in 2009 at the Kärnten Golf Open

Kärnten Golf Open

The Kärnten Golf Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Austria. It was held for the first time in 2009 and is contested over the Pete Dye designed course at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim....

. He entered the final round five strokes behind the leader but shot a fantastic final round of 62 (-10) to win by a stroke. The win put him into a good position to finish high enough on the Challenge Tour's 2009 money list to earn a European Tour card for 2010.

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	7 Jun 2009 2009 Challenge Tour The 2008 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour...	Kärnten Golf Open Kärnten Golf Open The Kärnten Golf Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Austria. It was held for the first time in 2009 and is contested over the Pete Dye designed course at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim....	-20 (68-63-75-62=268)	1 stroke	Florian Fritsch Florian Fritsch Florian Fritsch is a German professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.Fritsch was born in Munich, Germany, and attended the University of South Carolina in the United States, graduating in 2008... ,   Carlos Rodiles Carlos Rodiles Carlos Jose Rodiles is a Spanish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.-College career:He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletics...

EPD Tour wins (9)

• 2001 Schärding Classic, Spessart Classic, Königsfeld Classic
• 2003 Winnerod Classic
• 2004 Märkische Classic
• 2007 Job AG EPD Tour Championship
• 2008 Sueno Classic, Licher Classic
• 2011 Tat Golf Classic

Other wins (7)

• 1999 Brose Coburg Open (Germany)
• 2001 Deutsche Golfehrermeisterschaft (Germany)
• 2003 German PGA Championship
• 2005 Bad Homburger Open (Germany)
• 2006 German PGA Team Championship (with Marcel Haremza)
• 2007 German PGA Team Championship (with Marcel Haremza)
• 2008 German PGA Team Championship (with Marcel Haremza)

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