17 Things You Didn't Know About Marcel Siem

Marcel Siem is a veteran of the DP World Tour, having turned professional in 2000 and going on to win six times on the European circuit. Get to know him better with these facts...

Marcel Siem facts:

1. Marcel Siem was born in Mettmann, Germany on July 15th 1980.

2. He owned his first club as a 2-year-old when he would play with a little putter but really started playing at the age of 6. His parents ran a golf club restaurant at Burge Overbach in Cologne

3. His father, Heinz, was a professional handball player before getting injured at age 23.

4. Siem turned professional in 2000 off a handicap of +6. He then joined the European Tour in 2002. 

5. His first win on the European Tour came at the 2004 Dunhill Championship.

6. Siem then had to wait eight years before picking up his second win in 2012, at the Alstom Open de France at Le Golf National.

7. Siem won again in 2013 at the Trophee Hassan II, and then in 2014 at the BMW Masters.

8. In 2021 he played mostly on the Challenge Tour and with his win at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge gained entry into the Open Championship at Royal St. George’s

9. Playing alongside Bernhard Langer, he won the WGC-World Cup in 2006 representing Germany. They managed to beat the Scottish pair of Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren in a playoff.

10. He is 6 foot 2 inches in height.

11. His highest world ranking is 48th and his best finish in a Major came at the 2014 US Open where he finished in a tie for 12th.

12. He has played in 14 Majors but has never played in The Masters.

13. He cites his interests outside of golf being billiards, fishing and cars. He is currently sponsored by Mercedes-Benz and we believe their partnership has been going for a while now.

14. His fifth DP World Tour title came at the 2023 Hero Indian Open, where he beat compatriot Yannik Paul by one stroke.

15. He captured his sixth title at the 2024 Italian Open courtesy of a playoff win.

16. Following his Italian Open triumph, he vowed to stop 'partying' in the hopes of making the world's top 50, playing in The Masters for the first time and representing Europe at the Ryder Cup.

17. He lives in Mauritius.