title: Alexander Knappe
text: # Alexander Knappe
  
  Alexander Knappe (born 1 March 1989) is a German professional golfer.
  
  Knappe was born in Brilon, Germany. He played one year of college golf at Texas Christian University.
  
  Knappe turned professional in 2011 and has played on the Pro Golf Tour, Challenge Tour and Sunshine Tour. He has won three times on the Pro Golf Tour and four times on the Challenge Tour.
  
  ## Amateur wins
  
  * 2010 German Amateur Match Play Championship
  
  ## Professional wins (7)
  
  ### Sunshine Tour wins (1)
  
  | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 13 Feb 2022 | Dimension Data $Pro-Am^1$ | −23 (65-67-66-68=266) | 1 stroke | Dean Burmester |
  
  $^1Co-sanctioned$ by the Challenge Tour
  
  ### Challenge Tour wins (4)
  
  | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 Jun 2016 | Swiss Challenge | −12 (67-70-67-68=272) | 1 stroke | Paul Howard, Espen Kofstad |
  | 2 | 16 Oct 2016 | Hainan Open | −9 (68-67=135)* | 2 strokes | Pep Anglès |
  | 3 | 13 Feb 2022 | Dimension Data $Pro-Am^1$ | −23 (65-67-66-68=266) | 1 stroke | Dean Burmester |
  | 4 | 4 Sep 2022 | B-NL Challenge Trophy | −20 (68-66-66-68=268) | 1 stroke | Mikael Lindberg |
  
  *Note: The 2016 Hainan Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain. $^1Co-sanctioned$ by the Sunshine Tour
  
  ### Pro Golf Tour wins (3)
  
  | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 22 Apr 2011 | Open Mogador | −10 (70-68-68=206) | 1 stroke | Maximilian Glauert, José-Filipe Lima, Reinier Saxton, Maximilian Tschinkel |
  | 2 | 22 Jan 2014 | Sueno Dunes Classic | −8 (68-69-62=199) | Playoff | Faycal Serghini |
  | 3 | 27 May 2014 | Adamstal Open | −5 (65)* | Playoff | Sebastian Wittmann (a) |
  
  *Note: The 2014 Adamstal Open was shortened to 18 holes due to weather.
  
  ## Team appearances
  
  * European Boys' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2006, 2007
  * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 2008
  * European Amateur Team Championship (representing Germany): 2008, 2009, 2010
  