{{short description|Swedish golfer}} {{use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Niklas Lemke | image = | fullname = Karl Niklas Lemke | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Linköping, Sweden | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1984|4|23|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{Height|ft=6|in=2}} | weight = | nationality = {{SWE}} | residence = Gothenburg, Sweden | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Arizona State University | yearpro = 2007 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = European Tour | extour = Web.com Tour<br>Challenge Tour<br>Nordic Golf League<br>Gateway Tour | prowins = 4 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Korn Ferry Tour (Web.com/Nationwide Tour) wins --> | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour Champions wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Senior Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- Best finish & year - Masters Tournament --> | pga = <!-- Best finish & year - PGA Championship --> | usopen = <!-- Best finish & year - U.S. Open --> | open = <!-- Best finish & year - Open Championship --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Karl Niklas Lemke''' (born 23 April 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer, who plays on the European Tour. He has formerly played on the Challenge Tour and the Web.com Tour in the United States.
== Early life == Lemke was born in Linköping, Sweden, son of golf professional Bertil Lemke, who himself competeted in seven European Tour tournaments on home soil, the 1976−1982 Scandinavian Enterprise Open, as well as met Seve Ballesteros and Jim Dent in a driving competition on Saturday evening of the tournament week at the 1977 event in Stockholm, Sweden.<ref>[https://www.hillsgolfclub.se/medlem/pro-golfare/niklas-lemke/ Niklas Lemke] (in Swedish) ''Hills Golf & Sports Club''</ref><ref>[http://www.e-magin.se/paper/b731rdd3/popup/1? Alla siffror från SEO] (in Swedish) ''Svensk Golf'' magazine 6/1977, p 15</ref>
== Amateur career == In 2002, Niklas Lemke won the Swedish Junior Match-play Championship at Hooks Golf Club, at the time representing Linköping Golf Club.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Jansson |first=Anders |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/popup/1? |title=Golf - Den stora sporten |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |year=2004 |isbn=91-86818007 |pages=180, 201, 210 |language=Swedish |trans-title=Golf - The Great Sport}}</ref> He later came to represent Öijared Golf Club, situated east of Gothenburg, Sweden.
He represented Sweden at European Amateur championships in all age levels. He also represented Sweden twice at the Eisenhower Trophy, first time only 18 years old.
As an Arizona State University alum, Lemke's 2007 stroke average of 70.03 is the third best in the school's history, behind Paul Casey (69.87, 1999–2000) and Phil Mickelson (69.95, 1991–1992).
== Professional career == Lemke turned professional in 2007. In 2011, he had his best finish so far in a European Tour event, third at the Nordea Masters at Bro Hof Slott GC, Stockholm, Sweden, earning €93,900.<ref>{{cite web |title=Results - Nordea Masters 2011 |url=https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/nordea-masters-2011/results?round=4 |publisher=European Tour |accessdate=24 December 2019}}</ref>
He has twice won the Swedish PGA Championship, in 2012 and in 2017, both times played at PGA Sweden National in Bara, outside Malmö, Sweden.
Lemke earned his European Tour card for 2019 with a sixth place finish at the 2018 Qualifying School Final Stage. In 2019, he played 25 tournaments on the European Tour, making 15 cuts and three top-10s, finishing 118th on the Race to Dubai, with €299,187 in prize money, just missing out automatic qualifying for next season. Anyway, he finished in a tie for the final card the following year in his eleventh try at the European Tour Qualifying School in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Niklas Lemke |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/niklas-lemke-31690/ |publisher=European Tour |accessdate=24 December 2019}}</ref>
On 8 March 2020, Lemke finished tied 3rd at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha, Qatar, one stroke from a playoff, after a finishing 6-under-par 65 round, despite two over par on his last four holes.<ref>[https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/commercial-bank-qatar-masters-2020/leaderboard Qatar Masters 2020, leaderboard] ''European Tour''</ref>
==Amateur wins== *2002 Swedish Junior Match-play Championship *2006 Fighting Illini Invitational *2007 National Invitational Tournament
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/niklas-lemke-5058 |title=Niklas Lemke |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=24 December 2019}}</ref>
==Professional wins (4)== ===Nordic Golf League wins (3)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|28 Apr 2012 |PEAB PGA Grand Opening |−7 (70-68-71=209) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus A. Carlsson |- |align=center|2 |align=right|26 May 2017 |Star for Life PGA Championship (2) |−12 (70-63-71=204) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ISL}} Haraldur Magnús, {{flagicon|SWE}} Christopher Feldborg Nielsen |- |align=center|3 |align=right|14 Oct 2017 |SGT Tourfinal Kristianstad Åhus Open |−5 (71-69-71=211) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ISL}} Axel Bóasson |}
===Gateway Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|10 Jan 2008 |Desert Winter 1 |−9 (67-72-68=207) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Lee |}
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2000, 2001 (winners), 2002 *Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2001 (winners) *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 2002, 2006 *St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2002 *European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2003, 2005 *European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2004 Sources:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=European Amateur Team Championship |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship |publisher=European Golf Association}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=European Youths Team Championship |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-youths-team-championship |access-date=19 September 2021 |publisher=European Golf Association}}</ref>
==See also== *2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates *2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates *2022 European Tour Qualifying School graduates *2024 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{European Tour player}} *{{PGA Tour player}} *{{Official World Golf Ranking}} *{{Golfdata|5201}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lemke, Niklas}} Category:Swedish male golfers Category:Arizona State Sun Devils men's golfers Category:European Tour golfers Category:Sportspeople from Linköping Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen