Schmid competed for the Louisville Cardinals from 2017 to 2021, winning the Old Town Club Collegiate in 2018.

[4] He retained the title at Zurich Golf and Country Club in Switzerland in September 2020, again winning by three strokes, this time from fellow-German Nick Bachem.

In September, he finished runner-up in the Dutch Open, three shots behind Kristoffer Broberg.

[8] In December 2021, Schmid was announced as the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year for the 2021 European Tour season.

In March, he finished tied third at the Steyn City Championship in South Africa.