Nicolai von Dellingshausen crowns the golf champion in Austria!

Nicolai von Dellingshausen crowns the golf champion in Austria!

This year's Austrian Golf Open was a real Highlight in Austrian golf. On June 2, 2025, the German Nicolai von Dellingshausen, who prevailed against the leading leading Marcel Schneider on the last day of the tournament. Von Dellingshausen, who shone with its impressive performance on the golf course in Gut Altentann, took first place and thus secured his first title on the DP World Tour. The tension was noticeable until the end when he was able to overtake Schneider, who held the lead for three days. The spectators were enthusiastic about the high -class play of the professionals.

Tournament history shows that the DP World Tour finally moved back to Austria after 33 years. "It's great that we see world-class golf in the country again," commented one spectator. At the last event more than three decades ago, Peter Mitchell won. In the 1990s, Austria was a hotspot for first-class golf tournaments with sizes such as Bernhard Langer and Jack Nicklaus in the field of participants. Since then, however, the boom in the international golf business in Central Europe has been drained. Currently, only the BMW Open and the Porsche European Open are left in Germany, which increases the challenges for the organizers.

The Austrian golf scene

Overall, the tournament, which was available with prize money of 2 million euros, was able to take place at a time when the Austrian government had rejected financial support of 500,000 euros. Despite this tailwind problem, the golf club Altentann was very committed and prepared the place perfectly. The PGA had also tightened the golf course, which brought additional challenges for the participants.

But not only the professionals had fun: several Austrian amateurs also received wildcards, but had to find out that it was difficult against the top athletes. Among the spectators who followed the spectacle, there were around 15,000 who showed great support despite the hard competition. While some Austrian players did not meet expectations, Marcel Siem was able to reach fifth place on the final day with a fantastic round of 63 strokes.

an outlook on the future

The organizers already signal that the Austrian Golf Open could possibly hike between Kitzbühel and Salzburg/Altentanne in the coming years. "Kitzbühel has to make an effort to keep up with the quality of the Jack Nicklaus course in Salzburg," said an insider. However, the schedule for the tournaments will continue to depend heavily on the US PGA tournament calendar, which represents additional uncertainty.

The return of the Golf world class into the country was considered significantly by the organizers. They are optimistic that with the right partners and a committed audience, more such events can take place. The growth of golf players still has the opportunity to prove themselves on the DP World Tour in the coming years, while the tournament enthusiasts of the sport can continue to expect something in the future.

"That was the beginning," said a voice from the ranks of the organizers. "We want Golf to continue growing in Austria!"