The Austrian Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1990, and was a European Tour event for seven straight years up to 1996, being held under a variety of names due to regular changes of title sponsor. The tournament dropped down to the Challenge Tour schedule between 1997 and 2005, with a sharp reduction in prize money, before returning to the main tour for the 2006 season. In 2012, it was announced that the Austrian shopping community Lyoness and its affiliated Greenfinity foundation would be the title sponsors for three seasons.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kitzbühel, Austria |
| Established | 1990 |
| Course(s) | Golfclub Kitzbühel- Schwarzsee-Reith |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,822 yards (6,238 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,750,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Markus Brier (2004) 261 Nicolai von Dellingshausen (2025) |
| To par | −23 Markus Brier (2004) |
| Current champion | |
 Kota Kaneko | |
| Location map | |
History
editThe 2018 event was the first professional tournament to use a shot clock on every shot. The official European Tour time allowances were used: a 50-second allowance for a “first to play approach shot (including a par three tee shot), chip or putt” and a 40-second allowance for a “tee shot on a par four or par five, or second or third to play approach shot, chip or putt”. Players that failed to play within these time limits incurred a one-shot penalty, which was added to their score for that hole. Players had two “time-extensions” in each round, each giving them an extra 40 seconds.[3]
From 2010 to 2021, the tournament was held at the Diamond Country Club in Atzenbrugg, Lower Austria, 35 km west of Vienna.
In 2020, the tournament was a dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour, due to a revamp of the European Tour's schedule because of COVID-19 pandemic.[4] After returning again in 2021,[5] the tournament was not played between 2022 and 2024. In November 2024, alongside the 2025 European Tour schedule announcement, it was confirmed that the Austrian Open would return in May 2025, being played at Gut Altentann Golf Club in Salzburg.[6][7][8]
Winners
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See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.
- ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
References
edit- ↑ "Lyoness Open: Sponsors". Lyoness Open. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "Lyoness Open Sponsor Agreement" (PDF). Lyoness Open. 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "Five things to know - Shot Clock Masters". European Tour. 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "European Tour and Challenge Tour to resume in Austria". European Tour. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "Catlin claims third win after play-off drama in Austria". European Tour. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ "DP World Tour announces its 2025 global tournament schedule". European Tour. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ Parsons, Ben (12 November 2024). "DP World Tour reveals new-look 2025 schedule". Bunkered. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ "Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand: Five things to know". European Tour. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.