Nicolai Von Dellingshausen Hangs On To Win Austrian Alpine Open After Kristoffer Reitan Agonizingly Misses Out On Historic 59

German, Nicolai Von Dellingshausen claimed his maiden DP World Tour title at the 110th attempt following a wonderful closing 65 (-5) at the Austrian Open

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Nicolai Von Dellingshausen poses with the Austrian Alpine Open trophy after winning in 2025

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Nicolai Von Dellingshausen claimed his first DP World Tour title at the 110th attempt after winning the 2025 Austrian Alpine Open by two strokes from Marcel Schneider and last week's Soudal Open champion, Kristoffer Reitan.

Von Dellingshausen closed with a five-under 65 to reach 19-under and edge past his German playing partner, who had started the day in front, as well as Reitan who carded a stunning 60 in round four to fire himself up the leaderboard.

Reitan was on 59 watch for a while down the back nine, hoping to become just the second player ever to go sub-60 on the European Tour, but missed a lengthy eagle putt on the last and had to make do with a 10-under 60.

Even with the Norwegian making a significant move, the title was always likely to be Von Dellingshausen's after three birdies and an eagle cancelled out his line birdie on the front nine.

One more gain down the back nine - plus a string of gutsy par saves - kept Schneider at arm's length and the former HotelPlanner Tour man was able to celebrate the biggest victory of his career to date.

Attempting to find the right words immediately after, Von Dellingshausen said: "I can't describe it, honestly. I'm a little bit lost for words right now. I'm trying really hard not to cry.

"It's been such a tough journey the last two-and-a-half years with losing the card. It's all got me to this stage right here and now I'm here!"

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Although the scorecard suggested there were no issues for the German, Von Dellingshausen faced a number of nervy moments coming towards the clubhouse - not least when he hooked his drive towards the water on the 18th.

Yet, luck was with the eventual champion as his ball remained dry and he was able to finish off with a par. Two holes earlier, another par appeared far more crucial when he rolled one home from 12 feet to stay a couple in front.

Asked how he maintained his composure and emotions down the stretch, Von Dellingshausen replied: "I was hitting good golf shots. It never felt like it could get out of my hands, to be honest, because I was just hitting the numbers I wanted, hitting the shots I wanted and even if things got a little tough here and there I saved pars, made some really nice putts along the way and I'm just happy overall.

"The par on the 16th was the moment where I said 'OK, now it's mine, now there's nothing going wrong'. Seeing the ball dropping was just the momentum I really needed for the last two holes."

Denmark's Jeff Winther occupied solo fourth on 14-under while South Africa's Jayden Schaper, England's Callum Tarren and Germany's Marcel Siem all shared fifth on 13-under.

The DP World Tour returns next week with the KLM Open from The International Golf Club in The Netherlands.

AUSTRIAN OPEN LEADERBOARD

  • -19 Nicolai Von Dellingshausen (65)
  • -17 Kristoffer Reitan (60)
  • -17 Marcel Schneider (68)
  • -14 Jeff Winther (69)
  • -13 Marcel Siem (63)
  • -13 Jayden Schaper (67)
  • -13 Callum Tarren (69)
  • -11 Martin Couvra (65)
  • -11 John Catlin (67)
  • -11 Sebastian Soderberg (69)
  • -10 Brandon Stone (68)
  • -10 Keita Nakajima (65)

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WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the Austrian Open final round. We will bring you all of the key updates until a champion is crowned very shortly. The leader, Nicolai Von Dellingshausen is on the 13th tee and currently has a three-stroke lead on two players, one of which is his playing partner, Marcel Schneider...

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REITAN SHOOTS 60

It was a sensational effort from the Norwegian, but Kristoffer Reitan misses a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th and settles for a 10-under 60 to reach 17-under for the tournament. He went bogey free around Gut Altentann today and had every chance of becoming just the second player ever to shoot 59 on the DP World Tour.

However, while Reitan might be slightly disappointed with his final-hole birdie, he still has a chance of winning the tournament! Remarkably, Reitan was in a similar position last week when he triumphed in a three-way playoff at the Soudal Open, finishing over two hours before the final group in regulation. He won't have that long to wait today, but Reitan still has a chance of back-to-back wins.

LEADER SCRAMBLING

Keen to hold onto his two-stroke advantage, Von Dellingshausen is needing to get up and down from just short of the green at the 445-yard-par 13th. His chip rolls on a really awkward distance past the flag, and that will be a six-foot par putt to come.

Showing nerves of steel, NVD confidently pushes his ball into the hole. That's clutch.

Meanwhile, his playing partner, Schneider, has just been involved in a sprinkler-head ruling which allowed him to move the ball closer to the green. From there, the chip was decent and should be tapped in. It is. Everyone is as they were heading to the 14th.

ANOTHER HOLE TICKED OFF

Nicolai Von Dellingshausen suffers no dramas on the par-3 14th, running his birdie putt close from range before tapping in. Four more holes stand between him and a first DP World Tour title. Schneider is unable to make any ground beside him, either.

The defending champion, of sorts, John Catlin rolls in a closing birdie putt to reach 11-under and finish his week in style. The American won this event the last time it was played, in 2021.

PRESSURE ON

The 15th hole is only 384 yards, so it's a long iron or hybrid and then a wedge into this tight left hole location. Following two excellent tee shots, Marcel Schneider and Nicolai Von Dellingshausen were separated by just a yard down the centre of the fairway.

Schneider went first from 112 and zipped one back to six feet to pile the pressure on his playing partner. The leading German then dropped his ball below the hole but is almost double the distance. Feels like the pressure is really on now.

OPPORTUNITY MISSED

Von Dellingshausen gets the pace spot on but narrowly miscues the line of his putt from 12 feet or so. With a chance to close in, Schneider fails to pounce. His six-foot downhill putt was fast and awkward, and he pushed it a couple of feet past.

There are only three holes remaining, but there remains plenty of danger for Von Dellingshausen to navigate still...

SPOT OF TROUBLE

The tee box at the par-4 16th has been moved back around 80 yards from round one. As a result, it is now a vastly different hole - and an awkward one for players to manage at roughly 440 yards with water down the right. Schneider takes a hybrid and lands his ball in the fairway, moments after a horrible-looking iron shot from Von Dellingshausen.

The leader's ball landed in a fairway bunker but a matter of inches from the lip, forcing him to jab it out onto the fairway. From there, Von Dellingshausen has to get up and down from 147 yards.

STUNNING FROM SCHNEIDER

This one might not be over! Schneider hits a sublime short iron into the front-right pin location and watches it bounce right next to the flag before stopping dead. That's kick-in range and a certain birdie.

Now then, if NVD can't make par, we could be looking at a very, very tense final two holes...

OUTSIDE CHANCE

Not bad. Von Dellingshausen drops a short iron into roughly 15 feet. Make it and he stays two clear at 19-under. Miss and he's under the cosh with two holes to play.

HUGE MOMENT

What a putt from Nicolai Von Dellingshausen! There wasn't an awful lot of movement down the slope from the left, but he managed the pace supremely well and gave a huge fist pump when it dropped. On the range, staying loose in case of a playoff, Kristoffer Reitan applauds. He knows how good that putt was, especially under the circumstances.

SAFETY FIRST

With more water on the 17th, Von Dellingshausen takes no chances and rockets a low fairway-finder down the centre with a mini driver. Shortly before, needing to stay ultra-aggressive, Schneider blasted his regular driver some 30 yards further.

From 177 yards in, the leader doesn't even consider the right hole location and drops his ball into the heart of the putting surface. Following a long discussion with his English caddie, Schneider tries to cut one in towards the flag but double crosses it slightly and sends his ball to the back edge of the green.

NEAR DISASTER

Goodness me, that was close from Von Dellingshausen! Stood on the 18th tee and knowing par likely wins him the title, the German took driver out and pulled his tee shot horribly left towards the water. Somehow, and I really have no idea how, the ball was held up by the rough instead of causing a reload and a tournament-wrecking disaster.

Moments earlier, Schneider had suffered a similar fate, so neither of the final group has managed a particularly special opening strike on 18.

PRESSURE IS EVIDENT

Schneider had a little over 210 yards remaining and tried to throw everything he had behind a hybrid but pulled it left, watching his ball crash off the gallery and bounce further left towards the 17th tee. He obviously wanted to try and make eagle, but now he'll be lucky to stay in a share for second.

Meanwhile, Von Dellingshausen crunched his drive 336 yards and had just 142 remaining - even if the line was a little sketchy. Safely aboard in two strokes on the par-5 hole, the German is fully able to enjoy his walk down 18 now. The Austrian crowd rises to its feet to salute the champion-elect.

SCHNEIDER'S SIGHTING STRUGGLE

Due to where Schneider's ball has landed (very far left), the German has been allowed line-of-sight relief and is just pacing out his third shot. It's all good for Von Dellingshausen, though, he is soaking up the moment.

WOEFUL WEDGE SHOT

Oh dear, that wasn't particularly special from Schneider. Left with around 60 yards from an unusual spot, the German pushed his wedge shot into the rough between green and front bunker. Meanwhile, Von Dellingshausen continues to wait...

SCHNEIDER FINISHES T2ND

The recovery chip shot from Schneider was first class and he's in for par. That was a wild final hole...

NICOLAI VON DELLINGSHAUSEN WINS THE AUSTRIAN ALPINE OPEN

The eagle putt doesn't land from range, and neither does the birdie from two feet, but the par putt rolls into the hole and Nicolai Von Dellingshausen can finally celebrate his first DP World Tour title!

The German wins the 2025 Austrian Alpine Open by two strokes on 19-under par after a closing 65 at Gut Altentann Golf Club.

HEAR FROM THE CHAMPION

A delighted and relieved Nicolai Von Dellingshausen reacts after finally joining the DP World Tour winner's club at the 110th attempt earlier this afternoon...