DP World Tour : Austrian Alpine Open Results
Nicolai von Dellingshausen secured his maiden DP World Tour title after a putting masterclass on Sunday propelled him to a two-stroke victory at the 2025 Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand.
The HotelPlanner Tour graduate went into the final round one shot off the lead but found himself two clear at the top of the leaderboard after making back-to-back birdies at the third and fourth.
A bogey at the sixth dropped the German into a share of the lead but Von Dellingshausen bounced back by picking up four shots in three holes from the eighth to reach 19 under par and give himself breathing space.
An amazing bogey-free 60 from last week's winner Kristoffer Reitan saw the Norwegian set the early clubhouse target at -17 to apply pressure on those in the final groups.
Von Dellingshausen did suffer a couple of late scares as his tee-shot at the 16th landed in a fairway bunker before he saved par from ten feet, while his tee-shot at the 18th flew towards the penalty area but landed safely in the rough.
He managed to make a closing par to finish the tournament on -19 and enter the winner's circle for the first time at this level.
He 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!
"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.
"It's amazing. Thanks to everyone who came out here and just watched and supported us. It kind of feels like a home tournament for me. I love playing in Austria. I always play well when I play here for some reason - must be the food!
Norway's Reitan finished in a tie for second alongside 54 hole leader Marcel Schneider on -17
edit*** Canada's Aaron Cockerill had his best week of the year, T13 66 69 67 69 -9 worth $56,824 moving him up 17 places to #103 in the Race to Dubai. He will play next week in Amsterdam at the KLM Open before the DP World Tour breaks for the US Open.
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Bryan Angus (edit)
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