Austrian Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Oberwaltersdorf, Austria |
| Established | 1990 |
| Course(s) | Golfclub Fontana |
| Par | 71 |
| Yardage | 7,066 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Purse | € 1,300,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Markus Brier (2004) |
| To-par | -23 (as above) |
| Current champion | |
 Rafael Cabrera-Bello |
|
The Austrian Golf Open, is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded as the Austrian Open 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. It 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.
Since 2007 prize fund has been €1.3 million, which is below average for a European Tour event, as it is currently played the week before the U.S. Open, one of golf's major championships.
The tournament is held at the Golfclub Fontana in Oberwaltersdorf, Lower Austria, 30km south of Vienna.
[edit] Winners
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European Tour
| Year | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Austrian Golf Open | ||
| 2009 | Rafael Cabrera-Bello |
264 (-20) |
| Bank Austria GolfOpen presented by Telekom Austria | ||
| 2008* |  Jeev Milkha Singh |
198 (-15) |
| BA-CA Golf Open presented by Telekom Austria | ||
| 2007 |  Richard Green |
268 (-16)PO |
| 2006 | Markus Brier |
266 (-18) |
| Hohe Brücke Open | ||
| 1996 |  Paul McGinley |
269 |
| 1995 |  Alex Čejka |
267 |
| 1994 |  Mark Davis |
270 |
| Hohe Brücke Austrian Open | ||
| 1993 |  Ronan Rafferty |
274 PO |
| Mitsubishi Austrian Open | ||
| 1992 | Peter Mitchell |
271 |
| Mitsubishi Austrian Open sponsored by Denzel | ||
| 1991 | Mark Davis |
269 |
| Austrian Open | ||
| 1990 | Bernhard Langer |
271 PO |
* - 2008 tournament reduced to three rounds due to rain.
Challenge Tour
| Year | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| BA-CA Golf Open presented by Telekom Austria | ||
| 2005 | Michael Hoey |
265 (-19) |
| 2004 | Markus Brier |
261 (-23) |
| 2003 | Robert Coles |
275 (-13)PO |
| Austrian Golf Open | ||
| 2002 | Markus Brier |
267 |
| Austrian Open | ||
| 2001 | Chris Gane |
270 |
| 2000 | No tournament | |
| Diners Club Austrian Open | ||
| 1999 |  Juan Ciola |
263 PO |
| 1998 |  Kevin Carissimi |
269 |
| Matchmaker Austrian Open | ||
| 1997 | Erol Simsek |
266 |
[edit] External links
Media related to Austrian Open (golf) at Wikimedia Commons- Austrian GolfOpen Website
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site
