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.
History The 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.
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. After returning again in 2021, 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.
Winners
YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upAustrian Alpine Open 2026 EUR Kota Kaneko 262 −18 2 strokes Davis Bryant Ricardo Gouveia 2025 EUR Nicolai von Dellingshausen 261 −19 2 strokes Kristoffer Reitan Marcel Schneider2022–2024: No tournament Austrian Golf Open 2021 EUR John Catlin 274 −14 Playoff Maximilian Kieffer Austrian Open 2020 CHA, EUR Marc Warren 275 −13 1 stroke Marcel Schneider2019: No tournamentShot Clock Masters 2018 EUR Mikko Korhonen 272 −16 6 strokes Connor SymeLyoness Open 2017 EUR Dylan Frittelli 276 −12 1 stroke David Horsey Mikko Korhonen Jbe' Kruger 2016 EUR Wu Ashun 275 −13 1 stroke Adrián Otaegui 2015 EUR Chris Wood 273 −15 2 strokes Rafa Cabrera-Bello 2014 EUR Mikael Lundberg 276 −12 Playoff Bernd Wiesberger 2013 EUR Joost Luiten 271 −17 2 strokes Thomas Bjørn 2012 EUR Bernd Wiesberger 269 −19 3 strokes Thomas Levet Shane LowryAustrian Golf Open 2011 EUR Kenneth Ferrie 276 −12 Playoff Simon Wakefield 2010 EUR José Manuel Lara 271 −17 Playoff David Lynn 2009 EUR Rafa Cabrera-Bello 264 −20 1 stroke Benn BarhamBank Austria GolfOpen 2008 EUR Jeev Milkha Singh 198 −15 1 stroke Simon WakefieldBA-CA Golf Open 2007 EUR Richard Green 268 −16 Playoff Jean-François Remésy 2006 EUR Markus Brier (3) 266 −18 3 strokes Søren Hansen 2005 CHA Michael Hoey 265 −19 1 stroke Steven Jeppesen 2004 CHA Markus Brier (2) 261 −23 8 strokes Roope Kakko Lee Slattery 2003 CHA Robert Coles 275 −13 Playoff Steven BowditchAustrian Golf Open 2002 CHA Markus Brier 267 −21 1 stroke Gary Birch Jr.Austrian Open 2001 CHA Chris Gane 270 −18 1 stroke Andrew Marshall2000: No tournamentDiners Club Austrian Open 1999 CHA Juan Ciola 263 −17 Playoff Elliot Boult 1998 CHA Kevin Carissimi 269 −11 2 strokes Markus Brier Per Jacobson David R. JonesMatchmaker Austrian Open 1997 CHA Erol Şimşek 266 −14 3 strokes Kevin Carissimi David Lynn Steen TinningHohe Brücke Open 1996 EUR Paul McGinley 269 −19 1 stroke David Lynn Juan Carlos Piñero 1995 EUR Alex Čejka 267 −21 4 strokes Ignacio Garrido Rolf Muntz Ronan Rafferty 1994 EUR Mark Davis (2) 270 −18 2 strokes Philip WaltonHohe Brücke Austrian Open 1993 EUR Ronan Rafferty 274 −14 Playoff Anders SørensenMitsubishi Austrian Open 1992 EUR Peter Mitchell 271 −17 1 stroke Peter Fowler David J. Russell Jamie Spence 1991 EUR Mark Davis 269 −19 5 strokes Michael McLeanAustrian Open 1990 EUR Bernhard Langer 271 −17 Playoff Lanny Wadkins
See also Open golf tournament
Notes
References
External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site