THURSDAY 29.05. - SUNDAY 01.06.2025 - GC GUT ALTENTANN SALZBURG
AUSTRIAN ALPINE OPEN 25
presented by salzuburgerland
NEWS
DP WORLD TOUR PRO
Matthias Schwab
Schladming, Österreich
MATTHIAS SCHWAB
"IT IS A GREAT HONOUR FOR ME TO REPRESENT SALZBURGERLAND IN MY INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES. THE REGION IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE FOR ITS SPECIAL COMBINATION OF CULTURE AND SPORTS, AND I AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS.”
Matthias Schwab
HISTORY
The Austrian Open 1990 marked a significant milestone in Austrian golf, as it was the first European Tour tournament to be held on home soil. The venue was the Gut Altentann Golf Club in Henndorf am Wallersee, near Salzburg.
From October 11 to 14, 1990, the elite of European golf and numerous top US players competed against each other. After four exciting rounds, the German golf star Bernhard Langer and the US American Lanny Wadkins were tied, making a play-off necessary. Langer finally secured victory on the third play-off hole and thus the first Austrian Open.
In addition to Bernhard Langer, six other Ryder Cup players competed in Altentann in 1990, including US golf legend Jack Nicklaus, Anders Forsbrand, Jesper Parnevik and Joakim Haeggman (all SWE), Costantino Rocca (ITA)
The Golfclub Gut Altentann was designed by American golf legend Jack Nicklaus and was his first design project on the European mainland. Nicklaus personally took part in the tournament and finished in twelfth place.
The successful Austrian Open in 1990 laid the foundation for Austria's establishment as a venue for international golf tournaments. The Golfclub Gut Altentann continued to host the Austrian Golf Open in the following two years, underlining its role in European golf.
