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Following Matthew Southgate’s runaway win at the Swiss Challenge, the HotelPlanner Tour headed to Austria for just the second edition of the Interwetten Open.
Known as the “Pebble Beach of the Alps”, Schladming-Dachstein Golf Club is located in the scenic Ennstal Valley and is consistently ranked as one of the top 15 of the 170-plus courses in Austria.
Schladming-Dachstein was founded in 1987 by Franz Wittmann, a famous rally driver who won Austria’s national championship on 12 occasions and now serves as Club President.
Designed by two-time Masters winner Bernhard Langer, the course sits at 750 metres above sea level and is surrounded by mountains more than 2,500 metres tall that are used for skiing through the winter, creating stunning views throughout.
Austrian Maximilian Steinlechner was the victor at the 2025 Interwetten Open, with a final-round 64 securing a two-shot victory on home soil. It proved to be the defining moment of the 26-year-old’s season, as he went on to secure a DP World Tour card by finishing third in the Road to Mallorca Rankings.
Lukas Nemecz had hoped an event on home soil would help strengthen his chances of earning a DP World Tour card. The Austrian had fallen out of a graduate spot at the Rolex Grand Final the previous year, having entered the final week in 18th place and with one hand on a life-changing DP World Tour card. Nemecz arrived as the leading Austrian on the Road to Mallorca, sitting 40th in the rankings, and was aiming to improve that position.
Matthias Schwab was also in the field, having lost his place on the DP World Tour and PGA Tour through injury. Schwab had struggled throughout the season but was looking to bounce back at a course just minutes from his birthplace of Schladming. A host of other homegrown talents also flew the flag for Austria during the week.
Czech player Filip Mruzek claimed his maiden HotelPlanner Tour title by one shot at the 2026 Interwetten Open.
Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Interwetten Open
1 – Filip Mruzek – €48,000.00
2 – Louis Albertse – €33,000.00
3 – Ryan Brooks – €19,500.00
3 – Bradley Bawden – €19,500.00
5 – Julian Perico – €15,000.00
6 – Adam Wallin – €12,000.00
7 – Linus Lang – €7,560.00
7 – Andrea Romano – €7,560.00
7 – Julien Quesne – €7,560.00
7 – Jean Bekirian – €7,560.00
7 – Tadeas Tetak – €7,560.00
12 – Jacopo Vecchi Fossa – €5,700.00
13 – Hamish Brown – €4,950.00
13 – Jeppe Kristian Andersen – €4,950.00
13 – Calum Fyfe – €4,950.00
13 – Alex Goff – €4,950.00
17 – Charlie Forster – €3,424.29
17 – Jhared Hack – €3,424.29
17 – Jiri Zuska – €3,424.29
17 – Saptak Talwar – €3,424.29
17 – Maximilian Kieffer – €3,424.29
17 – Oliver Gillberg – €3,424.29
17 – Tapio Pulkkanen – €3,424.29
24 – Moritz Russling – €2,730.00
24 – Baard Skogen – €2,730.00
24 – Maxence Giboudot – €2,730.00
24 – Christian Braeunig – €2,730.00
28 – Borja Virto – €2,400.00
28 – Jack Floydd – €2,400.00
28 – Robin Williams – €2,400.00
28 – Max Kennedy – €2,400.00
28 – Lars Van Meijel – €2,400.00
28 – Barclay Brown – €2,400.00
28 – Joel Moscatel – €2,400.00
35 – Santiago Tarrio – €1,980.00
35 – Aron Zemmer – €1,980.00
35 – Jake McGoldrick – €1,980.00
35 – Per Längfors – €1,980.00
35 – Chase Hanna – €1,980.00
35 – Lars Van Der Vight – €1,980.00
35 – Nick Carlson – €1,980.00
42 – Clement Guichard – €1,650.00
42 – Taylor Carter – €1,650.00
42 – Christofer Blomstrand – €1,650.00
42 – David Horsey – €1,650.00
46 – Will Porter – €1,324.29
46 – Lorenzo Scalise – €1,324.29
46 – Matteo Cristoni – €1,324.29
46 – Pierre Pineau – €1,324.29
46 – Tiger Christensen – €1,324.29
46 – Ryan Van Velzen – €1,324.29
46 – Jack Hawksby – €1,324.29
53 – Christofer Rahm – €1,110.00
53 – Asier Aguirre – €1,110.00
53 – Juan Salama – €1,110.00
56 – George Bloor – €1,035.00
56 – Kim Koivu – €1,035.00
58 – Florian Schweighofer – €960.00
58 – Michael Hirmer – €960.00
58 – Philipp Katich – €960.00
61 – John-Ross Galbraith – €900.00
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