SALZBURG, 2nd June, 2025 (WAM) -- 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.
A bogey-free 60 from last week's winner Kristoffer Reitan saw the Norwegian set the early clubhouse target at 17 under 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 under and enter the winner's circle for the first time at this level.
Norway's Reitan finished in a tie for second alongside long-time leader Marcel Schneider on 17 under.
Von Dellingshausen started the day on 14 under, one behind countryman Schneider, but soon joined the lead after his playing partner bogeyed the first.
After producing two good up-and-downs for par at the first and second, Von Dellingshausen took the lead on his own when he slotted in a 25-foot birdie on the third, and he doubled his advantage with a seven-footer at the next hole.
He cancelled out a dropped shot on the sixth with an eight-foot birdie at the eighth before a remarkable 30-foot eagle on the ninth took him to the turn with a two-shot lead. Von Dellingshausen continued to impress on the greens as he started the back nine, holing from 16 feet at the tenth to move three clear.
Some clutch par saves followed, from six feet at the 13th and ten feet on the 16th, before he parred the last to round off an impressive victory.