Following Matthew Southgate’s runaway win at the Swiss Challenge, the HotelPlanner Tour heads 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 has won Austria’s national championship on 12 occasions and now operates as Club President.
Designed by two-time Masters winner Bernhard Langer, the course itself sits at 750 metres above sea level and is surrounded by mountains over 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, a final round 64 securing a two-shot victory on home soil. It was the defining moment in 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 will be hoping an event on home soil can help strengthen his chances of earning a DP World Tour card this year. The Austrian fell out of a graduate spot at the Rolex Grand Final last year, having entered the final week in 18th and with one hand on a life-changing DP World Tour card. Nemecz is once again the leading Austrian on the Road to Mallorca this year, sitting 40th in the rankings, but will be looking this week to improve that position.
Matthias Schwab is also in the field this week, having lost his place on the DP World and PGA Tour through injury. Schwab has struggled this year but will be looking to bounce back at a course just minutes away from his birthplace of Schladming. A host of other homegrown talent will also fly the flag for Austria this week.
Check back on Sunday for the full breakdown.
Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Interwetten Open
1 – €48,000.00
2 – €33,000.00
3 – €21,000.00
4 – €18,000.00
5 – €15,000.00
6 – €12,000.00
7 – €9,600.00
8 – €8,400.00
9 – €7,200.00
10 – €6,600.00
11 – €6,000.00
12 – €5,700.00
13 – €5,400.00
14 – €5,100.00
15 – €4,800.00
16 – €4,500.00
17 – €4,200.00
18 – €3,900.00
19 – €3,600.00
20 – €3,300.00
21 – €3,150.00
22 – €2,940.00
23 – €2,880.00
24 – €2,820.00
25 – €2,760.00
26 – €2,700.00
27 – €2,640.00
28 – €2,580.00
29 – €2,520.00
30 – €2,460.00
31 – €2,400.00
32 – €2,340.00
33 – €2,280.00
34 – €2,220.00
35 – €2,160.00
36 – €2,100.00
37 – €2,040.00
38 – €1,980.00
39 – €1,920.00
40 – €1,860.00
41 – €1,800.00
42 – €1,740.00
43 – €1,680.00
44 – €1,620.00
45 – €1,560.00
46 – €1,500.00
47 – €1,440.00
48 – €1,380.00
49 – €1,320.00
50 – €1,260.00
51 – €1,200.00
52 – €1,170.00
53 – €1,140.00
54 – €1,110.00
55 – €1,080.00
56 – €1,050.00
57 – €1,020.00
58 – €990.00
59 – €960.00
60 – €930.00
61 – €900.00
62 – €870.00
63 – €840.00
64 – €810.00
65 – €780.00
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