MAN NÖ Open
Encyclopedia
The MAN NÖ Open was a men's professional golf
tournament held in Austria
. It was founded in 2004 as an event on the third tier Alps Tour
, before moving up to the second tier Challenge Tour
in 2006, replacing the Austrian Open, which had been promoted to the full European Tour
schedule. It was always been held at Golf Club Adamstal in Ramsau
. It was discontinued after 2008.
* – tournament reduced to 54 holes due to adverse weather
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament held in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It was founded in 2004 as an event on the third tier Alps Tour
Alps Tour
The Alps Tour is a developmental professional golf tour for men which is sanctioned by the national golf associations of France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Morocco. It is a third level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the...
, before moving up to the second tier Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
in 2006, replacing the Austrian Open, which had been promoted to the full European Tour
PGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
schedule. It was always been held at Golf Club Adamstal in Ramsau
Ramsau, Lower Austria
Ramsau is a town in the district of Lilienfeld in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
. It was discontinued after 2008.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | André Bossert André Bossert André Robert Bossert is a Swiss professional golfer.Bossert was born to Swiss parents in Johannesburg, South Africa, and played college golf at the University of Tulsa in the United States.... |
265 (-15) | Playoff (1 hole) | Markus Brier Markus Brier Markus Brier is one of relatively few Austrian touring professional golfers, and as of 2008 is his country's highest ranked player.... |
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| 2007 | Anders Schmidt Hansen Anders Schmidt Hansen Anders Schmidt Hansen is a Danish professional golfer.Hansen won his national open in 1999 as an amateur, before turning professional in 2003 at the age of 25. At the end of that year he reached the final stage of the European Tour's Qualifying School, entitling him to play on the second-tier... |
269 (-11) | 3 strokes | Zane Scotland Zane Scotland Zane Scotland is an English professional golfer.Scotland was born in Manchester. In 1997 he won a competition to find a British Tiger Woods. He went on to have a successful amateur career, winning several tournaments and gaining many representative honours, in addition to becoming the youngest... |
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| 2006 | Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello is a Spanish professional golfer.-Career:Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through under-18... |
264 (-16) | 2 strokes | Niki Zitny | |
| 2005 |
Markus Brier Markus Brier Markus Brier is one of relatively few Austrian touring professional golfers, and as of 2008 is his country's highest ranked player.... |
204 (-6) | 1 stroke | Francisco Valera | |
| 2004 | Niki Zitny | 276 (-4) | 2 strokes | Massimo Scarpa Massimo Scarpa Massimo Scarpa is an Italian professional golfer.Scarpa was born in Venice and turned professional at the end of 1992 having won the European Amateur. He played on the European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour between 1993 and 2006. He won once on the European Tour and twice on the... , Markus Brier Markus Brier Markus Brier is one of relatively few Austrian touring professional golfers, and as of 2008 is his country's highest ranked player.... |