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Sunday 31 May 2026DP World TourYear in Review
Kaneko wins Austrian Alpine Open
Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith, Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 May 2026 · Kota Kaneko’s win no. 1 on the DP World Tour · purse $2,750,000 USD · ESPN name: "Austrian Alpine Open pres. by Kitzbühel Tirol"
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/13°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 43 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/10°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/12°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 45 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/14°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 41 · 5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Davis Bryant USA · 264eagled the 10th and birdied 12 and 15 to tie Kaneko, then bogeyed the 18th Kota Kaneko Claims Maiden DP World Tour Title At Austrian Alpine Open (Golf Monthly)
- Ricardo Gouveia POR · 264led on the front nine of the final round; Kaneko birdied three of four holes from the 10th to pass him Kota Kaneko Claims Maiden DP World Tour Title At Austrian Alpine Open (Golf Monthly)
156 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Austrian Alpine Open
Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith, Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith, Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kota Kaneko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
31 May 2026
I just can't believe it, I didn't think I would win and I'm still very surprised. I knew I hit it hard, but it went in so I was lucky.
Golf Monthly
31 May 2026
I knew I hit the board but I knew it didn't go in the water, so I was just happy it didn't find the water.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kota Kaneko | 65 · 65 · 65 · 67 | 262 | −18 |
| T2 | Davis Bryant | 64 · 70 · 65 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Ricardo Gouveia | 63 · 70 · 63 · 68 | 264 | −16 |
| T4 | Bernd Wiesberger | 66 · 69 · 64 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 64 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T4 | Gregorio De Leo | 68 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Maximilian Steinlechner | 65 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Daniel Hillier | 69 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Joost Luiten | 69 · 64 · 65 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Manuel Elvira | 68 · 65 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
The golfer
born 2002-09-04, Aichi Prefecture, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2020; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 173 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 173 -> rankAfter 101), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet