Who is our resident expert backing in Kitzbuhel? Read Tom Jacobs’ Austrian Alpine Open betting tips to find out…
The DP World Tour’s European Swing continues this week at Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith, where the views are as breathtaking as the name is a mouthful. But before we get to my Austrian Alpine Open betting tips, here’s what you need to know…
2026 Austrian Alpine Open key details
Dates: May 28-31
Venue: Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith, Kitzbühel, Austria
Course: Par-70; 6,822 yards
Format: 72-hole stroke play with halfway cut
Purse: $2,750,000
Race to Dubai: 3,500 points
Defending champion: Nicolai von Dellingshausen (-19)
Austrian Alpine Open tee times
The full field and tee times from the 2026 Austrian Alpine Open can be found on the DP World Tour website.
Austrian Alpine Open TV schedule
US viewers can catch the action on the Golf Channel.
Thursday: Golf Channel from 7am
Friday: Golf Channel from 7am
Saturday: Golf Channel from 7am
Sunday: Golf Channel from 6am
All times EDT
If you’re in the UK, you can catch the action on Sky Sports.
Thursday: Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event from 12pm
Friday: Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event from 12pm
Saturday: Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event from 12pm
Sunday: Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event from 11.30am
All times BST
Austrian Alpine Open prize money
The full Austrian Alpine Open purse breakdown can be found here.
2026 Austrian Alpine Open betting tips
Right, let’s get into my picks. Remember, all prices are correct at the time of publishing and subject to change. And please gamble responsibly.
The Banker: Marcus Armitage
30/1 e/w (bet365 8 Places 1/5 Odds)
When Marcus Armitage won the Porsche European Open in 2021, he had telegraphed it quite nicely with an 8th the start before, a 4th in this event four starts before that, and a 10th in Kenya in the previous week.
While at a different course, his 4th in this event is encouraging and he’s added a 13th place finish in the event since. His 10th at the Kenya Savannah Classic gives us the altitude angle, as does his 7th at Crans in the European Masters, held in the Swiss Alps.
All these performances came in 2021 in what was clearly a breakout year, but he’s threatening another this year, and I’m keen to have him on side this week as another win looks very possible.
He’s just finished 2nd behind surprise winner Richard Sterne at the Soudal Open having shot rounds of 68-68-66-66 to progress nicely throughout the week. That was his third top 10 in five starts, with the other two being missed cuts in that time. So there is an air of volatility, but when he gets it right, he looks to really take advantage.
The formula seems pretty simple of late – make the weekend, and he’ll finish on the first page of the leaderboard. It’s a good trait to have and another top finish is the likely result this week in Austria.
It feels very similar to when he won in 2021, and as a player who clearly enjoys playing at altitude, and who has recorded five top 10s already in 2026, the only thing left for him to do is win.
He’s far from prolific, winning just once on both the Challenge Tour and DP World Tour in his time, but he’s also someone that makes it clear when he’s ready to go again and that time looks to be now, especially as his putter has been co-operating of late and his irons – while solid – have room for improvement, a good combination for this type of test.
The Outsider: Darius van Driel
40/1 e/w (bet365 8 Places 1/5 Odds)
We backed Darius van Driel last week and despite finishing just shy of the places, his past success – both in this part of the world and at altitude -warrants support again.
Van Driel has won once on the DP World Tour and that came in Kenya, a short, fiddly course that can play into the hands of shorter hitters and is played at elevation – all big pluses this week.
His first win on the Challenge Tour back in 2018 also came in the Euram Bank Open, an event held in Austria, on another course that is played at elevation in the Alps, which means he should feel at home here.
Add in his next win on the Challenge Tour which came in the Swiss Alps and his win on the Alps Tour itself, and you find yourself with a bit of an expert when it comes to altitude change and playing with these mountainous backgrounds.
It wasn’t at this course, but van Driel did also finish 4th on debut in this event, and with further success in this region, and on this style of course, he’s a hard one to ignore.
Add in a good run of current form, which has seen him post results of 18-8-4-MC-13 and you have what I think is a very clear selection at prices of 40/1 and bigger, with extra places on offer.
The Longshot: Yurav Premlall
90/1 e/w (Coral, Ladbrokes 7 Places 1/5 Odds)
Yurav Premlall won by 14 shots two starts ago in Catalunya, and has just finished 30th on his very next start on Tour, so while the odds are reflective of an inconsistent start to his career, this 22-year-old has now shown the promise at this level (and then some) that he had when a highly regarded amateur.
Were it not for a poor driving week, Premlall could have found himself in the mix again last week, but as it happened, he was pretty poor off the tee, and as a result had to settle for a more modest result. I am hoping with the demand on his driving less prominent here, that he could go again, and channel his win a couple of starts ago.
To finish inside the top 30 after a life-changing win is always a good sign in my books, especially when one part of your game is holding you back, as it suggests you’re capable of going again, and not going to just get swept up in the moment. He would be completely forgiven for having a poor week at the Soudal, after what had just happened in Spain, but instead he shots three rounds in the 60s, three of those rounds of 68 or better, and ranked 5th for SG Approach.
We haven’t got too much to go on in terms of altitude form at the top level, but he did make the weekend in Kenya earlier in the season, where again his final finish of 61st is more of a sign of the low-scoring nature of that event, than his own lack of form, having broken 70 three times there as well.
With distance not a factor this week, I could see Premlall riding the wave for another week longer, and we know he can rip courses apart now, as he did when he shot -28 two starts, especially as that was 14 shots better than anyone else…
Premlall has done things quicker than others, as he became the youngest ever player to qualify for the South African Open, when still just 15, and in the same week was the youngest player to make the 36-hole cut in the event. He then went on to be the youngest to win on the Big Easy Tour, a developmental tour in South Africa which has been the proving ground for so many bright South Africans in the past. He was still just 15 and an amateur at the time of winning, and it was clear then he had a bright future.
His first big win came in 2024 on the Sunshine Tour, a year removed from turning pro, and now two years later he’s won at this level as well. So, while the early part of his career has been blighted by missed cuts, he’s now made two of his last three on the DP World Tour, with a win and two top 31s to his name. He’ll be used to playing at altitude having grown up playing at home in South Africa, and with that made cut in Kenya earlier in the season, and excellent current form to lean on, I’m willing to give this hotshot a chance of surprising everyone for a second time this season.
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