A field littered with top German and international stars: the 34th BMW International Open not only promises to once again provide world-class golf this year, but also a particularly captivating battle for the coveted trophy and the prize purse of two million US dollars. Here is your guide to some of the most exciting players.
The European Ryder Cup captain is in Munich to check out some of the candidates for a place on his team for the Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (29th September to 1st October) in Rome. At the same time, the Englishman will be striving to add a third BMW title to the two victories he enjoyed at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Nicolai Højgaard and his twin brother Rasmus made history in 2021. Having seen his brother win the Omega European Masters in 2021, Nicolai won the following event on the DP World Tour – the DS Automobiles Italian Open. Never before had two brothers won back-to-back events on the DP World Tour.
The New Zealander is one of the tour’s big-hitters – but his game has far more to it than that. Last year, he claimed two victories on the DP World Tour. He ended the tour’s lucrative end-of-season standings – the DP World Tour Rankings – in second place in 2022, behind overall winner Rory McIlroy.
The defending champion returns. The dramatic play-off against Belgian Thomas Pieters at the 2022 BMW International Open was an unforgettable moment, as was the Chinese player’s emotional celebration. Haotong Li hat won the hearts of the fans last year and now has his sights set on a fourth victory on the DP World Tour.
The 22-year-old Dane is one of the rising stars on the DP World Tour and already has three victories on Europe’s top tour to his name. A win at the BMW International Open would see him climb the European ranking list and give captain Luke Donald the option of selecting him as one of his six captain’s picks.
The Frenchman has been playing a very high standard of golf on the DP World Tour for years, as shown emphatically by his victories at the Dutch Open (2022) and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in January 2023. As a result, he is regarded as one of the favourites in the BMW International Open field to secure a place on the European Ryder Cup team.
Marcel Siem is back! After a long barren spell and a period on the Challenge Tour, the crowd favourite returned to the European elite this year with victory at the Hero Indian Open. The BMW International Open is one of favourite tournaments of the 42-year-old, who already has one BMW title to his name: the 2014 BMW Masters.
Experts have known for a long time that Nick Bachem is one of the most talented German golfers. However, it still came as something of a – fantastic – surprise when he won his first title in his rookie season on the DP World Tour. Now safe in the knowledge that he can plan for the coming months and years on the tour with greater certainty, Bachem is definitely one to keep an eye on at his home tournament.
2022 was the year when Yannick Paul stepped out of the shadows of the established players on the German golf scene, and set about making a name for himself. As well as his maiden tour victory at the Mallorca Golf Open, he also has four second places and a further five top-ten finishes to his name, making him the biggest hope for a German representative at the prestigious Ryder Cup.
Last August, the wait finally came to an end. After countless strong showings, Max Kieffer claimed his first victory on the DP World Tour, winning the D+D Real Czech Masters by one shot. Kieffer is a regular at the BMW International Open and, as he has done so many times in the past, will again celebrate his birthday at Golfclub München Eichenried in 2023.
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