Schneider Leads in Austria, Purcell Five Shots Back

Schneider leads in Austria, Purcell five shots back

Germany's Marcel Schneider claimed a two-shot lead after the first round of the Austrian Alpine Open in Salzburg, with Ireland's Conor Purcell five shots off the pace-setter.

Solid start for Purcell in Austria - Irish Golfer Magazine

Conor Purcell looks more comfortable on the DP World Tour these days and Thursday was another step in the right direction as he opened with a round of 68 at the Austrian Alpine Open. Purcell is two-under for the tournament and in a share of 21st place, five shots behind Marcel Schneider (63) as he looks to make his fourth cut in five starts. The Portmarnock man made the ideal start with an opening birdie and after bogeying the par-3 3rd he birdi…

Schneider climbs to two-shot lead in Alpine Open

Germany's Marcel Schneider cards an eagle sand six birdies in an opening seven-under-par 63 to ride high at the Austrian Alpine Open in Salzburg.

Schneider leads the way in Austria

Marcel Schneider stormed to the top of the Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand leaderboard after making a spectacular hole-out eagle in his first-round 63. German Schneider started from the 10th tee on Thursday afternoon and reeled off five birdies on his front nine to join countryman and early clubhouse leader Nicolai von Dellingshausen at the summit on five under par. The 35-year-old then holed his approach shot from the fairway a…

On Thursday the Austria Alpine Open started in Henndorf am Wallersee. Numerous golf stars are present in Gut Altentann, including the Austrians Bernd Wiesberger, Matthias Schwab and Maximilian Steinlechner. The Austrians had a hard start.