Austrian Alpine Open 2026: Kaneko wins - all prize money payouts

Kota Kaneko has won the Austrian Alpine Open 2026 and secured his first title on the DP World Tour. The 23-year-old Japanese player prevailed on May 31, 2026 at the Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith Golf Club with 18 under Par (262 strokes) and received the prize money of 401,554.45 euros from a total purse of around 2.3 million euros.

Here you can find the final leaderboard of the Austrian Alpine Open of the DP World Tour.

Dramatic final round with a chip-in on 17

After three consecutive rounds of 65 strokes each, Kaneko finished the final round with a 67. The decisive moment came on the Par-3 17th hole, where he holed a chip for Birdie to regain the sole lead. A subsequent Bogey by his closest rival Davis Bryant on the last hole gave Kaneko a comfortable two-shot lead at the end.

Bryant (65) and Portugal's Ricardo Gouveia (69) shared second place on 16 under Par and each received prize money of 204,320.35 euros. Fourth place went to Rafa Cabrera Bello, Gregorio De Leo and Austrian local hero Bernd Wiesberger, all on 15 under Par, with prize money of €100,309.88 each.

Prize money for Austrian local heroes

The tournament gave the home crowd several reasons to celebrate. Maximilian Steinlechner, the 26-year-old local favorite from the region, played an outstanding week and finished tied seventh on 14 under Par - with prize money of 57,516.77 euros. Ryder Cup star Sepp Straka finished tied twelfth on 12 under Par and collected 36,565.08 euros.

The triumph marks another milestone for Kaneko: the Japanese player, who won the Order of Merit of the Japan Golf Tour last year and thus earned his DP World Tour card, is the ninth Japanese winner in the history of the European Tour. He climbed to 11th place in the Race to Dubai rankings.

"I just can't believe it, I didn't think I would win and I'm still very surprised," said Kaneko after his triumph.

All prize money payouts of the Austrian Alpine Open 2026

The following overview shows all the players who made the cut, with their ranking, score, overall result and prize money earned:

Kaneko on the rise in the Race to Dubai

With his maiden title on the DP World Tour, Kaneko underpins his status as one of the rising stars in European professional golf. Just a week earlier, he had finished second at the Soudal Open. The Austrian Alpine Open 2026 in Kitzbühel is likely to be remembered as the turning point in a promising career.