Daniel Brown wins BMW International Open in front of almost 60,000 fans

Daniel Brown wins the BMW International Open on the DP World Tour at Golfclub München-Eichenried. The Englishman finished two shots ahead of his compatriot Jordan Smith with a total score of 22 under Par. Kazuma Kobori from New Zealand finished a further two strokes behind in third place. Brown receives prize money of just under 400,000 euros for his second victory on the DP World Tour. The best German is Matti Schmid in seventh place.

"It means a lot to me," said the winner after the tournament. He continued: "I didn't really realize it when I won my first tournament. But today it blew me away straight away. I lost a friend last weekend. This is for him. It felt like I wasn't in my own body the whole day. I felt the nervousness, and then the thoughts of what it means to win a golf tournament like this came up. That pushed back a bit what had happened. I think he was with me and that made it a bit easier.

Matti Schmid with top result at BMW International Open

Good rounds from the German golfers also ensured a good atmosphere among the 58,000 spectators (according to BMW). Although no one was playing for victory in the end, at least Marcel Siem and Matti Schmid had both moved so far forward after the second and third round respectively that the local golf fans could hope for a top result. And Schmid at least managed a top ten result with a final round of 67 (-5), which made him very happy: "The atmosphere was great all week. I hope everyone comes back, because it's nice when we have a full house here. Of course I'm happy with the result, the top 10 is always a great result. My performance was mixed. Overall, I could have done better, but that's probably the case for everyone. I had a very good feeling on the green. At some point we'll bring everything together."

Amateur Tim Wiedemeyer impresses with a strong performance

The performance of Munich-born Tim Wiedemeyer, who made the cut without any problems and was named best amateur, was also outstanding. The 20-year-old did not play a round over par (72, 66, 69, 69) and ended up in an impressive tied 17th place. Wiedemeyer said: "It was really cool. I did leave a bit of a gap, I could definitely have done better, but I'm very happy with the result. I was able to take something away with me in all areas. The walk to the 18th green on the final day was the best moment of the week."

Martin Kaymer improves into the top 20

Siem had already lost touch with the leaders on Saturday and fell even further behind on Sunday with a 73 (+1). The six-time winner on the DP World Tour is unlikely to be satisfied with 58th place, as he had set himself the goal of winning at his home club, where he was club champion as a teenager. On the other hand, Siem has failed to make the cut often enough at the golf club where his parents used to run the restaurant, not least because the soon-to-be 45-year-old often puts a lot of pressure on himself at home. Nevertheless, he was able to thrill the fans with a few shots. Martin Kaymer showed his best tournament round on the final day and moved up to 19th place.