BMW International Open Purse, Prize Money And Field 2023
Less than a month after the Porsche European Open in Hamburg, the DP World Tour returns to Germany for the BMW International Open at Munich’s Golfclub Munchen Eichenried.
Haotong LI claimed his third DP World Tour win in 2022 when he beat Thomas Pieters in the first playoff hole thanks to a 50-foot putt, and he returns hoping to keep hold of the trophy for another year.
The occasion offers another opportunity for Team Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, who is playing this week, to consider who may make it onto his team for the biennial tournament at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. Vice Captains Thomas Bjorn, who has won the tournament twice, Nicolas Colsaerts and Edoardo Molinari also play.
One of the most impressive performers in recent months has been Pole Adrian Meronk, and he is the highest-ranked player in this week’s field at World No.50. Among his achievements in 2023 was victory in the Italian Open at the venue for the Ryder Cup, and he will be hoping to recreate that form after the disappointment of missing the cut at last week’s US Open.
Not surprisingly given its location, plenty of German players are also in the field, some with realistic hope of making Donald’s team. One is Yannik Paul. He has had two runner-up finishes in 2023 so far, and finished third in his most recent outing, the Scandinavian Mixed. Paul is currently third in the Ryder Cup standings and in with an excellent chance of automatic qualification for the tournament.
Other local players hoping to make an impact this week will include 2022 D+D Real Czech Masters victor Max Kieffer and Matti Schmid, whose most notable performance in 2023 to date was a tie for sixth in The American Express on the PGA Tour. The occasion will be particularly special for another German, Hero Indian Open champion Marcel Siem, as it was his local club when his parents were its restaurateurs.
The likes of Scot Robert MacIntyre and Dane Rasmus Hojgaard are two others who will harbour ambitions of playing in the Ryder Cup, and they also have another chance to make a positive impression.
There are several players with relatively recent success on the DP World Tour in the field. One is Victor Perez, who won Janaury’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. More recently, Dale Whitnell cruised to the Scandinavian Mixed title earlier this month, and he also plays. Meanwhile, Porsche European Open champion Tom McKibbin will be looking for his second win in Germany in the month.
One of the most in-form players over recent weeks has been Pablo Larrazabal after wins in the Korea Championship and the KLM Open. He missed the cut at the US Open, but he will be out to prove that was a blip with a third win of 2023.
Players will be competing for a purse of $2m. The winner will earn $340,000, with the runner-up taking home $220,000.
Below is the breakdown of prize money and the field for the BMW International Open.
BMW International Open Prize Money 2023
BMW International Open Field 2023
Thomas Aiken
Anton Albers
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
John Axelsen
Nick Bachem
Matthew Baldwin
Jonas Baumgartner
Oliver Bekker
Wil Besseling
Lucas Bjerregaard
Thomas Bjørn
Dan Bradbury
Christoffer Bring
Daniel Brown
Julien Brun
Rafa Cabrera Bello
Jorge Campillo
Alex Cejka
Filippo Celli
Ma Chengyao
Todd Clements
Aaron Cockerill
Nicolas Colsaerts
Sean Crocker
Emilio Cuartero Blanco
Jannik De Bruyn
Alejandro Del Rey
Luke Donald
Jamie Donaldson
Hennie Du Plessis
Bryce Easton
Tobias Edén
Nacho Elvira
Oj Farrell
Ewen Ferguson
Darren Fichardt
Pedro Figueiredo
Jeremy Freiburghaus
Stephen Gallacher
Manu Gandas
Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia
Daniel Gavins
Deon Germishuys
Mateusz Gradecki
Gavin Green
Marc Hammer
Chase Hanna
Sebastian Heisele
Calum Hill
Daniel Hillier
Michael Hirmer
Rasmus Højgaard
David Horsey
Rikuya Hoshino
David Howell
Daan Huizing
Oliver Hundebøll
Sam Hutsby
Aguri Iwasaki
Scott Jamieson
Jazz Janewattananond
Kristian Krogh Johannessen
Takumi Kanaya
Maximilian Kieffer
Yeongsu Kim
Marcus Kinhult
Søren Kjeldsen
Alexander Knappe
Jeong Weon Ko
Gudmundur Kristjansson
Jacques Kruyswijk
Frederic Lacroix
Romain Langasque
Pablo Larrazábal
Thriston Lawrence
Joshua Lee
Niklas Lemke
Alexander Levy
Tom Lewis
Haotong Li
Mikael Lindberg
Zander Lombard
Hurly Long
Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Joost Luiten
Robert MacIntyre
Richard Mansell
Richard McEvoy
Tom McKibbin
Philipp Mejow
Adrian Meronk
Velten Meyer
Guido Migliozzi
Christopher Mivis
Edoardo Molinari
James Morrison
John Murphy
Lukas Nemecz
Wilco Nienaber
Niklas Nørgaard
Renato Paratore
John Parry
Yannik Paul
Matthieu Pavon
Eddie Pepperell
Victor Perez
Pierre Pineau
Garrick Porteous
David Ravetto
Jc Ritchie
Thomas Rosenmueller
Rasmus Rosin
Antoine Rozner
Adrien Saddier
Ricardo Santos
Matti Schmid
Maximilian Schmitt
Marcel Schneider
Freddy Schott
Robin Sciot-Siegrist
Jack Senior
Shubhankar Sharma
Callum Shinkwin
Marcel Siem
Martin Simonsen
Elvis Smylie
Sebastian Söderberg
Clément Sordet
Matthew Southgate
Gary Stal
Joël Stalter
Ockie Strydom
Tristen Strydom
Andy Sullivan
Connor Syme
Santiago Tarrio
Sami Välimäki
Darius Van Driel
Daniel Van Tonder
Borja Virto
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen
Justin Walters
Paul Waring
Marc Warren
Dale Whitnell
Gunner Wiebe
Tim Wiedemeyer
Andrew Wilson
Oliver Wilson
Blake Windred
Jeff Winther
Fabrizio Zanotti
Where Is The BMW International Open Being Played?
The BMW International Open is taking place at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, its home for most years since the tournament's inception in 1989. The parkland course is long and relatively flat with strategically placed bunkers.
What Is The Prize Money For The BMW International Open?
The prize money for the BMW International Open is $2m, the same amount that was on offer at the previous DP World Tour event held in Germany, the Porsche European Open in Hamburg. The winner will earn $340,000.