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New DP World Tour winner 'lost for words' as he's finally flying high after pilot plans grounded
Nicolai von Dellingshausen has lift-off in Austria with triumph at 110th attempt Nicolai von Dellingshausen has finally flown highest on the DP World Tour after his plans to be a pilot were grounded by airline cuts. The German golf star is celebrating his first win on the circuit by grabbing a success at the Austrian Alpine Open. Von Dellingshausen had three previous Pro Golf Tour wins, but made the big breakthrough with his two-shot triumph from countryman Marcel Schneider and Norway's Kristoffer Reitan, who shot a Sunday 60. The 32-year-old's breakthrough came in his 110th DP World Tour start, yet things could have turned out differently if he'd had success in his other passion. Aeroplanes. Von Dellingshausen, who joins the likes of Rory McIlroy as a winner on the circuit, revealed in an interview with Golf N'Style magazine: 'Unlike many other players, I didn't study in the USA, but in Germany and I actually wanted to become a pilot. I applied to Lufthansa at the time and passed all the assessment and medical tests. 'However, there were a lot of strikes going on at the time and the company wanted to reduce the number of higher-paying cockpit seats in favour of Lufthansa's core company. Then my studies were coming to an end and I just kept getting better at golf, even though I had less time to practice. 'I still remember very well how I sat my former coach, Roland Becker and said to him: I think if I want to try to become a professional again, I have to do it now. 'I set myself the goal of being on the Pro Golf Tour for a maximum of one year. I never would have imagined that I would win three times within seven months. 'The Challenge Tour alone is truly a whole different level and, when you get to the DP World Tour, you simply notice that the players have a very complete skill set. The courses are also crazy. The experience you need to play at that level takes time. 'I'm very happy and see it as a huge privilege to be able to play this great sport at this level. There are also moments when I'd like to just throw everything aside and say: You know what, I'm fed up. That phase you go through as an athlete, as a person in general, when you say to yourself: I'm giving my best. I'm really just trying to be successful in what I do. And it still doesn't work. In that moment, you think to yourself: Why am I actually doing this? 'You're on the road a lot. Very few people can understand this lifestyle. On the other hand, I absolutely love traveling, the places we see. And of course I like flying. 'I'm a total aviation geek. Whenever I see a plane in the sky, I first check Flightradar to see where it's going and what kind of aircraft it is.' Von Dellingshausen, twice previously a DP World Tour runner-up, cast aside the previous 109 unsuccessful starts to go one better with his 67 and the champion said: 'I can't describe it, honestly. I'm a little bit lost for words right now. I'm trying really hard not to cry, but I honestly don't know what to say. It's been such a tough journey the last two and a half years with losing the card, but it's all got me to this stage right here and now I'm here. 'It's amazing. Thanks to everyone who came out here and just watched and supported us, Marcel and myself. 'I said it already, it kind of feels like a home tournament for me. I love playing in Austria. I always play well when I play here for some reason. It must be the food!'
Hans India
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Golf: Saptak Talwar slips to T-48 in Girona
Saptak Talwar had a none-too-good 2-over 73 and slipped down the leaderboard in the third round of the Challenge de Espana at Fontanals Golf Club. Lying T-11 after the second round with 69-66, he shot 73 and at 5-under, he was tied 48th with one round to go. Talwar, playing his first full season on the HotelPlanner Tour, had three bogeys and one birdie after starting on the 10th. Clement Charmasson will take a one-stroke lead into the final day of the Challenge de Espana at Fontanals Golf Club, as he closes in on securing a maiden HotelPlanner Tour title. The Frenchman signed for a five under par round of 66 on a low-scoring day in Girona to reach 15 under par for the week, one shot clear of Scotsman Euan Walker, who occupies solo second on 14 under. The 26-year-old Charmasson, who earned promotion from the Pro Golf Tour in 2024, will now tee it up in the final group on Sunday, in just his fifth start on the HotelPlanner Tour. Charmasson is targeting a breakthrough win. Swiss Benjamin Rusch fired a six under par round of 65 to climb into a share of third place on 12 under par alongside overnight leader Luis Masaveu, with Finn Kim Koivu's round of 64 putting him in fifth place alongside Sweden's Oliver Gillberg on 11 under. Five players are a further shot back in seventh on ten under par, including Victor Sidal Svendsen and Jeppe Kristian Andersen from Denmark, Spaniard Joseba Torres, Welshman Jack Davidson and Englishman Tom Shadbolt.
