Egling, Munich - Seven birdies, eleven pars and not a single bogey! Thanks to a brilliant performance at the conclusion of the Riedhof Open 2023, Tadeas Tetak secured his first title on the Pro Golf Tour at the Munich-Riedhof Golf Club. In his sixth start in his first full season, the Slovakian, who led the Big Green Egg German Challenge at Wittelsbacher GC last year after a spectacular 64 on day one, immediately achieved a major triumph.

The graduate of the University of Central Florida, who has lived in the Sunshine State since 2008, started the final day one stroke behind the leading duo of Pedro Lencart (Portugal) and the German amateur Martin Obtmeier. However, with six birdies on the first 13 holes, he quickly built up a cushion on his competitors and then set a pace that his fellow contenders could not keep up with in what were once again fantastic conditions in the south of Munich. In the end, rounds of 69, 69 and 65 gave him his first professional title at the first edition of the tournament.

Leaderboard: All results at a glance

With a total of 13 under par, he ended up four strokes ahead of Kristof Ulenaers (Belgium) and Andoni Etchenique (France). The latter takes the lead in the Order of Merit with another top result. Fourth place was shared by Lencart, Alessandro Noseda (Switzerland) and Clement Guichard (France). Obtmeier and Christian Bräunig were the best Germans to finish the home event in seventh place.

Tetak, who turned professional last summer, has already shown this year that he is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to titles. He consistently placed in the top 20 in his first four tournaments in Ain Sukhna, Egypt, including a first top result of T6 at the Little Venice Red Sea Open 2023. Last year, he made it into the prize money four times in eight starts on the Challenge Tour.

Hot putter to victory

"This win means a lot to me," the 23-year-old winner said delightedly. "I've put a lot of work into my game over the past few weeks and it paid off, especially with my putting. My putter was the best club in my bag - and that really happens very rarely."

There was also high praise for the golf course: "The state of maintenance was really immaculate, which was very impressive. This course is not long, but you have to be very careful how aggressive you go. Failures are bitterly punished."

The organisers enjoyed fantastic weather on all days of the tournament's inaugural edition, as well as a high level of public interest, especially on Whit Monday. After a short break, it's off to the island. From 19 June, the Tenerife Pro Golf Open is on the programme. This is the first time that the Pro Golf Tour has ever played on Tenerife. The venue is Buenavista Golf in the northwest.