TOURNAMENT FIELD SIZE
Total Field Size 144 :
- 26 players Alps Tour Exemption (Cat 0, 1 & 2)
- 12 players Alps Tour Wild Cards (France, Italy, Switzerland, Morocco)
- 35 players Alps Tour QS cat. 4
- 55 players National Field, including amateurs, Invitations and 3 promoter Wild Cards (cat. 5)
- 16 players Alps Tour QS cat. 6


FORMAT
72 Holes Stroke Play / 18 holes a day. Cut after the second Round:
- The 40 first professionals and ties for the 40th place
- Amateurs who qualify within the top 40 or ties, will be added to the field
In case of a tie for the 1st place after completion of the 72 holes, sudden-death play-off will decide.


ENTRY & REGISTRATION DEADLINES
Entries for the MAN NÖ-Open close Wednesday, August 3rdh - noon
All competitors must register their intention to play till Monday, August 15th - 6.00 pm local times with the Tournament Office on site.
Entry fee : 70€


PRACTICE
The course will be available for practice on Monday, August 15th (8:00h – 17:00h) and Tuesday, 17th (7:00h – 11:30h) before the Pro/Am
Practice times must be booked through the Club Secretariat in advance: daily from 07:30h onwards
Practice Range at the clubhouse only short Irons (7 and less)
Practice Range 500 m from the clubhouse (shuttle service)
Opening times are Monday to Saturday 1 hour prior to the first tee time to 8.00 pm


MAN NIEDERÖSTERREICH - PRO-AM
The tournament Pro-Am will take place on Tuesday, August 16th.
A total of app. 30 professionals will compete.
12 spots are reserved for players from Alps-Tour-countries
The teams comprising of one professional and 3 amateurs (partly Austrian celebrities and partly juniors, born 1978 or younger from Lower Austria) will play counting the best nett score per hole
Prizes for the best 5 teams each (celebrities and juniors).
The professionals of the winning teams get: 1st place - € 500, 2nd - € 150,--, 3rd - € 100,--


MEDICAL AID
Doctor on call, first aid available.


CADDIES & TROLLEYS
Official caddies are not available
App. 80 trolleys are available on site free of charge, but a deposit of € 20,-- may be requested.
However, due to a hilly course carrying is advisable – therefore, small bags are recommended


PRIZE MONEY – € 55.000,-- & HOLE-IN-ONE-PRIZE
Hole-in-one-prize for professionals on hole 8: MAN Transit Tractor Unit, 430 HP
(Fernverkehrs Sattelzug-Maschine, 430 PS) – € 72.800,-- for the first hole- in-One
If the first hole-in-one is scored by an amateur the prize goes to SOS Kinderdorf.
The Tournament prize money will be paid in cash by the GC Adamstal offices after the event.
There is a withholding tax of 20% for non-residents.
Please find attached a prize fund breakdown.