Colorado State University Athletics
Men's Golf Signee Bleier Wins Austrian International Amateur
8/2/2021 3:23:00 PM | Men's Golf
GUTENHOF, Austria – Colorado State men's golf signee Christoph Bleier drained a birdie on the first playoff hole to win the Austrian International Amateur Championship, Aug. 1. The event was played at Colony Club Gutenhof (Par 73) in Austria.
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Bleier led through two rounds of the event at 12-under 134, but a third-round 76 put him six shots back entering the final day. However, Bleier shot a 7-under 66 to finish at 16-under 276 in a tie with Irelands Felix Schrott. On the first playoff hole, the Austrian Junior Olympian made it count with a birdie to take home the title. This was his third straight top-3 finish in the event as he was runner-up in 2019 and third last year.
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Among the events this summer, Bleier has a runner-up finish in the Polish Men's Open Amateur Championship, played in the European Amateur and Amateur Team Championships and also earns spots in a pair of professional events, the Austrian Open and Euram Bank Open.
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"Christoph has had a great summer," CSU head coach Christian Newton said. "Winning his home country's amateur championship is very special. We are very excited for him to begin his collegiate career this fall."
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The Rams open the 2021-2022 season at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sept. 10-12.
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Bleier led through two rounds of the event at 12-under 134, but a third-round 76 put him six shots back entering the final day. However, Bleier shot a 7-under 66 to finish at 16-under 276 in a tie with Irelands Felix Schrott. On the first playoff hole, the Austrian Junior Olympian made it count with a birdie to take home the title. This was his third straight top-3 finish in the event as he was runner-up in 2019 and third last year.
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Among the events this summer, Bleier has a runner-up finish in the Polish Men's Open Amateur Championship, played in the European Amateur and Amateur Team Championships and also earns spots in a pair of professional events, the Austrian Open and Euram Bank Open.
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"Christoph has had a great summer," CSU head coach Christian Newton said. "Winning his home country's amateur championship is very special. We are very excited for him to begin his collegiate career this fall."
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The Rams open the 2021-2022 season at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sept. 10-12.
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