Tee Time - der Golf Podcast · Hobby Golfer Jens Zielinski, Golf Coach Florian Fritsch, Golf Profi Bernd Ritthammer

Alles zu den BMW International Open 2025

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BMW is not just the title sponsor but also the organizer of the BMW International Open, a unique role on the DP World Tour.

1. Tee Time Golf Podcast hosts Jens Zielinski and Florian Fritsch interview BMW's Felix and Tim Holzmüller in a preview of the 36th BMW International Open in Munich Eichenried. 2. Felix is BMW's tournament content lead and Felix (Tim Holzmüller) is the BMW sponsorship manager; both have been involved in building the event's expanded tournament-village programming over multiple years. 3. The episode's core purpose is to explain what makes the 2025 BMW International Open distinct from previous editions and from other DP World Tour events. 4. BMW has been the title sponsor and co-organiser of the tournament since 1989, the longest continuous sponsor-organiser partnership on the entire DP World Tour — a model unique in professional golf where sponsors typically have no operational role. 5. BMW's operational team for the 2025 event includes approximately 50 people, with tournament director Marco Kaußler, technical director Clemens Ranzinger, and Gisela Stammel, alongside agency partner Spot5 handling partner relationships. 6. YouTube content creators the Brian Bros (600,000 YouTube subscribers) received a tournament wild card: Wesley Bryan won the 2017 RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour, beating Luke Donald, and George Bryan is an NCAA All-American from the University of South Carolina. 7. Florian Fritsch reveals he shared a flat with George Bryan at the University of South Carolina and describes the camera opportunity when they reunite at Eichenried — noting George is 'the artist' and Wesley is 'the competitor.' 8. Wesley Bryan holds a PGA Tour speed record for completing a round in under two hours (approximately 1 hour 50 minutes), a feat confirmed by Felix and described as playing genuinely good golf despite the pace. 9. The Pro-Am on Wednesday includes Gareth Bale (third consecutive year, described as an outstanding amateur golfer), Oliver Bierhoff, Tim Borowski, NHL players Moritz Seider and Tim Stützle, and tennis player Philipp Kohlschreiber. 10. Thomas Müller is absent from the 2025 Pro-Am because he is representing Germany at the FIFA World Cup in the United States. 11. Florian Fritsch recounts the 2024 Pro-Am: Gareth Bale and local amateur Martin Borgmeier played with professional Danny Willett, who joked he was 'practically the statistician' because both amateurs outplayed him from forward tees. 12. On Saturday evening after the professional round, world long-drive champion Martin Borgmeier (who drove 424 metres in the 2024 edition) headlines a live long-drive competition at the 18th hole, hosted by Flo Bauer; the event is free from 4 p.m. 13. This year's long-drive event also features Ryan Gragnor (Canadian Lumberjack), Sam Tudor, Long Bobby Ray from the United States, Cassandra Meyer, and YouTube golf creator Peter Finch. 14. The hole-in-one prize on the purpose-built par-3 17th hole (the 28th hole at Eichenried, normally a pitching green area) is a BMW M5 Touring, with the criterion that a golf bag must fit in the car. 15. BMW's Eagles for Education program donates €1,000 to local Munich-region educational projects for every eagle scored in competition from Thursday to Sunday; the initiative is entering its third year. 16. The tournament is using Virtual Twin technology — developed by a New Zealand team that also works on the America's Cup sailing event — to display live data, statistics, and animations on a video wall in the tournament village. 17. The episode is structured as a promotional interview format: BMW representatives explain the tournament's scope while hosts ask clarifying questions about entertainment programming, player access, and celebrity appearances. 18. The tone is enthusiastic and promotional, with the hosts offering genuine perspective as former tour players who know the course and some of the participants personally. 19. German golf fans and visitors planning to attend the BMW International Open in Munich will find the episode's logistics detail (free entry Wednesday and Saturday from 4 p.m., Pro-Am field, long-drive event, parking access for BMW customers) immediately useful. 20. Listeners who are not interested in tournament logistics or German professional golf, or who need English-language content, will find limited value here.

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