Munich. Top-class start to the tournament week at the BMW
International Open (19th to 23rd June, Golfclub München Eichenried):
the first round belongs to three world champions. In the morning,
Philipp Lahm and Thomas Müller (football World Cup winners in 2014)
and Marcel Siem (Golf World Cup winner in 2006) played the
Championship Course in Eichenried.
An auction to benefit the “Nicolaidis YoungWings Stiftung” was won by
Dr. Christian Näther, who then had the opportunity to join this
exclusive round. Müller is an ambassador for the charitable
organisation that provides target-group-oriented counselling and
long-term bereavement support for young people who have lost a life
partner and for children dealing with the death of one or both parents.
Thomas Müller: “The course plays longer than I
expected and the rough is thick. The greens make an excellent
impression and you can almost compare them to figure skating ice. We
play a tournament every year for the YoungWings foundation and last
year we auctioned off the round with Marcel, Philipp and me. Many
thanks to Christian for winning the auction and thanks to the
organisers for allowing us to play here. It is so much fun!”
Philipp Lahm: “We only played nine holes but Thomas
always needs more help from me than I do from him. But Thomas is still
in perfect condition and I’m sure he can still make it around the back
nine. So far, we have managed to keep the deficit down to a reasonable level.”
Marcel Siem: “I have never seen the golf course in
such good condition – massive congratulations are in order for the
whole team. We will certainly see some different scores this year, as
the greens are harder and allow the setting of more difficult pin
positions. As a young Eichenrieder back then, I am very proud to
present a fantastic German course like this to the international
players. I am looking forward to the BMW International Open.”