Nicolai von Dellingshausen: 1x DP World Tour winner overtakes LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka after maiden triumph

Nicolai von Dellingshausen has overtaken LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka after claiming his maiden DP World Tour win at the Austrian Alpine Open. The German golfer jumped over 202 spots in the OWGR to surpass the five-time major champion.

On Sunday, June 2, Dellingshausen posted a 5-under 65 in the final round to win the Austrian Alpine Open. He defeated Marcel Schneider and Kristofer Reitan by a two-stroke margin to secure his first European Tour title.

As per the latest OWGR update on Monday, June 2, Dellingshausen is now ranked 205th in the world. In contrast, Brooks Koepka slipped to 405th following his poor showing at the PGA Championship. The three-time PGA Champion missed the cut at Quail Hollow, marking his first-ever back-to-back missed cuts at the majors.

Here's a look at the top 50 ranked players in the world (As of Monday, June 2)

Scottie Scheffler – 18.4391
Rory McIlroy – 11.1893
Xander Schauffele – 7.3552
Collin Morikawa – 6.2719
Justin Thomas – 6.1168
Russell Henley – 4.9923
Sepp Straka – 4.9402
Ludvig Åberg – 4.9277
Hideki Matsuyama – 4.7667
Bryson DeChambeau – 4.3762
Maverick McNealy – 4.1573
Shane Lowry – 3.9582
Tommy Fleetwood – 3.9284
Viktor Hovland – 3.9242
Ben Griffin – 3.7551
Patrick Cantlay – 3.6191
Keegan Bradley – 3.4716
Harris English – 3.4562
Justin Rose – 3.2758
Robert MacIntyre – 3.2562
Corey Conners – 3.2292
Sungjae Im – 3.1690
Wyndham Clark – 3.0511
Tyrrell Hatton – 3.0274
Billy Horschel – 2.9653
J.J. Spaun – 2.9566
Brian Harman – 2.8883
Daniel Berger – 2.8454
Akshay Bhatia – 2.7427
Aaron Rai – 2.6863
Min Woo Lee – 2.6613
Nick Taylor – 2.6339
Sam Burns – 2.6262
Thomas Detry – 2.5846
Andrew Novak – 2.5765
Taylor Pendrith – 2.5361
Jason Day – 2.4979
J.T. Poston – 2.4734
Sahith Theegala – 2.4653
Tony Finau – 2.4442
Adam Scott – 2.3658
Denny McCarthy – 2.3315
Lucas Glover – 2.3290
Tom Hoge – 2.3082
Jordan Spieth – 2.2888
Max Greyserman – 2.2405
Byeong Hun An – 2.2319
Stephan Jaeger – 2.2096
Tom Kim – 2.1802
Mackenzie Hughes – 2.1411

When will Brooks Koepka play next on LIV Golf?

Brooks Koepka will be back in action this week at LIV Golf Virginia 2025. The next event on the Saudi-backed circuit will be played from Friday, June 6, to Sunday, June 8, at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia.

Koepka was last seen competing at the PGA Championship, where he missed the cut after going 9-over par in two rounds. This marked his second consecutive missed cut at a major, following his early exit at Augusta National.

Brooks Koepka has played seven LIV Golf events this season and has posted two top-10 finishes. He finished solo runner-up at LIV Golf Singapore, but it has been nearly three months since his last top-10 result.

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