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Bernd Wiesberger Hoping to Be First Austrian in Ryder Cup

By Tim Letcher

ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 13: Bernd Wiesberger of Austria poses with the winner trophy at the end of the Round 4 at Olgiata Golf Club on October 13, 2019 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)
ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 13: Bernd Wiesberger of Austria poses with the winner trophy at the end of the Round 4 at Olgiata Golf Club on October 13, 2019 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images) /
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Bernd Wiesberger came back from a wrist injury in 2018 to have a big 2019. Now, he hopes to become Austria’s first Ryder Cup participant.

Bernd Wiesberger is much more than a golfer with a funny name. While he might sound like something one would get at a greasy diner, Wiesberger is actually a very accomplished golfer.

In fact, Wiesberger is, without question, one of the greatest golfers to ever hail from Austria. He has played professionally since 2006 and has 10 international victories.

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Wiesberger got two wins on the European Tour in 2010, and the Allianz Golf Open de Lyon and the Allianz Golf Open du Grand Toulouse. In 2012, he won at the Ballantine’s Championship and at the Lyoness Open.

He won again in 2013, 2015 and 2017. But in 2018, Wiesberger came to a crossroads in his career. He had a severe wrist injury and was forced to have surgery. The Austrian would miss nearly 250 days and 28 events during that season on the European Tour.

Wiesberger’s career could have ended at that point. A wrist injury is definitely something that a golfer has to be very careful with upon trying to return.

However, Wiesberger did not let the injury get him down. He rehabbed and returned to the Euro tour in 2019. And he returned with a bang.

Wiesberger won at the Made in Denmark, at the Scottish Open and at the Italian Open. He grabbed the lead in the Race to Dubai before ultimately finishing third behind Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood.

While Wiesberger has been an accomplished player, there is still one thing missing from his resume. The Austrian would like to be on the European Ryder Cup team. And at 34 years of age, the time is now for Wiesberger.

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He currently ranks seventh in the European Ryder Cup standings and has a good shot to make the team. Wiesberger would be the first Austrian to make the team, further establishing himself as perhaps the greatest Austrian golfer of all time.

Wiesberger has not made the team yet, but the odds are in his favor. And he would welcome the challenge, if it does materialize.

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