Frederik Faber and Jerome Braun finish tied atop Open at Challenge the Island 3

Frederik Faber and Jerome Braun finished level at the top of the Open standings at Challenge the Island 3 in Salzgitter. Faber had the lead after the first round, but Jerome Braun’s division-best second round brought him alongside the leader: Braun shot 10 under par over 18 holes in Round 2, while Faber carded 8 under. Both finished at 17 under par. The recorded standings do not establish a sole winner or a playoff outcome.

Faber had the most birdies in Open, with 19 over 36 holes. Jörg Eberts finished third, one stroke behind the tied leaders, after a bogey-free second round of 9 under par, including nine birdies over 18 holes.

In the women’s division, Jelena Eberts took the win by 15 strokes over Pauline von der Heide, with Laura Bleyer third. Damen Master 50 had a round-to-round shift at the top: Sylvia Scheipers led after Round 1, but Jennifer Gilge turned a one-stroke deficit into a four-stroke victory. Gilge posted the division’s best second-round score, 7 over par over 18 holes. Susann Fischer was the sole entrant in Damen Master 40 and finished at 2 over par.

Jens Erdmann topped Master 40 by two strokes, finishing at 15 under. He shared the division’s best second-round score—7 under over 18 holes—with Sven Ole Blisginn and Holger Krüger. In Master 50, Sascha Goldmann won by one stroke over Oliver Möllemann.

Peter Gürtler led both rounds in Master 60 and finished at 3 under, six strokes ahead of Christian Nokel. Uwe Rolfes was the sole entrant in Master 70 and finished at 7 over par.