The Interlaken Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Interlaken, Switzerland |
| Established | 1989 |
| Course | Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £75,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1998 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 263 John Senden (1998) |
| To par | −25 as above |
| Final champion | |
 John Senden | |
| Location map | |
  Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen Location in Switzerland | |
History
editIt was first played on the Challenge Tour in 1993[1] and replaced in 2000 by the Swiss Challenge, following financial issues.[2]
Winners
edit| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | CHA | John Senden | 263 | −25 | 2 strokes |  Warren Bennett | |
| 1997 | CHA | Abandoned[b] | [3][4] | ||||
| 1996 | CHA | Van Phillips | 203 | −13 | 1 stroke |  Mårten Olander | |
| 1995 | CHA |  Thomas Bjørn | 200 | −16 | 3 strokes |  André Bossert | |
| 1994 | CHA | Neal Briggs | 203 | −13 | Playoff |  Raymond Russell | |
| 1993 | CHA | Jamie Taylor | 207 | −9 | 1 stroke | Daren Lee | |
| 1992 | Joe Higgins | 141 | −3 | 2 strokes | Neil Roderick | [5] | |
| 1991 |  Thomas Gögele | 138 | −6 | 2 strokes | Joe Higgins | [6] | |
| 1990 | David James | 140 | −4 | 1 stroke | Paolo Quirici | [7] | |
| 1989 |  Pietro Molteni | 141 | −3 | 1 stroke | Silvano Locatelli | [8] | |
Notes
edit- ↑ CHA − Challenge Tour.
- ↑ Tournament abandoned after the first round due to rain.
References
edit- ↑ "1993 Interlaken Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ "Golfing young guns tee off in Ticino". Swissinfo.ch. 3 May 2000.
- ↑ "1997 Interlaken Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ "Golf: Regen der einzige Sieger in Interlaken" [Golf: Rain the only winner in Interlaken]. Berner Tagwacht (in German). Switzerland. 28 July 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ↑ "Engländer Sieg in Interlaken" [English victory in Interlaken]. Thuner Tagblatt (in German). Thun, Switzerland. 28 July 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ↑ "Interlaken Open der Golfer" [Interlaken Open of golfers]. Walliser Bote (in German). Visp, Switzerland. 29 July 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ↑ "Interlaken Open: Quirici 2". Thuner Tagblatt (in German). Thun, Switzerland. 30 July 1990. p. 10. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ↑ "Play-off-Entscheidung nur knapp verpasst" [Play-off decision narrowly missed]. Der Bund (in German). Bern, Switzerland. 31 July 1989. p. 18. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.