Interlaken Open

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Interlaken Open
Tournament information
LocationInterlaken, Switzerland
Established1993
Course(s)Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen
Par72
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£75,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 John Senden (1998)
To par−25 as above
Final champion
Australia John Senden
Location map
Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen is located in Switzerland
Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen
Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen
Location in Switzerland

The Interlaken Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland.

History[edit]

It was first played in 1993[1] and replaced in 2000 by the Swiss Challenge, following financial issues.[2]

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1998 Australia John Senden 263 −25 2 strokes England Warren Bennett
1997 Abandoned[a]
1996 England Van Phillips 203 −13 1 stroke Sweden Mårten Olander
1995 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 200 −16 3 strokes Switzerland André Bossert
1994 England Neal Briggs 203 −13 Playoff Scotland Raymond Russell
1993 England Jamie Taylor 207 −9 1 stroke England Daren Lee

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Tournament abandoned after the first round due to rain.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1993 Interlaken Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Golfing young guns tee off in Ticino". Swissinfo.ch. 3 May 2000.
  3. ^ "1997 Interlaken Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

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