Neuchâtel Open

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The Neuchâtel Open was a professional golf tournament that was played annually between 1982 and 2007 at Neuchâtel Golf Club in Saint-Blaise, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It was a 54-hole stroke play tournament.

Open de Neuchâtel
Tournament information
LocationSaint-Blaise, Switzerland
Established1982
Course(s)Golf de Neuchâtel
Par72
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
Alps Tour
Formatstroke play
Prize fund45,000
Month playedJune
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate199 Rolf Muntz (1994)
199 Thomas Feyrsinger (2005)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Switzerland Marcus Knight
Location map
Golf de Neuchâtel is located in Switzerland
Golf de Neuchâtel
Golf de Neuchâtel
Location in Switzerland

From 1990 to 2000 it was an event on the second-tier Challenge Tour, although it was an unofficial money event in some seasons. After being dropped from the Challenge Tour schedule, it became a fixture on the third-tier Alps Tour between 2001 and 2007.

Winners

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
Open de Neuchâtel
2007 ALP   Marcus Knight 205 −8 1 stroke   Phil Rowe [1][2]
2006 ALP   Gary Marks 202 −11 5 strokes   Peter Lepitschnik [3]
2005 ALP   Thomas Feyrsinger 199 −14 1 stroke   Lionel Alexandre
  Gary Marks
[4]
2004 ALP   Jérôme Theunis 205 −8 5 strokes   Marc Chatelain
  Raphaël De Sousa
  Bilbo Perrot
  Vincent Simoni
[5]
2003 ALP   Alexandre Balicki 204 −9 1 stroke   Alexandre Chopard [6]
UBS Warburg Golf Open
2002 ALP   Fernando Roca 200 −13 3 strokes   Josep Romero
2001 ALP   Bertrand Cornut 202 −11 5 strokes   Alexandre Chopard
  Nicolas Kalouguine
[7][8]
UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel
2000 CHA   Steve Rey 205 −8 1 stroke   Juan Ciola [9]
Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy
1999 CHA   Richard S. Johnson 201 −12 1 stroke   Erol Şimşek [10]
1998   Christophe Bovet 200 −13 5 strokes   John Lawson [11]
Neuchâtel Open
1997 CHA   Erol Şimşek 204 −9 3 strokes   Stephen Leaney [12]
Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy
1996 CHA   Federico Bisazza 205 −8 Playoff   Heinz-Peter Thül [13]
Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy
1995 CHA   Nicolas Vanhootegem 200 −13 2 strokes   Michele Reale [14]
1994 CHA   Rolf Muntz 199 −14 1 stroke   Neal Briggs
  Philip Talbot
  Daniel Westermark
[15]
Open de Neuchâtel
1993 CHA   Paolo Quirici 207 −6 Playoff   Stéphane De Marboeuf
  Paul Simpson
[16]
Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy
1992 CHA   Heinz-Peter Thül (2) 136[b] −6 1 stroke   Gavin Healey [17][18]
1991 CHA   Heinz-Peter Thül 206 −7 1 stroke   Daniel Westermark [19]
Neuchâtel Open
1990 CHA   André Bossert 208 −5 3 strokes   Nick Godin [20]
1989 CHA   Brian Evans (3) 206 −7 Playoff   Manuel García [21]
Open Browning de Neuchâtel
1988   Jonas Saxton 212 −1 1 stroke   Karim Baradie [22]
1987   Brian Evans (2) 212 −1   [23]
1986   Tim Huyton 137[b] −5   [24]
1985   Brian Evans 209 −4   [25]
1984   Silvano Locatelli 209 −4 Playoff   [26]
1983   Pietro Molteni 214 +1 1 stroke   Raffael Gallardo [27]
1982   Manuel Gallardo 211 −2 8 strokes   [28]

Notes

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  1. ^ ALP − Alps Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
  2. ^ a b Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

References

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  1. ^ "Open de Neuchâtel | Final Result". Alps Tour – Tour Information Centre. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Un Suisse l'emporte á Voëns" (PDF). L'Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 2 July 2007. p. 18. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  3. ^ "La victoire d'un invite" (PDF). L'Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 3 July 2006. p. 25. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  4. ^ "De très haute teneur" (PDF). L'Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 4 July 2005. p. 24. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  5. ^ "Encore une histoire belge" (PDF). L'Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 5 July 2004. p. 27. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  6. ^ "Chopard á un coup du bonheur" (PDF). L'Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 7 July 2003. p. 20. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  7. ^ "Un spectacle époustouflant" (PDF). L'Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 2 July 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  8. ^ "Roca intouchable" (PDF). L'Impartial (in French). La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. 8 July 2002. p. 18. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  9. ^ "UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel 2000". European Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy 1999". European Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Christophe Bovet fait parler sa régularité à Voëns" (PDF). L'Impartial (in French). La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. 6 July 1998. p. 25. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  12. ^ "Neuchâtel Open 1997". European Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy 1996". European Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy 1995". European Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy 1994". European Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Open de Neuchâtel 1993". European Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy 1992". European Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Neuchâtel la pluie..." Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 13 July 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  19. ^ "Victoire germanique" (PDF). L'Impartial (in French). La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. 8 July 1991. p. 11. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  20. ^ "Victoire suisse à Neuchâtel". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 9 July 1990. p. 24. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  21. ^ "Evans remporte le Neuchâtel Open". La Liberté (in French). Fribourg, Switzerland. 11 July 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  22. ^ "7e Open Browning, á Neuchâtel". Gazette de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 12 July 1988. p. 21. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via Le Temps Archives.
  23. ^ "Victoire de Brian Evans à Neuchâtel". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 6 July 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  24. ^ "L'Open Browning de Neuchâtel, à Voëns-sur-Saint-Blaise". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 7 July 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  25. ^ "B. Evans: victoire et record à Neuchâtel". La Liberté (in French). Fribourg, Switzerland. 24 June 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  26. ^ "L'Open de Neuchâtel: domination italienne". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 16 July 1984. p. 9. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  27. ^ "Pietro Molteni en évidence" (PDF). L'Impartial (in French). La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. 12 August 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
  28. ^ "Succès de l'Espagnol Gallardo le week-end dernier à Voëns" (PDF). L'Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 28 July 1982. p. 10. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via réro doc Digital Library.
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