Neuchâtel Open

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 fund€45,000
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
YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Open de Neuchâtel
2007ALPSwitzerland Marcus Knight205−81 strokeEngland Phil Rowe[1][2]
2006ALPEngland Gary Marks202−115 strokesAustria Peter Lepitschnik[3]
2005ALPAustria Thomas Feyrsinger199−141 strokeFrance Lionel Alexandre
England Gary Marks		[4]
2004ALPBelgium Jérôme Theunis205−85 strokesGermany Marc Chatelain
Switzerland Raphaël De Sousa
Switzerland Bilbo Perrot
France Vincent Simoni		[5]
2003ALPFrance Alexandre Balicki204−91 strokeSwitzerland Alexandre Chopard[6]
UBS Warburg Golf Open
2002ALPSpain Fernando Roca200−133 strokesSpain Josep Romero
2001ALPFrance Bertrand Cornut202−115 strokesSwitzerland Alexandre Chopard
France Nicolas Kalouguine		[7][8]
UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel
2000CHASwitzerland Steve Rey205−81 strokeSwitzerland Jaun Ciola[9]
Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy
1999CHASweden Richard S. Johnson201−121 strokeGermany Erol Şimşek[10]
1998Switzerland Christophe Bovet200−135 strokesEngland John Lawson[11]
Neuchâtel Open
1997CHAGermany Erol Şimşek204−93 strokesAustralia Stephen Leaney[12]
Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy
1996CHASpain Federico Bisazza205−8PlayoffGermany Heinz-Peter Thül[13]
Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy
1995CHABelgium Nicolas Vanhootegem200−132 strokesItaly Michele Reale[14]
1994CHANetherlands Rolf Muntz199−141 strokeEngland Neal Briggs
England Philip Talbot
Sweden Daniel Westermark		[15]
Open de Neuchâtel
1993CHASwitzerland Paolo Quirici207−6PlayoffFrance Stéphane De Marboeuf
England Paul Simpson		[16]
Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy
1992CHAGermany Heinz-Peter Thül (2)136[lower-alpha 2]−61 strokeSwitzerland Gavin Healey[17][18]
Neuchâtel Open
1991CHAGermany Heinz-Peter Thül206−71 strokeSweden Daniel Westermark[19]
1990CHASwitzerland André Bossert208−53 strokesEngland Nick Godin[20]
1989CHAEngland Brian Evans (3)206−7PlayoffSpain Manuel García[21]
Open Browning de Neuchâtel
1988United States Jonas Saxton212−1[22]
1987England Brian Evans (2)212−1[23]
1986England Tim Huyton137[lower-alpha 2]−5[24]
1985England Brian Evans209−4[25]
1984Italy Silvano Locatelli209−4Playoff[26]
1983Italy Pietro Molteni214+1[27]
1982Spain Manuel Gallardo211−2[28]

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

References
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  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.
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  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.
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  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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