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.

Neuchâtel Open

Tournament information
Location	Saint-Blaise, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Established	1982
Course(s)	Neuchâtel GC
Tour(s)	Alps Tour (2001–2007) Challenge Tour (1990–2000)
Format	54-hole stroke play
Final year	2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate	199 Rolf Muntz (1994) 199 Thomas Feyrsinger (2005)
Final champion
Marcus Knight

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

Year	Winner	Country	Score	Ref
Open de Neuchâtel
2007	Marcus Knight	Switzerland	205	[1][2]
2006	Gary Marks	England	202	[3]
2005	Thomas Feyrsinger	Austria	199	[4]
2004	Jérôme Theunis	Belgium	205	[5]
2003	Alexandre Balicki	France	204	[6]
2002	Fernando Roca	Spain	200	[7]
2001	Bertrand Cornut	France	202	[8]
UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel
2000	Steve Rey	Switzerland	205	[9]
Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy
1999	Richard S. Johnson	Sweden	201	[10]
1998	Christophe Bovet	Switzerland	200	[11]
Neuchâtel Open
1997	Erol Şimşek	Germany	204	[12]
Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy
1996	Federico Bisazza	Spain	205[lower-alpha 1]	[13]
Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy
1995	Nicolas Vanhootegem	Belgium	200	[14]
1994	Rolf Muntz	Netherlands	199	[15]
Open de Neuchâtel
1993	Paolo Quirici	Switzerland	207[lower-alpha 1]	[16]
Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy
1992	Heinz-Peter Thül	Germany	136[lower-alpha 2]	[17][18]
Neuchâtel Open
1991	Heinz-Peter Thül	Germany	206	[19]
1990	André Bossert	Switzerland	208	[20]
1989	Brian Evans	England	206[lower-alpha 1]	[21]
Open Browning de Neuchâtel
1988	Jonas Saxton	United States	212	[22]
1987	Brian Evans	England	212	[23]
1986	Tim Huyton	England	137[lower-alpha 2]	[24]
1985	Brian Evans	England	209	[25]
1984	Silvano Locatelli	Italy	209[lower-alpha 1]	[26]
1983	Pietro Molteni	Italy	214	[27]
1982	Manuel Gallardo	Spain	211	[28]

1. Title decided following a playoff
2. Final round cancelled due to rain.

References

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.
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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. "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.
8. "Un spectacle époustouflant" (PDF). L'Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 2 July 2001. p. 11. 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.
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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.

External links

• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site