Neuchâtel Open Explained

Open de Neuchâtel
Location:	Saint-Blaise, Switzerland
Establishment:	1982
Course:	Golf de Neuchâtel
Par:	72
Tour:	Challenge Tour Alps Tour
Format:	stroke play
Month Played:	June
Final Year:	2007
Aggregate:	199 Rolf Muntz (1994) 199 Thomas Feyrsinger (2005)
To-Par:	−14 as above
Final Champion:	Marcus Knight
Map:	Switzerland
Map Label:	Golf de Neuchâtel
Map Relief:	yes
Map Size:	200
Coordinates:	47.032°N 6.993°W

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.

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	Tour	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
Open de Neuchâtel
2007			205	−8	1 stroke		^[1] ^[2]
2006			202	−11	5 strokes		^[3]
2005			199	−14	1 stroke		^[4]
2004			205	−8	5 strokes		^[5]
2003			204	−9	1 stroke		^[6]
UBS Warburg Golf Open
2002			200	−13	3 strokes
2001			202	−11	5 strokes		^[7] ^[8]
UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel
2000			205	−8	1 stroke		^[9]
Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy
1999			201	−12	1 stroke		^[10]
1998			200	−13	5 strokes		^[11]
Neuchâtel Open
1997			204	−9	3 strokes		^[12]
Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy
1996			205	−8	Playoff		^[13]
Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy
1995			200	−13	2 strokes		^[14]
1994			199	−14	1 stroke		^[15]
Open de Neuchâtel
1993			207	−6	Playoff		^[16]
Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy
1992		Heinz-Peter Thül (2)	136	−6	1 stroke		^[17] ^[18]
Neuchâtel Open
1991			206	−7	1 stroke		^[19]
1990			208	−5	3 strokes		^[20]
1989		Brian Evans (3)	206	−7	Playoff		^[21]
Open Browning de Neuchâtel
1988			212	−1			^[22]
1987		Brian Evans (2)	212	−1			^[23]
1986			137	−5			^[24]
1985			209	−4			^[25]
1984			209	−4	Playoff		^[26]
1983			214	+1			^[27]
1982			211	−2			^[28]

External links

• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site

Notes and References

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