Swiss Challenge

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Template other The Swiss Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, which was held in Switzerland until 2021. Since then it has since been held in France.

History

It was first played as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open in 2000 and 2001 at the Golf Club Patriziale Ascona in Ascona. It replaced the Interlaken Open which ended after financial issues. During the course of the 2002 edition, the heavy rain led to the overflow of the Lake Maggiore and to the cancellation of the event.

Following a four-year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2006 and was held at the Wylihof Golf Club in Luterbach through 2009. Since 2010 the event has been played at Golf Sempachersee in Hildisrieden.

Between 2021 and 2024, the event has uniquely been held in France and been played at Golf Saint Apollinaire in Folgensbourg, close to the Swiss border. In round 2 of the 2021 event, Alejandro del Rey shot the first ever round of 58 on any tour in Europe. It was also the lowest round to-par (−14) on any major tour in world golf.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
Swiss Challenge
2025	Template:Flagicon Félix Mory	272	−12	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Santiago Tarrío	Sempach
2024	Template:Flagicon Euan Walker	135Template:Efn	−9	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Bradley Bawden Template:Flagicon Kristoffer Reitan	Saint Apollinaire
2023	Template:Flagicon Adam Blommé	271	−17	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Jesper Svensson	Saint Apollinaire
2022	Template:Flagicon Daniel Hillier	274	−14	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Jeong-Weon Ko	Saint Apollinaire
2021	Template:Flagicon Marcus Helligkilde	263	−25	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Nicolai Kristensen Template:Flagicon Jonathan Thomson	Saint Apollinaire
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Santos	269	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Richard Bland Template:Flagicon Moritz Lampert	Sempachersee
2018	Template:Flagicon Marcel Schneider	262	−22	6 strokes	Template:Flagicon Kristian Krogh Johannessen	Sempachersee
2017	Template:Flagicon Joel Girrbach	267	−17	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Craig Lee	Sempachersee
2016	Template:Flagicon Alexander Knappe	272	−12	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Paul Howard Template:Flagicon Espen Kofstad	Sempachersee
2015	Template:Flagicon Daniel Im	273	−11	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Gary Boyd	Sempachersee
2014	Template:Flagicon Pierre Relecom	269	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Niccolo Quintarelli	Sempachersee
2013	Template:Flagicon Victor Riu	265	−19	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Adam Gee Template:Flagicon Brinson Paolini	Sempachersee
Credit Suisse Challenge
2012	Template:Flagicon Gary Stal	273	−11	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Alexandre Kaleka	Sempachersee
2011	Template:Flagicon Benjamin Hébert	272	−12	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Jamie Moul	Sempachersee
2010	Template:Flagicon Alessandro Tadini	266	−22	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Stuart Manley Template:Flagicon Marius Thorp	Sempachersee
2009	Template:Flagicon Peter Baker (2)	274	−18	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Florian Praegant	Wylihof
2008	Template:Flagicon Rafa Cabrera-Bello	267	−25	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Gary Lockerbie	Wylihof
2007	Template:Flagicon Peter Baker	272	−20	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Andrew McArthur	Wylihof
2006	Template:Flagicon Francisco Cea	276	−16	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Tim Milford	Wylihof
Credit Suisse Private Banking Open
2003–2005: No tournament
2002	Tournament abandoned due to severe weather
2001	Template:Flagicon Greig Hutcheon	266	−18	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Jesús María Arruti Template:Flagicon Kariem Baraka	Patriziale
2000	Template:Flagicon Álvaro Salto	268	−16	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Michele Reale	Patriziale

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site

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