| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Established | 1962 |
| Course(s) | Engadine Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 1970 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Graham Henning (1967) |
| Final champion | |
 Cobie Legrange | |
The Engadine Open was a golf tournament in Switzerland from 1962 to the late 1960s. The event was played at Engadine Golf Club near St. Moritz, Switzerland. [1] As of the last tournament, it was a par 70 measuring 6,545 yards. [2]
| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Bob Charles | 271 | 1 stroke | Bobby Verwey | [3] |
| 1963 |  Neil Coles | 276 | 2 strokes |  Stewart Davies  Abdel Halim Kahoul | [4] |
| 1964 | Cobie Legrange | 276 | 1 stroke | Cherif El-Sayed Cherif | [1] [5] |
| 1965 |  Carlo Grappasonni | 273 | [6] | ||
| 1966 | Harold Henning | 274 | 4 strokes | Allan Henning  Martin Roesink  Donald Swaelens | [7] |
| 1967 | Graham Henning | 265 | 10 strokes |  Randall Vines | [8] |
| 1968 | Randall Vines | 269 | 2 strokes | Luciano Bernardini | [2] |
| 1969 | Cobie Legrange | 268 | 5 strokes | Roberto Bernardini | [9] |
| 1970 | Cobie Legrange | 204 | 1 stroke | Barry Franklin | [10] |
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