| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Interlaken, Switzerland |
| Established | 1993 |
| Course(s) | Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £75,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1998 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 263 John Senden (1998) |
| To par | −25 as above |
| Final champion | |
 John Senden | |
The Interlaken Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland.
It was first played in 1993 [1] and replaced in 2000 by the Swiss Challenge, following financial issues. [2]
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | John Senden | Australia | 263 | −25 | 2 strokes |  Warren Bennett |
| 1997 | Tournament abandoned after 1st round due to rain. [3] | |||||
| 1996 | Van Phillips | England | 203 | −13 | 1 stroke |  Mårten Olander |
| 1995 | Thomas Bjørn |  Denmark | 200 | −16 | 3 strokes |  André Bossert |
| 1994 | Neal Briggs | England | 203 | −13 | Playoff |  Raymond Russell |
| 1993 | Jamie Taylor | England | 207 | −9 | 1 stroke | Daren Lee |
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