| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Interlaken, Switzerland |
| Established | 1989 |
| 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 | |
| Location map | |
  Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen Location in Switzerland | |
The Interlaken Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland.
It was first played on the Challenge Tour in 1993 [1] and replaced in 2000 by the Swiss Challenge, following financial issues. [2]
| Year | Tour [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | CHA | John Senden | 263 | −25 | 2 strokes |  Warren Bennett | |
| 1997 | CHA | Abandoned [lower-alpha 2] | [3] [4] | ||||
| 1996 | CHA | Van Phillips | 203 | −13 | 1 stroke |  Mårten Olander | |
| 1995 | CHA |  Thomas Bjørn | 200 | −16 | 3 strokes |  André Bossert | |
| 1994 | CHA | Neal Briggs | 203 | −13 | Playoff |  Raymond Russell | |
| 1993 | CHA | Jamie Taylor | 207 | −9 | 1 stroke | Daren Lee | |
| 1992 | Joe Higgins | 141 | −3 | 2 strokes | Neil Roderick | [5] | |
| 1991 |  Thomas Gögele | 138 | −6 | 2 strokes | Joe Higgins | [6] | |
| 1990 | David James | 140 | −4 | 1 stroke | Paolo Quirici | [7] | |
| 1989 |  Pietro Molteni | 141 | −3 | 1 stroke | Silvano Locatelli | [8] | |
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