| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Zug, Switzerland |
| Established | 1988 |
| Course(s) | Golfpark Holzhäusern |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Format | 54-hole Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €300,000 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 194 Suzann Pettersen |
| To par | −22 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Alice Hewson | |
The Ladies Swiss Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Switzerland. [1]
The tournament was first played in 1988 and then again in 1989 near St. Moritz, and between 1990 and 1997 near Geneva. [2] In 1990, Evelyn Orley became the first Swiss national to win the tournament. [3]
Between 2006 and 2012, Deutsche Bank was the title sponsor, and it was played in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino. [4]
After an eight-year hiatus it returned to the LET schedule again in 2020, this time near Zug and with Liechtenstein-based VP Bank as title sponsor. [5]
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (€) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open | |||||||
| 2024 | Alice Hewson | 68-69-65=202 | −11 | Playoff |  Tvesa Malik | 45,000 | Golfpark Holzhäusern |
| 2023 |  Alexandra Försterling | 66-66-66=198 | −15 | 2 strokes |  Madelene Stavnar | 45,000 | |
| 2022 | Liz Young | 68-67-69=204 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Linn Grant | 30,000 | |
| 2021 |  Atthaya Thitikul | 68-66-66=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Marianne Skarpnord | 30,000 | |
| 2020 |  Amy Boulden | 70-65-64=199 | −17 | 3 strokes |  Stephanie Kyriacou | 30,000 | |
| 2013–2019: No tournament | |||||||
| Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open | |||||||
| 2012 |  Carly Booth | 70-71-67-68=276 | –12 | Playoff | Anja Monke | 78,750 | Golf Gerre Losone |
| Caroline Masson | |||||||
| 2011 |  Diana Luna | 69-67-67=203 | –13 | 1 stroke |  Lee-Anne Pace | 78,750 | |
 Sophie Giquel-Bettan | |||||||
| Kristie Smith | |||||||
| 2010 | Lee-Anne Pace | 69-67-68=204 | –12 | 1 stroke | Vikki Laing | 78,750 | |
| 2009 | Marianne Skarpnord | 69-71-66-70=276 | –16 | 1 stroke | Melissa Reid | 78,750 | |
| 2008 | Suzann Pettersen | 67-63-64=194 | –22 | 6 strokes |  Amy Yang | 78,750 | |
| 2007 | Bettina Hauert | 68-73-72-72=285 | –3 | Playoff | Anna Rawson | 78,750 | |
 Paula Martí | |||||||
| 2006 | Gwladys Nocera | 69-70-63-71=276 | –12 | 3 strokes |  Laura Davies | 75,000 | |
| 1998–2005: No tournament | |||||||
| Déesse Ladies' Swiss Open | |||||||
| 1997 | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 72-68-70-70=280 | −8 | Playoff | Trish Johnson | £13,500 | GC de Maison Blanche |
| 1996 | Sophie Gustafson | 69-69-73-69=280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Lisa Hackney | £12,000 | |
| 1991–1995: No tournament | |||||||
| Bonmont Ladies Swiss Classic | |||||||
| 1990 |  Evelyn Orley | 289 | +1 | Playoff | Gillian Stewart | £10,500 | Bonmont G&CC |
| St Moritz Classic | |||||||
| 1989 | Kitrina Douglas | 286 | −2 | Playoff | Suzanne Strudwick | £10,500 | Engadine GC |
| St Moritz Open | |||||||
| 1988 |  Janice Arnold | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke | Cathy Panton | £9,000 | Engadine GC |
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