Rolex Trophy
Encyclopedia
The Rolex Trophy is a golf
tournament on the Challenge Tour
, that is played in Geneva
, Switzerland
. It has been held annually since 1991.
Unlike many Challenge Tour events, the Rolex Trophy has been played at the same venue, the Golf Club de Genève, every year. It is a limited field Pro-Am event, featuring the top 32 in the tour rankings plus four invitees.
PO – Won following playoff
* – Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to heavy rain.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
, that is played in Geneva
Geneva
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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. It has been held annually since 1991.
Unlike many Challenge Tour events, the Rolex Trophy has been played at the same venue, the Golf Club de Genève, every year. It is a limited field Pro-Am event, featuring the top 32 in the tour rankings plus four invitees.
Winners
Year | Winner | Score |
---|---|---|
Rolex Trophy | ||
2011 | Benjamin Hebert Benjamin Hebert (golfer) Benjamin Hebert is a French professional golfer.-Early life:Hebert was born in Brive, France. His parents are Jean-Luc, a former pentathlete, and Françoise, a former swimmer, both of whom now work as teachers. He also has one sister, Audrey... |
269 (−19) |
2010 | Mark Tullo Mark Tullo Mark Tullo is a Chilean professional golfer.Tullo was born in Santiago. He attended North Carolina State University in the United States on a golf scholarship, graduating with a degree in Business Management, and turned professional in 2003. He has entered the European Tour's qualifying school... |
266 (−22) |
Trophée du Golf de Genève | ||
2009 | Julien Quesne Julien Quesne Julien Quesne is a French professional golfer.Quesne was born in Le Mans. He turned professional in 2003 and joined the Alps Tour. He gained a place on the second tier Challenge Tour for 2005 by reaching the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School at the end of 2004... |
269 (−19) |
Trophée du Golf Club de Genève | ||
2008 | Klas Eriksson Klas Eriksson Klas Eriksson is a Swedish professional golfer.Eriksson was born in Växjö and turned professional in 1991 having won the European Amateur and the French Amateur Stoke Play Championship the previous year. He won three times on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1993 on his way to the top of the... |
274 (−14)PO |
Rolex Trophy | ||
2007 | Robert Dinwiddie Robert Dinwiddie (golfer) -Early years:Dinwiddie was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He went to college in the United States, where he attended Tennessee State University, and was the number one ranked English golfer.... |
270 (−18) |
2006 | Alexander Norén Alexander Norén Alexander Norén is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Norén was born in Stockholm. He attended Oklahoma State University in the United States before turning professional in 2005.... |
266 (−22) |
2005 | Marc Warren Marc Warren (golfer) Marc Warren is a Scottish professional golfer.Warren was born in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire. As an amateur he was a member of East Kilbride Golf Club, and he was awarded honorary life membership of the club in February 2002... |
272 (−16)PO |
2004 |
Phillip Archer Phillip Archer Phillip Archer is an English professional golfer.Archer was born in Warrington. He is best known for shooting a score of 60 in the first round at the Celtic Manor Wales Open in 2006. He had a chance of being the first player on the European Tour to shoot a 59, but missed his birdie putt on the... |
198 (−18) |
2003 | Michael Jonzon Michael Jonzon Michael Jonzon is a Swedish professional golfer.Jonzon was born in Skara, Sweden. He turned professional in 1991 and has spent most of his career on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour... |
267 (−21) |
2002 | Simon Hurd | 268 (−20) |
2001 | Stuart Little | 271 (−17) |
2000 | David Higgins | 271 (−17) |
1999 | Carl Suneson Carl Suneson Carl José Suneson is a Spanish professional golfer.Suneson was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to a Swedish father and an English mother. He represented England in amateur competition, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States, but in 1996 he took Spanish citizenship.Suneson... |
268 (−20) |
1998 | David Park David Park (golfer) David Park is a Welsh professional golfer.Park was born in London to Welsh parents and represents Wales. In 1997, he won the 1997 Brabazon Trophy and was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team before turning professional late in the year.Park was a rookie on the European Tour in... |
276 (−12)PO |
Rolex Trophy Pro-Am | ||
1997 | Anssi Kankkonen | 276 (−12) |
1996 | Dennis Edlund Dennis Edlund Dennis Edlund is a Swedish professional golfer.Edlund was born in Strängnäs and turned professional in 1988. He played on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour, between 1990 and 2003... |
274 (−14)PO |
Rolex Pro-Am | ||
1995 | Carl Suneson Carl Suneson Carl José Suneson is a Spanish professional golfer.Suneson was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to a Swedish father and an English mother. He represented England in amateur competition, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States, but in 1996 he took Spanish citizenship.Suneson... |
272 (−16) |
1994 | Stuart Little | 269 (−19) |
1993 | Philip Golding Philip Golding Philip Keith Golding is an English professional golfer.Golding was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. He was a promising cricketer who played for Middlesex Colts before he took up golf at the age of 17... |
275 (−13) |
1992 | Ronald Stelten | 271 (−17) |
1991 | David R Jones |
PO – Won following playoff
See also
- Omega European MastersOmega European MastersThe Omega European Masters is the Swiss stop on professional men's golf's European Tour, and in 2009 will become the first event in Europe to be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour....
– European Tour event held in Switzerland - Credit Suisse ChallengeCredit Suisse ChallengeThe Credit Suisse Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland. It was first played as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open in 2000 and 2001 at the Golf Club Patriziale Ascona in Ascona. Following a four year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2006 and was held at the...
– another Challenge Tour event held in Switzerland