Rolex Trophy

Rolex Trophy
Tournament information
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Established1989
Course(s)Golf Club de Genève
Par72
Length6,821 yards (6,237 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€290,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Kristoffer Broberg (2012)
To par−27 as above
Final champion
Darius van Driel
Location map
GC de Genève
Location in Switzerland

The Rolex Trophy was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, that is played in Geneva, Switzerland. It was played annually on the Challenge Tour since 1989.

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. It used to feature the top 32 in the tour rankings plus four invitees, but the number of players has more recently been 42. One unusual feature was that only the prize money of the top 20 players counted towards their Challenge Tour rankings, although all entrants receive prize money.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
Rolex Trophy
2021 Removed from the schedule
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Darius van Driel 265 −23 1 stroke Cormac Sharvin
2018 Kim Koivu 266 −22 6 strokes Marcel Schneider
2017 Pedro Oriol 271 −17 Playoff Adrien Saddier
2016 Dylan Frittelli 268 −20 2 strokes Pep Anglès
Ryan Fox
2015 Nacho Elvira 264 −24 2 strokes Ricardo Gouveia
2014 An Byeong-hun 269 −19 3 strokes Benjamin Hébert
2013 Jens Dantorp 270 −18 1 stroke Adrián Otaegui
2012 Kristoffer Broberg 261 −27 1 stroke Sihwan Kim
2011 Benjamin Hébert 269 −19 1 stroke Jorge Campillo
Tommy Fleetwood
2010 Mark Tullo 266 −22 1 stroke Matteo Manassero
Trophée du Golf de Genève
2009 Julien Quesne 269 −19 1 stroke Edoardo Molinari
Trophée du Golf Club de Genève
2008 Klas Eriksson 274 −14 Playoff Wil Besseling
Alexandre Rocha
Rolex Trophy
2007 Robert Dinwiddie 270 −18 3 strokes Ross McGowan
2006 Alex Norén 266 −22 3 strokes Johan Axgren
Gareth Davies
2005 Marc Warren 272 −16 Playoff Denny Lucas
2004 Phillip Archer 198 −18 5 strokes Lee Slattery
2003 Michael Jonzon 267 −21 3 strokes Martin Wiegele
2002 Simon Hurd 268 −20 4 strokes Gustavo Rojas
2001 Stuart Little (2) 271 −17 2 strokes André Bossert
2000 David Higgins 271 −17 4 strokes Carlos Larraín
1999 Carl Suneson (2) 268 −20 6 strokes Adam Mednick
1998 David Park 276 −12 Playoff Per Nyman
Rolex Trophy Pro-Am
1997 Anssi Kankkonen 276 −12 1 stroke Thomas Nielsen
1996 Dennis Edlund 274 −14 Playoff Carl Watts
Rolex Pro-Am
1995 Carl Suneson 272 −16 1 stroke Simon Burnell
1994 Stuart Little 269 −19 2 strokes Mats Hallberg
1993 Philip Golding 275 −13 3 strokes Olle Nordberg
1992 Ronald Stelten (2) 271 −17 4 strokes Wayne Stephens
1991 David R. Jones Silvio Grappasonni
1990 John McHenry 279 −9 1 stroke Glenn Ralph
1989 Ronald Stelten 280 −8 1 stroke Jeremy Bennett
Heinz-Peter Thül
Clive Tucker

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

  1. ^ "Rolex and The R&A to join forces at the Challenge Tour Grand Final". European Tour. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024. Rolex's long-term commitment to the Challenge Tour began with the Rolex Trophy which has been part of the Challenge Tour's schedule since the inaugural season in 1989, however the support will now be concentrated on the Grand Final...
  2. ^ "R&A support for the Challenge Tour". The R&A. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020. Following the decision to cancel the Rolex Trophy that had been scheduled for August 19–22, Rolex has offered to repurpose the tournament prize fund to benefit the wider Challenge Tour schedule and its members in 2020.
  3. ^ "Dutchman van Driel goes lowest to win Rolex Trophy at Geneva". Scottish Golf View. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Rolex Trophy win hands Koivu European Tour card". European Tour. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Oriol summons spirit of Seve to win Rolex". Ten Golf. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Fritelli's timely Rolex win seals Oman place". European Tour. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Elvira reaches European Tour with third win". European Tour. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  8. ^ "An claims Rolex glory in Geneva". European Tour. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Fantastique remontée" [Fantastic comeback]. Golf & Country (in French). No. 9. September 1990. p. 4. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Issuu.
  10. ^ "Nerveux mais vainqueur" [Nervous but victorious]. Golf & Country (in French). No. 9. September 1989. p. 34 (64 in magazine). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Issuu.

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