The Credit Suisse Challenge is a golf

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...

, held in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. It was first played as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open in 2000 and 2001 at the Golf Club Patriziale Ascona in Ascona

Ascona

Ascona is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.It is located on the shore of Lake Maggiore.The town is a popular tourist destination, and holds a yearly jazz festival, the Ascona Jazz Festival....

. Following a four year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2006 and was held at the Wylihof Golf Club in Luterbach

Luterbach

Luterbach is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-History:Luterbach is first mentioned in 1052 as lutere Bach, though this identification is disputed. In 1319 it was mentioned as ville Luterbach....

 through 2009. In 2010, the event moved to Golf Sempachersee in Hildisrieden

Hildisrieden

Hildisrieden is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-Geography:Hildisrieden has an area of . Of this area, 78% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.9% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled. , 11.87% of the total land area was forested...

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Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Score
Credit Suisse Challenge
2011	Golf Sempachersee	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...	272 (−12)
2010	Golf Sempachersee	Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini is an Italian professional golfer.Tadini was born in Borgomanero and turned professional in 1994. He finally qualified for the European Tour for 2003 after his sixth visit to qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and...	266 (−22)
2009	Wylihof Golf Club	Peter Baker Peter Baker (golfer) Peter A. Baker is an English professional golfer.Baker was born in Shifnal, Shropshire, and currently lives near Wolverhampton. He learned golf at his father's nine hole Himley Hall course and was taught by Sandy Lyle's father Alex....	274 (−18)
2008	Wylihof Golf Club	Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello is a Spanish professional golfer.-Career:Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through under-18...	267 (−25)
2007	Wylihof Golf Club	Peter Baker Peter Baker (golfer) Peter A. Baker is an English professional golfer.Baker was born in Shifnal, Shropshire, and currently lives near Wolverhampton. He learned golf at his father's nine hole Himley Hall course and was taught by Sandy Lyle's father Alex....	272 (−20)
2006	Wylihof Golf Club	Francisco Cea	276 (−16)PO
Credit Suisse Private Banking Open
2003–05	No tournament
2002	Tournament abandoned
2001	Patriziale Golf Club	Greig Hutcheon	266 (−18)
2000	Patriziale Golf Club	Álvaro Salto Álvaro Salto Álvaro Salto is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.Salto represented Spain in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1996 with Sergio García, José Manuel Lara and Ivo Giner. He turned professional the following year....	268 (−16)

^PO – won following playoff

External links

• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site