The Mémorial Olivier Barras is a professional golf tournament that is held annually at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in
Crans-Montana,
Valais, Switzerland. It was founded in 1965 in memory of
Olivier Barras, a nine-time Swiss champion golfer who died in a car crash in June 1964, at Monza racing on the track.
History
The tournament featured on the
Challenge Tour between 1990 and 2000, usually as an unofficial money event, and later on the
Alps Tour.
Founded in 1965, the 2020 tournament was the 56th installment.[1]
The tournament is named in honor of nine-time Swiss golfer
Olivier Barras (1932–1964), son of Crans-sur-Sierre GC president Antoine Barras, who died in a
Monza car crash.[2]
For several years, the best amateur and the best professional have earned qualification for the
Omega European Masters (formerly the
Swiss Open), held at the same course since 1939.[3]
^"Play-off au Mémorial Olivier-Barras". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 2 July 1998. p. 25. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Le 27e Mémorial Olivier-Barras". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 2 July 1991. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"26e mémorial Olivier-Barras". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 30 June 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Un italien gagne á Crans". Gazette de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 27 June 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via Le Temps Archives.
^"17 e mémorial Olivier-Barras". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 29 June 1981. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Golf: succès espagnol á Crans-sur-Sierre". Gazette de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 5 September 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via Le Temps Archives.
^"Victoire italienne à Crans-Montana". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 30 August 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Succès espagnol à Crans-Montana". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 1 September 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via L´Express Archives.
^"Succès espagnol à Crans-Montana". L´Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 4 September 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via L´Express Archives.
^"Domination espagnol à Crans". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 4 September 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Le Mémorial Barras à Crans-sur-Sierre". L´Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 7 September 1971. p. 17. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via L´Express Archives.
^"Memorial Olivier Barras". Thuner Tagblatt (in German). Thun, Switzerland. 14 July 1970. p. 17. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Victoire espagnole à Crans-sur-Sierre". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 24 June 1969. p. 6. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
The Mémorial Olivier Barras is a professional golf tournament that is held annually at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in
Crans-Montana,
Valais, Switzerland. It was founded in 1965 in memory of
Olivier Barras, a nine-time Swiss champion golfer who died in a car crash in June 1964, at Monza racing on the track.
History
The tournament featured on the
Challenge Tour between 1990 and 2000, usually as an unofficial money event, and later on the
Alps Tour.
Founded in 1965, the 2020 tournament was the 56th installment.[1]
The tournament is named in honor of nine-time Swiss golfer
Olivier Barras (1932–1964), son of Crans-sur-Sierre GC president Antoine Barras, who died in a
Monza car crash.[2]
For several years, the best amateur and the best professional have earned qualification for the
Omega European Masters (formerly the
Swiss Open), held at the same course since 1939.[3]
^"Play-off au Mémorial Olivier-Barras". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 2 July 1998. p. 25. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Le 27e Mémorial Olivier-Barras". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 2 July 1991. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"26e mémorial Olivier-Barras". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 30 June 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Un italien gagne á Crans". Gazette de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 27 June 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via Le Temps Archives.
^"17 e mémorial Olivier-Barras". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 29 June 1981. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Golf: succès espagnol á Crans-sur-Sierre". Gazette de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 5 September 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via Le Temps Archives.
^"Victoire italienne à Crans-Montana". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 30 August 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Succès espagnol à Crans-Montana". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 1 September 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via L´Express Archives.
^"Succès espagnol à Crans-Montana". L´Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 4 September 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via L´Express Archives.
^"Domination espagnol à Crans". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 4 September 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Le Mémorial Barras à Crans-sur-Sierre". L´Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 7 September 1971. p. 17. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via L´Express Archives.
^"Memorial Olivier Barras". Thuner Tagblatt (in German). Thun, Switzerland. 14 July 1970. p. 17. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
^"Victoire espagnole à Crans-sur-Sierre". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 24 June 1969. p. 6. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.