André Bossert

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André Bossert
Personal Information
Birth November 14, 1963 (1963-11-14) (age 44)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg)
Nationality Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Residence Zurich, Switzerland
College Tulsa University
Career
Turned Pro 1989
Current tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins 7 (European Tour: 1, Challenge Tour: 2, Other: 4)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters DNP
U.S. Open DNP
British Open CUT: 2005
PGA Championship DNP

André Robert Bossert (born 14 November 1963) is a Swiss professional golfer.

Bossert was born to Swiss parents in Johannesburg, in better known golfing country of South Africa, and played college golf at Tulsa University in the United States.

Bossert turned professional in 1989 and has played on the European Tour, the Southern Africa Tour and the Challenge Tour. The main highlight of his career was his sole European Tour victory, which came in 1995 at the Air France Cannes Open. He was the first Swiss winner on the European Tour, and as of 2006 he remains the only one. He has also won the 1990 Neuchatel Open and the 1992 Kenya Open on the Challenge Tour. He has represented his country in international team competitions several times.

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[edit] Professional wins (7)

[edit] European Tour wins (1)

[edit] Challenge Tour wins (2)

[edit] Other wins (5)

  • 1991 Swiss Omnium
  • 2000 Swiss PGA Championship
  • 2001 Swiss Doubles Championship
  • 2002 Davidoff Nations Cup (with Marc Chatelain)
  • 2007 Swiss Omnium

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 2005
The Masters DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Team appearances

[edit] Amateur

[edit] Professional

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