Irish Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Baltray, Ireland |
| Established | 1927 |
| Course(s) | County Louth Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Yardage | 7031 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Purse | € 2,600,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266 Colin Montgomerie (2001) |
| To-par | -21 Bernhard Langer (1984) |
| Current champion | |
| Shane Lowry |
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The Irish Open is a European Tour golf tournament which is currently played in May each year. It was first played in 1927 and continued until 1950, when the tournament experienced financial problems. Except for a single event, held in 1953, there was a 25 year hiatus until the Irish Open returned in 1975.
Adare Golf Club, part of the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort in County Limerick had planned to host the tournament for 3 years from 2007 to 2009, however in January 2009 it was announced that they could no longer sustain the losses incurred by hosting the event for a third year. In early March, the European Tour confirmed the national championship would return to County Louth Golf Club, Baltray, venue in 2004, with a new sponsor, 3 Mobile.[1]
The Irish Open is played the week before the European Tour's "home tournament" the BMW PGA Championship, which helps it to attract fairly strong fields. The tournament's 2005 rating in the Official World Golf Rankings system was high enough for the winner to qualify for the WGC-NEC Invitational. As of 2008, it is the only European Tour event played in Ireland, with the European Open, formerly held at the K Club, having been moved to a new home in London.
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[edit] Winners
Pre-revival of Irish Open name, and European Tour sanctioning
*(A) indicates an amateur golfer
[edit] Multiple winners
| Rank | Name | # Wins | Last Win |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christy O'Connor Snr |
4 | 1972 |
| 2 |  Colin Montgomerie |
3 | 2001 |
 Bernhard Langer |
3 | 1994 | |
 Nick Faldo |
3 | 1993 | |
 Seve Ballesteros |
3 | 1986 | |
| 6 | Sam Torrance |
2 | 1995 |
 Ian Woosnam |
2 | 1989 | |
| Mark James |
2 | 1980 | |
| Neil Coles |
2 | 1971 | |
| Harry Bradshaw |
2 | 1949 | |
| Ernest Whitcombe |
2 | 1935 | |
| Bob Kenyon |
2 | 1931 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Irish Open prize money increased". BBC Sport. 4 March 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7924684.stm. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
[edit] See also
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