Northern Ireland Open (golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Established | 2013 |
| Course(s) | Galgorm Castle Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,078 yards (6,472 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $250,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Ryan Fox (2016) 265 Calum Hill (2018) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Tyler Koivisto | |
The Northern Ireland Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was played for the first time in August/September 2013 at the Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. In 2017 the event was changed from 72 holes of stroke play to a "Super 6" style format.[1] In 2018 the event reverted to 72-hole stroke-play. The 2019 event was called the ISPS Handa World Invitational and involved separate men's and women's events, both having the same prize money.
2017 format
The 2017 format was similar to that used for the 2017 World Super 6 Perth. The main difference was that the 6-hole matches were determined by stroke play rather than match play. It retained the 156-player field, with the cut being made at the top-60 and ties after 36 holes. After 54 holes, the field was cut to a fixed 24. Ties for 24th place were determined by a sudden-death playoff. There were then five six-hole knock-out rounds on the final day. The leading eight after 54 holes received a bye in the first round. The remaining 16 were randomly paired. The six holes used on the final day were 17, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 18. There were a number of other matches for the minor places.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Open supported by The R&A | ||||||
| 2020 | Tyler Koivisto |  United States |
267 | −13 | 2 strokes |  Kristian Johannessen
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| ISPS Handa World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf Management | ||||||
| 2019 | Jack Senior |  England |
269 | −11 | Playoff | Matthew Baldwin
|
| Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open presented by Modest! Golf | ||||||
| 2018 | Calum Hill |  Scotland |
265 | −19 | 1 stroke | Scott Henry Stuart Manley
|
| 2017 | Robin Sciot-Siegrist |  France |
20 | −3 | 2 strokes |  Alessandro Tadini
|
| Tayto Northern Ireland Open in partnership with Ulster Bank | ||||||
| 2016 | Ryan Fox |  New Zealand |
265 | −19 | 4 strokes |  Dominic Foos Dylan Frittelli Max Orrin Bernd Ritthammer
|
| Northern Ireland Open in association with Sphere Global and Ulster Bank | ||||||
| 2015 | Clément Sordet | France |
267 | −17 | 1 stroke | John Hahn
|
| Northern Ireland Open Challenge in association with Maui Jim Sunglasses | ||||||
| 2014 | Joakim Lagergren |  Sweden |
271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Adrien Bernadet
|
| Northern Ireland Open Challenge presented by Clannah and XJET | ||||||
| 2013 | Daan Huizing |  Netherlands |
271 | −13 | Playoff | Oliver Wilson
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In 2017 the event had a knock-out format. The result above is the score in the final.
References
- ^ a b "Shootout Sunday". www.niopen.golf. Retrieved 8 August 2017.