Northern Ireland Open (golf)
Tournament information | |
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Location | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
Established | 2010 |
Course(s) | Galgorm Castle Golf Club Castlerock Golf Club Cairndhu Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Tour(s) | Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour Clutch Pro Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £13,000 |
Month played | July |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 265 Ryan Fox (2016) 265 Calum Hill (2018) |
To par | −19 as above |
Current champion | |
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Location Map | |
Location in Northern Ireland |
The Northern Ireland Open is a golf tournament formerly played on the Challenge Tour. It was played for the first time in June 2010 on the PGA EuroPro Tour at Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. It now features on the Clutch Pro Tour schedule.
History
In 2017, the event was changed from 72 holes of stroke play to a "Super 6" style format. The format was similar to that used for the 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]
In 2018, the event reverted to 72-hole stroke-play.
The 2020 event returned to the Challenge Tour as the Northern Ireland Open with backing from The R&A.[2]
Winners
Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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Northern Ireland Open | ||||||
2022 | CPT | ![]() |
205 | −8 | 7 strokes | ![]() |
2021 | ![]() |
135 | −5 | 4 strokes | ![]() | |
2020 | CHA | ![]() |
267 | −13 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2019: No tournament | ||||||
Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open | ||||||
2018 | CHA | ![]() |
265 | −19 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2017 | CHA | ![]() |
20[b] | −3 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Tayto Northern Ireland Open | ||||||
2016 | CHA | ![]() |
265 | −19 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Northern Ireland Open | ||||||
2015 | CHA | ![]() |
267 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Northern Ireland Open Challenge | ||||||
2014 | CHA | ![]() |
271 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2013 | CHA | ![]() |
271 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() |
Ulster Bank Open | ||||||
2012 | EPT | ![]() |
204 | −12 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
Galgorm Castle Northern Ireland Open | ||||||
2011 | EPT | ![]() |
202 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() |
2010 | EPT | ![]() |
201 | −15 | Playoff | ![]() |
See also
Notes
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; CPT − Clutch Pro Tour; EPT − PGA EuroPro Tour.
- ^ The 2017 event used a knockout format. This is the score in the final.
References
- ^ "Shootout Sunday". www.niopen.golf. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Open added to 2020 Challenge Tour schedule". Irish Golfer. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.