Black Desert NI Legends

Black Desert NI Legends

Tournament information
Location	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Established	2025
Course(s)	Galgorm Castle Golf Club
Par	72
Length	6,930 yards (6,340 m)
Tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€450,000
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	204 Markus Brier
To par	−12 as above
Current champion
Markus Brier
Location map
Galgorm Castle GC Location in Northern Ireland

The Black Desert NI Legends is a European Senior Tour professional golf tournament played at Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, first played in 2025. ^[1]

History

The 2025 event was hosted at Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland; which had previously hosted the 2020 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, as well as the Northern Ireland Open on the Challenge Tour. ^[2] It was sponsored by the Black Desert Resort, also sponsoring the Black Desert Championship on the PGA Tour and previously the 2024 edition of the Black Desert NI Open on the Challenge Tour, also held at Galgorm Castle GC. ^[3] Markus Brier won the inaugural event, two shots clear of Mikael Lundberg. ^[4]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
2025	Markus Brier	204	−12	2 strokes	Mikael Lundberg

References

1. "Black Desert NI Legends To Take Centre Stage at Galgorm in Milestone 20th Professional Tournament". Legends Tour. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
2. McKendry, Adam (6 June 2025). "Former Masters champion delighted to sign up to new NI Legends event at Galgorm". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
3. "Galgorm welcomes Black Desert NI Legends". Irish Golfer. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
4. "Markus Brier captures inaugural Black Desert NI Legends at Galgorm on Legends Tour". Golf Digest Middle East. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.

External links

• Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site