ISPS Handa World Invitational

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ISPS Handa World Invitational
Tournament information
Location Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Established2019
Course(s) Galgorm Castle Golf Club
Castlerock Golf Club
Par70 (G)/71 (C) (men)
72 (G)/73 (C) (women)
Length7,151 yards (6,539 m) (G)/6,859 yards (6,272 m) (C) (men)
6,486 yards (5,931 m) (G)/6,231 yards (5,698 m) (C) (women)
Tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1,500,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2023
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Dan Brown (2023)
To par−20 Maja Stark (2022)
Final champion
Flag of England.svg Dan Brown
Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Pano
Location Map
Relief Map of Northern Ireland.png
Icona golf.svg
Galgorm Castle GC
Location in Northern Ireland

The ISPS Handa World Invitational was a professional golf tournament that featured on the European Tour, the Challenge Tour, the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Contents

History

The event was created in 2019 and involved separate events for both men and women, both having the same prize money. The men's event featured on the Challenge Tour schedule. Jack Senior won the men's event in a playoff over Matthew Baldwin. Stephanie Meadow won the women's event, beating Charley Hull by one shot. [1]

No tournament was played in 2020. In 2021, the event returned and was elevated to European Tour status for the men's event. The women's event gained co-sanctioning by the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. [2] Daniel Gavins won the men's tournament for his first European Tour victory. Pajaree Anannarukarn won the women's tournament in a playoff over Emma Talley for her first LPGA Tour victory. [3]

Similarly to 2021, the 2022 event again featured 132 men and 132 women for each championship. A cut to top 60 and ties after 36 holes (two rounds), then a second cut to top 35 and ties after 54 holes (three rounds). For the first two rounds, all players played one round on each course. [4]

In 2023 Castlerock Golf Club was added as a co-host to Galgorm Castle, replacing Massereene, which had previously been used as a second venue. [5] In August, after the release of the 2024 European Tour schedule, it was confirmed that the 2023 event would be the final edition. [6]

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
2023 [lower-alpha 2] EUR Flag of England.svg Dan Brown 266−155 strokes Flag of England.svg Alex Fitzpatrick
LET, LPGA Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Pano 281−8Playoff Flag of England.svg Gabriella Cowley
Flag of Germany.svg Esther Henseleit
2022 [lower-alpha 2] EUR Flag of Scotland.svg Ewen Ferguson 268−123 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Connor Syme
Flag of Spain.svg Borja Virto
LET, LPGA Flag of Sweden.svg Maja Stark 271−205 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Allisen Corpuz
2021 [lower-alpha 2] EUR Flag of England.svg Daniel Gavins 267−131 stroke Flag of England.svg David Horsey
LET, LPGA Flag of Thailand.svg Pajaree Anannarukarn 275−16Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Emma Talley
2020: No tournament
2019 [lower-alpha 2] CHA Flag of England.svg Jack Senior 269−11Playoff Flag of England.svg Matthew Baldwin
Ulster Banner.svg Stephanie Meadow 278−101 stroke Flag of England.svg Charley Hull

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; LPGA − LPGA Tour.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Separate tournaments played for men and women.

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References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Andy (19 August 2019). "Jack Senior And Stephanie Meadow Win World Invitational Titles". GolfMagic. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "European Tour, LPGA Tour & Ladies European Tour join forces for ISPS HANDA World Invitational in Northern Ireland". European Tour. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "World Invitational: Daniel Gavins wins men's event as Pajaree Anannarukarn takes women's title at Galgorm Castle". BBC Sport. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational Presented By Aviv Clinics Tuesday Pre Tournament Notes". LPGA. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Castlerock confirmed as ISPS Handa World Invitational co-host". European Tour. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Haughey, John (15 August 2023). "World Invitational not on 2024 schedule but Galgorm say 'exciting new event' planned". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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