Tournament information | |
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Location | Newtownards, Northern Ireland |
Established | 2003 |
Course(s) | Clandeboye Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,742 yards (6,165 m) |
Tour(s) | Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour Clutch Pro Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £60,000 |
Month played | June |
Final year | 2023 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 273 Darren Clarke (2003) |
To par | −11 as above |
Final champion | |
Sam Broadhurst | |
Location Map | |
Location in Northern Ireland |
The Northern Ireland Masters was a professional golf tournament that was played at Clandeboye Golf Club in Newtownards, Northern Ireland.
It was originally played as a one-off event on the Challenge Tour in September 2003. [1] Darren Clarke won the inaugural event by two shots ahead of Stuart Little.
The event returned in 2021 as part of the PGA EuroPro Tour's schedule. It was hosted by then recent first-time European Tour winner Jonathan Caldwell. [2] The tournament was played again in 2022 on the PGA EuroPro Tour. [3]
In 2023, the tournament moved onto the Clutch Pro Tour, as the PGA EuroPro Tour had ceased operation at the end of 2022. [4]
Year | Tour [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Northern Ireland Masters | ||||||
2023 | CPT | Sam Broadhurst (2) | 201 | −12 | 4 strokes | Piers Berrington Habebul Islam |
2022 | EPT | Sam Broadhurst | 204 | −9 | 1 stroke | Paul Maddy |
NI Masters | ||||||
2021 | EPT | Simon Thornton | 199 | −14 | 2 strokes | David Langley |
2004–2020: No tournament | ||||||
Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters | ||||||
2003 | CHA | Darren Clarke | 273 | −11 | 2 strokes | Stuart Little |
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