Northern Ireland Open (golf)

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Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
Location Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Established2010
Course(s) Galgorm Castle Golf Club
Par70
Length7,105 yards (6,497 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Clutch Pro Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £100,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Ryan Fox (2016)
265 Calum Hill (2018)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Flag of England.svg Brandon Robinson-Thompson
Location Map
Relief Map of Northern Ireland.png
Icona golf.svg
Galgorm Castle GC
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.

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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

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Northern Ireland Open
2023 CPT Flag of England.svg Brandon Robinson-Thompson 201−93 strokes Flag of England.svg Daniel Smith
2022 CPT Ulster Banner.svg Dermot McElroy 205−87 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Tim Rice
2021 CPT Flag of Ireland.svg John Murphy 135−54 strokes Ulster Banner.svg Dermot McElroy
2020 CHA Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Koivisto 267−132 strokes Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Krogh Johannessen
2019: No tournament
Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open
2018 CHA Flag of Scotland.svg Calum Hill 265−191 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Henry
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stuart Manley
2017 CHA Flag of France.svg Robin Sciot-Siegrist 20 [lower-alpha 2] −32 strokes Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Tadini
Tayto Northern Ireland Open
2016 CHA Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox 265−194 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Dominic Foos
Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli
Flag of England.svg Max Orrin
Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Ritthammer
Northern Ireland Open
2015 CHA Flag of France.svg Clément Sordet 267−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Hahn
Northern Ireland Open Challenge
2014 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Lagergren 271−131 stroke Flag of France.svg Adrien Bernadet
2013 CHA Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daan Huizing 271−13Playoff Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson
Ulster Bank Open
2012 EPT Flag of England.svg Paul Reed 204−121 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Elliot Saltman
Flag of England.svg George Woolgar
Galgorm Castle Northern Ireland Open
2011 EPT Flag of England.svg Chris Hanson 202−14Playoff Flag of England.svg Graeme Clarke
2010 EPT Flag of England.svg James Hepworth 201−15Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Gaunt

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ CHA − Challenge Tour; CPT − Clutch Pro Tour; EPT − PGA EuroPro Tour.
  2. ↑ The 2017 event used a knockout format. This is the score in the final.

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References

  1. ↑ "Shootout Sunday". www.niopen.golf. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Northern Ireland Open added to 2020 Challenge Tour schedule". Irish Golfer. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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