Northern Ireland Open (golf)

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.

Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
LocationBallymena, 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
FormatStroke 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
England Brandon Robinson-Thompson
Location Map
Galgorm Castle GC is located in Northern Ireland
Galgorm Castle GC
Galgorm Castle GC
Location in Northern Ireland

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
2023CPTEngland Brandon Robinson-Thompson201−93 strokesEngland Daniel Smith
2022CPTNorthern Ireland Dermot McElroy205−87 strokesRepublic of Ireland Tim Rice
2021CPTRepublic of Ireland John Murphy135−54 strokesNorthern Ireland Dermot McElroy
2020CHAUnited States Tyler Koivisto267−132 strokesNorway Kristian Krogh Johannessen
2019: No tournament
Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open
2018CHAScotland Calum Hill265−191 strokeScotland Scott Henry
Wales Stuart Manley
2017CHAFrance Robin Sciot-Siegrist20[lower-alpha 2]−32 strokesItaly Alessandro Tadini
Tayto Northern Ireland Open
2016CHANew Zealand Ryan Fox265−194 strokesGermany Dominic Foos
South Africa Dylan Frittelli
England Max Orrin
Germany Bernd Ritthammer
Northern Ireland Open
2015CHAFrance Clément Sordet267−171 strokeUnited States John Hahn
Northern Ireland Open Challenge
2014CHASweden Joakim Lagergren271−131 strokeFrance Adrien Bernadet
2013CHANetherlands Daan Huizing271−13PlayoffEngland Oliver Wilson
Ulster Bank Open
2012EPTEngland Paul Reed204−121 strokeScotland Elliot Saltman
England George Woolgar
Galgorm Castle Northern Ireland Open
2011EPTEngland Chris Hanson202−14PlayoffEngland Graeme Clarke
2010EPTEngland James Hepworth201−15PlayoffAustralia 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.

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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