Irish Open (golf)

Amgen Irish Open
Tournament information
LocationNewcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
Established1927
Course(s)Royal County Down
Par71
Length7,350 yards (6,720 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$6,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Jon Rahm (2017)
264 Jon Rahm (2019)
To par−24 Jon Rahm (2017)
Current champion
Sweden Vincent Norrman
Location map
Royal County Down is located in island of Ireland
Royal County Down
Royal County Down
Location in Ireland

The Irish Open (Irish: Comórtas Oscailte na hÉireann),[1] currently titled as the Amgen Irish Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour. The Irish Open was first played in 1927 and was played annually, except for the war years, until 1950. There was a tournament in 1953, but the event was then not played again until revived in 1975. It has been contested annually since then. From 1963 to 1974 Carroll's sponsored a tournament, generally called the Carroll's International and in 1975 they became the sponsor of the Irish Open which became known as the Carroll's Irish Open.

  1. ^ "Cailleadh galfaire aitheanta na hÉireann, Christy O'Connor Jnr. sa Spáinn aréir". RTÉ (in Irish). 6 January 2016.