Irish Open (golf)
The Irish Open (Irish: Comórtas Oscailte na hÉireann), currently titled as the Amgen Irish Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Established | 1927 |
| Course(s) | Royal County Down |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,350 yards (6,720 m) |
| Tour(s) | DP World Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$6,000,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Jon Rahm (2017) 264 Jon Rahm (2019) |
| To par | −24 Jon Rahm (2017) |
| Current champion | |
| Vincent Norrman | |
| Location map | |
Royal County Down Location in Ireland | |
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.
The Irish Open was one of the European Tour Rolex Series events form 2017–2020. The Rolex Series started in 2017, with each tournament in the series having a minimum prize fund of $7 million. During this period,the date was moved to early July, two weeks before The Open Championship. It is currently held in early September.
From 2014 to 2022 (except in 2016), it was one of the Open Qualifying Series with the leading three players who have not already qualified and who finish in the top ten, qualifying for The Open Championship.