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
Castlerock Golf Club
Cairndhu Golf Club
Par71
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Clutch Pro Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£13,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Ryan Fox (2016)
265 Calum Hill (2018)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Dermot McElroy
Location Map
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
2022CPT Dermot McElroy205−87 strokes Tim Rice
2021 John Murphy135−54 strokes Dermot McElroy
2020CHA Tyler Koivisto267−132 strokes Kristian Krogh Johannessen
2019: No tournament
Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open
2018CHA Calum Hill265−191 stroke Scott Henry
Stuart Manley
2017CHA Robin Sciot-Siegrist20[lower-alpha 2]−32 strokes Alessandro Tadini
Tayto Northern Ireland Open
2016CHA Ryan Fox265−194 strokes Dominic Foos
Dylan Frittelli
Max Orrin
Bernd Ritthammer
Northern Ireland Open
2015CHA Clément Sordet267−171 stroke John Hahn
Northern Ireland Open Challenge
2014CHA Joakim Lagergren271−131 stroke Adrien Bernadet
2013CHA Daan Huizing271−13Playoff Oliver Wilson
Ulster Bank Open
2012EPT Paul Reed204−121 stroke Elliot Saltman
George Woolgar
Galgorm Castle Northern Ireland Open
2011EPT Chris Hanson202−14Playoff Graeme Clarke
2010EPT James Hepworth201−15Playoff 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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