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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.
Portmarnock was the venue for the first Irish Open in 1927, and has hosted the tournament on many occasions since, including 13 following its revival in 1975. [1] Many other important golf tournaments have been held at the club, including the British Amateur Championship in 1949 and 2019, the Walker Cup in 1991, and the Canada Cup in 1960.
The Irish Open is a professional tournament established in 1927. It was revived in 1975 and is now on the European Tour and a qualifying event for the Open Championship . The Irish Amateur Open Championship is a 72-hole stroke play event established in 1892 by the Golfing Union of Ireland .
The Open Championship is an annual golf competition established in 1860, and is organised by The R&A. [1] It is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July, and is the last of the four major championships to be played each year. [2]
Notably, the Club in 2007 became just the second Irish venue, after Portmarnock, to host the Walker Cup. The Irish Open on the European Tour took place in late May in 2015, returning to Royal County Down after 76 years. [2] It previously hosted the event three times, all prior to World War II.
In 2024, Golf Digest ranked the Old Course at Lahinch #27 on their list of the world's greatest golf courses. [2] It was founded 133 years ago in 1892 by Alexander W. Shaw and Richard J. Plummer, officials of Limerick Golf Club. They laid out an 18-hole course, the original course had ten holes on each side of the road. [3]
The 1927 Open Championship was the 62nd Open Championship, held 13–15 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Amateur Bobby Jones successfully defended the title with a dominating six-stroke victory, [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the second of his three victories at the Open Championship.
The Women's Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET), held in the Republic of Ireland. The tournament became part of the LET schedule in 1994 and ran for ten editions through 2003.