Northern Ireland Open (Challenge Tour)

Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
Location Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Established 2013
Course(s) Galgorm Castle Golf Club
Par 71
Length 6,933 yards (6,340 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund €170,000
Month played August
Tournament record score
Aggregate 265 Ryan Fox (2016)
265 Calum Hill (2018)
To par −19 as above
Current champion
Scotland Calum Hill
Galgorm Castle GC
Location in Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was played for the first time in August/September 2013 at the Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. In 2017 the event was changed from 72 holes of stroke play to a "Super 6" style format.[1] In 2018 the event reverted to 72-hole stroke-play.

2017 format

The new 2017 format was similar to that used for the 2017 World Super 6 Perth. The main difference was that the 6-hole matches are 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]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open presented by Modest! Golf
2018Calum Hill Scotland265−191 strokeScotland Scott Henry
Wales Stuart Manley
2017Robin Sciot-Siegrist France20−32 strokesItaly Alessandro Tadini
Tayto Northern Ireland Open in Partnership with Ulster Bank
2016Ryan Fox New Zealand265−194 strokesGermany Dominic Foos
South Africa Dylan Frittelli
England Max Orrin
Germany Bernd Ritthammer
Northern Ireland Open in Association with Sphere Global and Ulster Bank
2015Clément Sordet France267−171 strokeUnited States John Hahn
Northern Ireland Open Challenge in association with Maui Jim Sunglasses
2014Joakim Lagergren Sweden271−131 strokeFrance Adrien Bernadet
Northern Ireland Open Challenge Presented By Clannah and XJET
2013Daan Huizing Netherlands271−13PlayoffEngland Oliver Wilson

In 2017 the event had a knock-out format. The result above is the score in the final.

References

  1. 1 2 "Shootout Sunday". www.niopen.golf. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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