Northern Ireland Open (Challenge Tour)

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. The 2019 event was called the ISPS Handa World Invitational and involved separate men's and women's events, both having the same prize money.

Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
LocationBallymena, Northern Ireland
Established2013
Course(s)Galgorm Castle Golf Club
Par70
Length7,078 yards (6,472 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$250,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Ryan Fox (2016)
265 Calum Hill (2018)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Jack Senior
Galgorm Castle GC
Location in Northern Ireland

2017 format

The 2017 format was similar to that used for the 2017 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]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
ISPS Handa World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf Management
2019Jack Senior England269−11Playoff Matthew Baldwin
Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open presented by Modest! Golf
2018Calum Hill Scotland265−191 stroke Scott Henry
Stuart Manley
2017Robin Sciot-Siegrist France20−32 strokes Alessandro Tadini
Tayto Northern Ireland Open in partnership with Ulster Bank
2016Ryan Fox New Zealand265−194 strokes Dominic Foos
Dylan Frittelli
Max Orrin
Bernd Ritthammer
Northern Ireland Open in association with Sphere Global and Ulster Bank
2015Clément Sordet France267−171 stroke John Hahn
Northern Ireland Open Challenge in association with Maui Jim Sunglasses
2014Joakim Lagergren Sweden271−131 stroke Adrien Bernadet
Northern Ireland Open Challenge presented by Clannah and XJET
2013Daan Huizing Netherlands271−13Playoff Oliver Wilson

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

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