The Irish Open was started in 1927 but was discontinued for 20 years from 1955. Since its introduction again in 1975 it has been part of the European Tour . It is the second of the two events on the tour that are played in Ireland. The other one is the Smurfit European Open. As the meet is held one week before the BMW Championship, it attracts quite a strong field. The prize money offered is average but not in the same level that is offered by the major tournaments on the tour. It was originally called the Irish Open but its name was changed many times. Since 2003 it is known as the Nissan Irish open .
Irish Open (1927-54)
Carroll's Irish Open (1975-93)
Murphy's Irish Open (1994-2002)
Nissan Irish Open (2003- )
The 2006 Nissan Irish Open was won by Danish Thomas Bjorn. He defeated Paul Casey of England by one stroke to take the winner's cheque of € 3,66,660. The 2007 Irish Open will be held in Adare Manor,Adare Island from May 17 to May 20.
Past Winners
Great players like Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros and Colin Montgomerie have all won the Irish Open . Here is a list of players who have won here since it became part of the European Tour .
Thomas Bjorn 2006
Stephen Dodd 2005
Brett Rumford 2004
Michael Campbell 2003
Soren Hansen 2002
Colin Montgomerie 2001; 1997-96
Patrik Sjoland 2000
Sergio Garcia 1999
David Carter 1998
Sam Torrance 1995; 1981
Bernhard Langer 1994; 1987; 1944
Nick Faldo 1993-91
Jose Maria Olazabal 1990
Ian Woosnam 1989-88
Seve Ballesteros 1986-85; 1983
John O'Leary 1982
Mark James 1980-79
Ken Brown 1978
Hubert Green 1977
Ben Crenshaw 1976
Christy O'Connor Jr 1975
The Nissan Irish Open is one of the average tournaments on the tour. As we continue on this tour we will learn about the other tournaments in the European Tour .
