Irish Amateur Open Championship

The Irish Amateur Open Championship is an amateur golf tournament held annually in Ireland and organised by the Golfing Union of Ireland. The championship has been played as a 72-hole stroke-play event since 1958. Previously it was played as a match-play tournament.

Irish Amateur Open Championship
Tournament information
LocationIreland
Established1892
FormatStroke play
Month playedMay
Current champion
James Newton

The GUI also runs the Irish Amateur Close Championship which is restricted to players born in (or with a parent born in) Ireland or (at the discretion of the GUI) resident in Ireland at least five years.

History

The championship was founded in 1892 and early winners included John Ball (3 times) and Harold Hilton (4 times). More recent winners are Pádraig Harrington and Louis Oosthuizen. Rory McIlroy was the losing finalist in 2006. The championship was not played during the war years and from 1960 to 1994.

On six occasions between 1894 and 1901, the Irish Championship Meeting included a professional tournament as well as the Amateur Championship

Winners
YearVenueChampionCountryRunner(s)-up
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland[1]
2019County SligoJames Newton EnglandConor Purcell
2018Royal County DownRobin Dawson IrelandJohn Gough
Alex Gleeson
2017County DownPeter O'Keeffe IrelandChristopher Maclean
2016Royal DublinColm Campbell IrelandJack Hume
2015Royal DublinGavin Moynihan IrelandCormac Sharvin
2014Royal DublinJamie Savage ScotlandCormac Sharvin
2013Royal DublinRobbie Cannon IrelandGavin Moynihan
2012Royal DublinGavin Moynihan IrelandRobin Kind
2011Royal DublinRhys Pugh WalesGordon Stevenson
2010Royal DublinAlan Dunbar Northern IrelandKris Nicol
2009Royal DublinGavin Dear ScotlandWallace Booth
2008Royal DublinPedro Figueiredo PortugalConor Doran
Billy Hemstock
Keir McNicoll
2007Royal DublinLloyd Saltman ScotlandRichard Kilpatrick
2006PortmarnockAntti Ahokas FinlandRory McIlroy
2005Carton House
(O’Meara course)		Richie Ramsay ScotlandDarren Crowe
2004Carton House
(Montgomerie course)		Craig Smith WalesSean McTernan
2003Royal DublinNoel Fox IrelandSean Manley
2002Royal DublinLouis Oosthuizen South AfricaPaul Bradshaw
2001Royal DublinRichard McEvoy EnglandMichael Hoey
2000Royal DublinNoel Fox IrelandMichael McDermott
1999Royal DublinGary Cullen IrelandJody Fanagan
1998Royal DublinMichael Hoey Northern IrelandGary Cullen
1997Fota IslandKeith Nolan IrelandRichie Coughlan
1996Fota IslandKeith Nolan IrelandPeter Lawrie
1995Fota IslandPádraig Harrington IrelandGarth McGimpsey
1960–94: Not played
1959Royal County DownJohnny Duncan Northern IrelandA.G. Gordon
1958Royal DublinTom Craddock IrelandJoe Carr
J.W. Hulme
1957Royal PortrushIan Bamford Northern IrelandW. Meharg
1956PortmarnockJoe Carr IrelandJames Mahon
1955Royal County DownJohn Fitzgibbon IrelandJ.W. Hulme
1954Royal DublinJoe Carr IrelandCecil Ewing
1953KillarneyNorman Drew Northern IrelandBilly O’Sullivan
1952Royal PortrushNorman Drew Northern IrelandC.H. Beamish
1951PortmarnockCecil Ewing IrelandJoe Carr
1950County SligoJoe Carr IrelandCecil Ewing
1949KillarneyBilly O’Sullivan IrelandB.J. Scannell
1948Royal County DownCecil Ewing IrelandJoe Carr
1947Royal DublinJohn Burke IrelandJoe Carr
1946Royal PortrushJoe Carr IrelandAlex Kyle
1940–45: Not played due to World War II
1939PortmarnockAbandoned due to declaration of war
1938Royal County DownJimmy Bruen IrelandJames Mahon
1937Royal DublinJohnnie Fitzsimmons Northern IrelandR.A. McKinna
1936PortmarnockJoe Brown IrelandBilly O’Sullivan
1935Royal PortrushHector Thomson ScotlandJack McLean
1934PortmarnockHector Thomson ScotlandHarry Bentley
1933Royal County DownJack McLean ScotlandEric Fiddian
1932Royal DublinJack McLean ScotlandJoe Brown
1931Royal County DownEric McRuvie ScotlandDonald Soulby
1930PortmarnockWilliam Sutton EnglandD.A. Fiddian
1929Royal PortrushCharles Hezlet Northern IrelandJohn Lang
1928Royal DublinSeymour Noon EnglandEdwin Spiller
1927Royal County DownR.M. McConnell Northern IrelandDonald Soulby
1926PortmarnockCharles Hezlet Northern IrelandR.M. McConnell
1925Royal PortrushTony Torrance ScotlandCharles Hezlet
1924Royal DublinEdwin Spiller Northern IrelandJ.D. MacCormack
1923Royal County DownNoel Martin Northern IrelandCharles Hezlet
1922Royal PortrushAlfred Lowe Northern IrelandJames Henderson
1921Royal County DownWilson Smyth Northern IrelandJ. Gorry
1920PortmarnockNoel Martin IrelandC.W. Robertson
1919Royal PortrushCarl Bretherton EnglandTommy Armour
1914–18: Not played due to World War I
1913Royal DublinCharles Palmer EnglandLou Phillips
1912Royal County DownGordon Lockhart ScotlandPatrick Jenkins
1911PortmarnockLionel Munn IrelandHon. Michael Scott
1910Royal PortrushLionel Munn IrelandGordon Lockhart
1909Royal DublinLionel Munn IrelandR. Garson
1908Royal County DownJames Mitchell ScotlandH.M. Cairnes
1907PortmarnockDouglas Brown ScotlandSidney Fry
1906Royal PortrushHerbert Barker EnglandJames Worthington
1905Royal DublinHenry Boyd IrelandJames Mitchell
1904County DownJames Worthington EnglandJames Mitchell
1903PortmarnockGeorge Wilkie ScotlandHenry Boyd
1902Royal PortrushHarold Hilton EnglandW.H. Hamilton
1901Royal DublinHarold Hilton EnglandP. Dowie
1900County DownHarold Hilton EnglandSidney Fry
1899PortmarnockJohn Ball EnglandJohn Williamson
1898Royal PortrushWilliam Taylor ScotlandR.O. Dallmeyer
1897Royal DublinHarold Hilton EnglandStuart Anderson
1896County DownWilliam Taylor ScotlandD. Anderson
1895Royal PortrushWilliam Taylor ScotlandJohn Williamson
1894Royal DublinJohn Ball EnglandD.L. Low
1893County DownJohn Ball EnglandStuart Anderson
1892Royal PortrushAlexander Stuart ScotlandJ.H. Andrew

Source:[2][3]

References
  1. "GUI revises schedule - cancels Irish Amateur and four provincial championships; Irish Close in October". Irish Golf Desk. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. Past winners of the Irish Amateur Open Championship
  3. Irish Amateur Open Championship
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