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.
The GUI also runs the Irish Amateur Close Championship which is restricted to players born in Ireland or resident in Ireland at least five years.History
The championship was founded in 1892 and early winners included John Ball and Harold Hilton. 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 ChampionshipWinners
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