Irish Seniors Open
Encyclopedia
The Irish Senior Open is the Irish
stop on men's golf
's European Seniors Tour
. It was founded in 1997 and has been played at several different courses around Ireland. It is a 54 hole stroke play
tournament. In 2007 the prize fund was €
450,000, making it one of the richer tournaments on the schedule.
Irish Seniors Open in association with Failte Ireland and AIB Bank
Irish Seniors Open in association with Failte Ireland & Allied Irish Bank
AIB Irish Seniors Open in association with Greenstar & Fáilte Ireland
AIB Irish Seniors Open
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
stop on men's golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
's European Seniors Tour
European Seniors Tour
The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...
. It was founded in 1997 and has been played at several different courses around Ireland. It is a 54 hole stroke play
Stroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
tournament. In 2007 the prize fund was €
Euro
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450,000, making it one of the richer tournaments on the schedule.
Winners
Irish Senior Open presented by Failte Ireland- 2010 Marc FarryMarc FarryMarc-Antoine Farry is a French professional golfer.Farry was born in Paris, and started playing golf at the age of seven. He turned professional in 1979, and spent his early career teaching pro in Florida, United States....
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Irish Seniors Open in association with Failte Ireland and AIB Bank
- 2009 Ian WoosnamIan WoosnamIan Harold Woosnam OBE is a Welsh professional golfer.Nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Woosers', or the 'Wee Welshman', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup...
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Irish Seniors Open in association with Failte Ireland & Allied Irish Bank
- 2008 Juan QuirósJuan QuirosJuan Quirós Segura is a Spanish professional golfer.Quirós was born in La Linea, Andalusia. He played on the European Tour most seasons from 1983 to 2000, making the top one hundred on the Order of Merit three times...
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AIB Irish Seniors Open in association with Greenstar & Fáilte Ireland
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- 2006 Sam TorranceSam TorranceSam Torrance OBE is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup teams on eight occasions, from 1981 to 1995 consecutively; he was...
– - 2005 Noel RatcliffeNoel RatcliffeNoel Anthony Ratcliffe is an Australian professional golfer.Ratcliffe turned to golf exceptionally late for a future professional, and didn't own a set of clubs until he was twenty-one. He studied pharmacy and worked for an insurance company and in public service before turning professional in 1974...
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AIB Irish Seniors Open
- 2004 Carl MasonCarl MasonStuart Carl Mason is an English professional golfer.Mason was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He won several amateur tournaments, before turning professional and becoming something of a journeyman on the European Tour. After twenty years of trying he finally won on tour for the first time in 1994. His...
– - 2003 Noel RatcliffeNoel RatcliffeNoel Anthony Ratcliffe is an Australian professional golfer.Ratcliffe turned to golf exceptionally late for a future professional, and didn't own a set of clubs until he was twenty-one. He studied pharmacy and worked for an insurance company and in public service before turning professional in 1974...
– - 2002 Seiji EbiharaSeiji Ebiharais a Japanese professional golfer.Ebihara was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and had career earnings of over ¥260 million....
– - 2001 Seiji EbiharaSeiji Ebiharais a Japanese professional golfer.Ebihara was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and had career earnings of over ¥260 million....
– - 2000 Bruce FleisherBruce Fleisher-Early years and amateur career:Fleisher was born in Union City, Tennessee. He became involved in golf at age 7 by working as a caddie with his two brothers. Fleisher attended Miami-Dade Junior College and Furman University. In 1968 at age 19, he became the third youngest player to win the U.S....
– - 1999 John MorganJohn Morgan (golfer)John Morgan was an English professional golfer who competed on the European Tour in the 1970s and 80s....
– - 1998 Joe McDermottJoe McDermott (golfer)Joe McDermott is an Irish-American professional golfer.Born and raised in County Clare, Ireland, McDermott moved to the United States in the 1960s...
– - 1997 Tommy HortonTommy HortonThomas Alfred Horton, MBE is an English professional golfer.Horton was born in St Helens, Merseyside. He played on the European Tour for many years with moderate success, winning four titles and finishing fifth on the Order of Merit in 1976 and tenth in both 1974 and 1978. He has been more...
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