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. 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.

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.

Winners

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