Irish Open (golf)

Amgen Irish Open
Tournament information
LocationNewcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
Established1927
Course(s)Royal County Down
Par71
Length7,350 yards (6,720 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$6,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Jon Rahm (2017)
264 Jon Rahm (2019)
To par−24 Jon Rahm (2017)
Current champion
Rasmus Højgaard
Location map
Royal County Down
Location in Ireland

The Irish Open currently titled as the Amgen Irish Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour. The Irish Open was first played in 1927 and was played annually, except for the war years, until 1950. There was a tournament in 1953, but the event was then not played again until revived in 1975. It has been contested annually since then. From 1963 to 1974 Carroll's sponsored a tournament, generally called the Carroll's International and in 1975 they became the sponsor of the Irish Open which became known as the Carroll's Irish Open.