Northern Ireland Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Newtownards, Northern Ireland |
| Established | 2003 |
| Course(s) | Clandeboye Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,742 yards (6,165 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour Clutch Pro Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £60,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Final year | 2023 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 273 Darren Clarke (2003) |
| To par | −11 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Sam Broadhurst | |
| Location map | |
  Clandeboye GC Location in Northern Ireland | |
The Northern Ireland Masters was a professional golf tournament that was played at Clandeboye Golf Club in Newtownards, Northern Ireland.
History
[edit]It was originally played as a one-off event on the Challenge Tour in September 2003.[1][2] Darren Clarke won the inaugural event by two shots ahead of Stuart Little.[3]
The event returned in 2021 as part of the PGA EuroPro Tour's schedule. It was hosted by then recent first-time European Tour winner Jonathan Caldwell.[4] The tournament was played again in 2022 on the PGA EuroPro Tour.[5]
In 2023, the tournament moved onto the Clutch Pro Tour, as the PGA EuroPro Tour had ceased operation at the end of 2022.[6]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Masters | ||||||
| 2023 | CPT | Sam Broadhurst (2) |
201 | −12 | 4 strokes | Piers Berrington Habebul Islam
|
| 2022 | EPT | Sam Broadhurst |
204 | −9 | 1 stroke | Paul Maddy
|
| NI Masters | ||||||
| 2021 | EPT |  Simon Thornton |
199 | −14 | 2 strokes | David Langley
|
| 2004–2020: No tournament | ||||||
| Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters | ||||||
| 2003 | CHA |  Darren Clarke |
273 | −11 | 2 strokes | Stuart Little
|
Notes
[edit]- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; CPT − Clutch Pro Tour; EPT − PGA EuroPro Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Clarke and McDowell to play new event in Northern Ireland". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Golf: Masters of their craft". Belfast Telegraph. 7 September 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Clarke survives Little's late surge". The Irish Times. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Preview: The NI Masters hosted by Jonathan Caldwell". PGA EuroPro Tour. 17 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Early Insight: The Northern Ireland Masters in support of Global Golf4 Cancer". PGA EuroPro Tour. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Maguire, Liam (15 March 2023). "New 'NI Swing' 10-day festival of tournament golf confirmed for June 2023". The Irish News. Retrieved 12 June 2023.