Irish Open Golf Past Winners List & History since 1927

Irish Open Golf Past Winners List & History.

The  Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour. Currently, it is known as the Dubai Duty-Free Irish Open due to Sponsorship reason.


The Irish Open was first played in 1927 through the WWII 1939-45, & later on until 1950 & again a season in 1953, the event was not played again until 1975. In 1975 they turned into the supporter of the Irish Open which ended up known as Carroll's Irish Open. Murphy's & Nissan also sponsored the tournament 1994-2006.

Since 2015 Dubai Duty-Free Irish Open hosted by Rock Mcllory & their Rory Foundation, & now they have extended their Sponsorship till 2022.

Colin Montgomerie, Bernhard Langer, Nick Faldo & Seve Ballesteros has won the most time title winners of Irish Open Golf tournament with 3 times each.


 Russell Knox defeated Ryan Fox in a playoff to win the European Tour's Dubai Duty-Free Irish Open 2018, the event was held at Donegal, Ireland of Ballyliffin Golf Course.
Knox won the 2018 tournament with  €998,425 winner's share of the total prize fund 7,000,000, purse.

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Irish Open Golf Future Venues, Dates.

The 2014 Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley as well as Major winners Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell – will host the Irish Open 2019 venue with McIlroy next year.

The Lahinch Golf course (Clare county Club) will host the next year 2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Golf tournament – which will take place in the first week from  4th - 7th July 2019 with the minimum prize fund is $7 million.


It's Undecided, but it is most likely possible that Darren Clarke would love to remain on a links course if predictions come true and he gets his turn in Irish open 2020 Golf tournament.

While Pádraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, and Rory McIlroy will also host between 2020 Irish Open and Irish Open 2023, Clarke admitted yesterday he's the likely host in two years’ time.


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Irish Open Golf Winners List 1927 - 2019.

Here is a complete year by year list of all players who won the Irish Open Golf tournament, past winners-champions list, venues, locations, golf course clubs where each event was held from 1927-2019.



The Irish Open * denotes play-off



2020  -

2019  -  Joh Rahm,    -  Lahinch,   264

2018  -  Russell Knox,   -   Ballyliffin, 274

2017  -  Jon Rahm, -  Portstewart,   264

2016  -  Rory McIlroy,  -  The K Club,    276

2015  -  Soren Kjeldsen, -   Royal County Down,   285

2014  -  Mikko Ilonen, -   Fota Island,  271

2013  -  Paul Casey Carton House,  -   Montgomerie Course,  274

2012  -  Jamie Donaldson Royal Portrush, -  Dunluce Links,  270

2011  -  Simon Dyson   -   Killarney Golf & Fishing Club 269

2010  -  Ross Fisher    -   Killarney Golf & Fishing Club 266

2009  -  Shane Lowry (am)   -    County Louth 271*

2008  -  Richard Finch   -    Adare Manor 278

2007  -  Padraig Harrington   -    Adare Manor 283*

2006  -  Thomas Bjorn   -    Carton House 283

2005  -  Stephen Dodd    -   Carton House 279

2004  -  Brett Rumford   -    County Louth 274

2003  -  Michael Campell   -    Portmarnock 277

2002  -  Soren Hansen    -   Fota Island 270

2001  -  Colin Montgomerie   -    Fota Island 266

2000  -  Patrik Sjoland   -    Ballybunion 270



1999  -  Sergio Garcia   -    Druids Glen 268

1998  -  David Carter   -    Druids Glen 278

1997  -  Colin Montgomerie   -    Druids Glen 269

1996  -  Colin Montgomerie   -    Druids Glen 279

1995 -  Sam Torrance   -    Mount Juliet 277

1994  -  Bernhard Langer    -   Mount Juliet 275

1993  -  Nick Faldo   -    Mount Juliet 276

1992  -  Nick Faldo   -    Killarney 274

1991  -  Nick Faldo   -    Killarney 283

1990  -  Jose Maria Olazábal   -    Portmarnock 282

1989  -  Ian Woosnam   -    Portmarnock 278

1988  -  Ian Woosnam   -    Portmarnock 278

1987  -  Bernhard Langer   -    Portmarnock 269

1986  -  Seve Ballesteros   -    Portmarnock 285

1985  -  Seve Ballesteros   -    Royal Dublin 278

1984  -  Bernhard Langer   -    Royal Dublin 267

1983  -  Seve Ballesteros   -    Royal Dublin 271

1982  -  John O’Leary   -    Portmarnock 287

1981  -  Sam Torrance   -    Portmarnock 276

1980  -  Mark James   -    Portmarnock 284

1979  -  Mark James   -    Portmarnock 282

1978  -  Ken Brown   -    Portmarnock 281

1977  -  Hubert Green   -    Portmarnock 283

1976  -  Ben Crenshaw   -    Portmarnock 284

1975  -  Christy O’Connor Jnr   -    Woodbrook 275

1974 - 1954 No Championship

1953  -  Eric Brown   -    Belvoir Park 272

1951-52  -  No Championship

1950  -  O Pickworth   -    Royal Dublin 287

1949  -  Harry Bradshaw  -  Ireland   -    Belvoir Park 286

1948  -  Dia Rees  -  Wales   -    Portmarnock 295

1947  -  Harry Bradshaw   -    Ireland Portrush 290

1946  -  Fred Daly  - Ireland   -    Portmarnock 288

1939  -  Arthur Lees,     -   Royal county club 287

1938  -  Arthur Locke   -    Portmarnock 292

1937  -  Bert Gadd   -    Portrush 284

1936  -  Reg Whitcombe   -    Royal Dublin 281

1935  -  Ernest Whitcombe   -    Newcastle-Royal county 292

1934  -  S Easterbrook   -    Portmarnock 284

1933  -  Bob Kenyon   -    Malone 286

1932  -  Alf Padgham   -    Cork 283

1931  -  Bob Kenyon   -    Royal Dublin 291

1930  -  Charles Whitcombe   -    Portrush 289

1929  -  Abe Mitchell   -    Portmarnock 309

1928  -  Ernest Whitcombe   -    Newcastle_Royal county 288

1927  -  George Duncan   -    Portmarnock 312