Irish Legends
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Played as the OFX Irish Legends (June 19-22). Adilson da Silva (Brazil) beat Patrik Sjöland (Swe) with a birdie at the third playoff hole (par-5 18th). [Seapoint GC, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, Ireland].
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Played as the Irish Legends (June 22-25). Second-placed Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) finished 7 shots behind Peter Baker (Eng), who recorded his second European (Legends) Senior Tour win. [Seapoint GC, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, Ireland].
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McGinley Foundation
Played as the Irish Legends presented by McGinley Foundation (Aug 18-20). Second-placed Peter Baker (Eng), Paul Eales (Eng), Emanuele Canonica (Italy), Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) and Steen Tinning (Den) finished 1 shot behind Phillip Price (Wales). Price missed out on this title in 2021, losing in a playoff with Thomas Bjørn (Den). [Old Tom Morris Links, Rosapenna Resort, Downings, Co. Donegal, Ireland].
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McGinley Foundation
Played as the Irish Legends presented by the McGinley Foundation (Aug 20-22; last played in 2010, as the Irish Senior Open). 50-year-old Thomas Bjørn (Den) beat Phillip Price (Wales) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his first European Senior (Legends) Tour win in his third start on the Tour. [Old Tom Morris Links, Rosapenna Resort, Downings, Co. Donegal, Ireland].
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Handa
Played as the Handa Irish Senior Open presented by Fáilte Ireland (June 11-13; next played in 2021, as the Irish Legends). Second-placed Ross Drummond (Scot) finished 2 shots behind 50-year-old Marc Farry (Fra) who recorded his first win on the European Senior Tour. [Montgomerie Course, Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland]. Note: the last Irish Senior Open; replaced in 2021 by an event called the Irish Legends.
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AIB
Played as the Irish Seniors Open in association with Fáilte Ireland & AIB Bank (June 5-7). Ian Woosnam (Wales) beat Bob Boyd (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Old course, Ballybunion GC, Co. Kerry].
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AIB
Played as the Irish Seniors Open in association with Fáilte Ireland & Allied Irish Bank (June 20-22). Second-placed Des Smyth (Ire) finished 1 shot behind Juan Quirós (Esp). [Old Links, Ballyliffin GC, Co. Donegal].
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AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open in association with Greenstar & Fáilte Ireland (June 1-3). Second-placed Juan Quirós (Esp) and Kevin Spurgeon (Eng) finished 2 shots behind 50-year-old Costantino Rocca (Italy), who recorded his first European Senior Tour win. [Palmerston House GC, Johnstown, Co. Kildare - at the time known as PGA Natl Ireland].
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AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open in association with Greenstar & Fáilte Ireland (June 2-4). Sam Torrance (Scot) beat Jerry Bruner (USA) at the second playoff hole to win back-to-back European Senior Tour events. Guillermo Encina (Chile) and Stewart Ginn (Aus) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Fota Island GC, Cork, Ireland].
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open in association with Greenstar & Fáilte Ireland (June 3-5). Second placed Luis Carbonetti (Arg) finished 2 shots behind Noel Ratcliffe (Aus), who recorded his second win in three years in this event, and the last of his eight European Senior Tour wins. [The Heritage, Killenard, Co. Laois, Ireland].
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AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (June 4-6). Second-placed Nick Job (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Carl Mason (Eng). [Adare Manor Resort, Adare, Co. Limerick].
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AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 16-18). Second-placed Delroy Cambridge (Jam), Martin Gray (Scot) and Bob Lendzion (USA) finished 1 shot behind Noel Ratcliffe (Aus). [Adare Manor Resort, Adare, Co. Limerick].
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AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 17-19). Second-placed Denis Durnian (Eng) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Seiji Ebihara (Jpn). [Adare Manor Resort, Adare, Co. Limerick].
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AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 11-13). Second-placed Simon Owen (NZ) finished 1 shot behind 52-year-old Seiji Ebihara (Jpn), who recorded his first European Senior Tour win. [East course, Powerscourt GC, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow].
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 12-14). Second-placed George Burns (USA) and Bob Shearer (Aus) finished 3 shots behind 51-year-old Bruce Fleisher (USA), who recorded his only win on the European Senior Tour. [Tulfarris GC, Blessington, Co. Wicklow].
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 14-16). Second-placed Brian Barnes (Scot) and Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) finished 1 shot behind John Morgan (Eng), who recorded the last of his eight European Senior Tour wins. [Mount Juliet GC, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland].
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AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 15-17). 57-year-old Joe McDermott (Ire) beat Terry Gale (Aus) at the fifth playoff hole to record his first significant tournament win, and only European Senior Tour win. Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Woodbrook GC, nr Bray, Co. Wicklow].
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AIB
Played as the inaugural AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 16-18). Second-placed Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Tommy Horton (Eng), who took the title with three birdies in the last four holes. [St Margaret's G&CC, St Margaret's, Co. Dublin].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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