Irish Golf Open Past Winners
The Irish Golf Open goes back as far as 1927 and while there was some time out for the Second World War and a break also from 1953 to 1974 for the A Carrolls International Tournament the Irish Open is one of the Oldest Golf Tournaments on the European Tour
Irish Golf Open Past Winners
- 2008 Richard Finch (Eng) - Adare Manor Hotel Golf Resort
- 2007 Padraig Harrington(Ire) - Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort
- 2006 Thomas Björn (DK) - Carton House
- 2005 Stephen Dodd (Wal)Carton House
- 2004 Brett Rumford (AU)- Baltray
- 2003 M Campbell (NZ) - Portmarmock
- 2002 S Hansen (DK) - Fota Island
- 2001 C Montgomerie (Sco) - Fota Island
- 2000 P Sjoland (SE) - Ballybunion
- 1999 S Garcia (ES) - Druid's Glen
- 1998 D Carter (Eng)- Druid's Glen (after play-off with C Montgomerie)
- 1997 C Montgomerie (Sco) - Druid's Glen
- 1996 C Montgomerie (Scot)- Druid's Glen
- 1995 S Torrance (Sco) - Mt Juliet
- 1994 B Langer (Ger) - Mt Juliet
- 1993 N Faldo (Eng) - Mt Juliet (after play-off with JM Olazabal)
- 1992 N Faldo (Eng) - Killarney (after play-off with W Westner, SA)
- 1991 N Faldo (Eng)- Killarney
- 1990 JM Olazabal(SPN)- Portmarnack
- 1989 I Woosnam (Wal) - Portmarnock (after play-off with P Walton, Ire)
- 1988 I Woosnam (Wal)- Portmarnock
- 1987 B Langer (Ger)- Portmarnock
- 1986 S Ballesteros (Spn) - Portmarnock
- 1985 S Ballesteros (Spn) - (Royal Dublin)
- 1984 B Langer (Ger) -Royal Dublin
- 1983 S Ballesteros (Spn)- (Royal Dublin)
- 1982 J O'Leary (Ire) - Portmarnock
- 1981 S Torrance (Sco)- Portmarnock
- 1980 M James (Eng)- Portmarnock
- 1979 M James (Eng) - Portmarnock
- 1978 K Brown (Sco) - Portmarnock
- 1977 H Green (USA) - Portmarnock
- 1976 B Crenshaw Jr (USA) - Portmarnock
- 1975 C O'Connor Jr (Ire) - Woodbrook
- 1953 - 1974 No Championship
- (A Carrolls International Tournament was played from 1953 to 1974)
- 1953 E Brown - Belvoir Pk
- 1951 & 1952 No Championship
- 1950 H Pickworth - Royal Dublin
- 1949 H Bradshaw- Belvoir Pk
- 1948 D Rees - Portmarnock
- 1947 H Bradshaw- Portrush
- 1946 F Daly - Portmarnock
- 1940 - 1945 No Championship
- 1939 A Lees - Newcastle
- 1938 A Locke- Portmarnock
- 1937 B Gadd - Portrush
- 1936 R Whitcombe- Royal Dublin
- 1935 E Whitcombe- Newcastle
- 1934 S Easterbrook - Portmarnock
- 1933 E Keynon - Malone
- 1932 A Padgham- Cork
- 1931 E Keynon- Royal Dublin
- 1930 C Whitcombe- Portrush
- 1929 A Mitchell - Portmarnock
- 1928 E Whitcombe- Newcastle
- 1927 G Duncan- Portmarnock