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. The most recent winner was of course the memorable win by Shane Lowry who at the time was an amateur player.

Irish Golf Open Past Winners

• 2009 Shane Lowry (IRE) - Baltray
• 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