Past Winners
Over the years, the Irish Open has attracted some of the world's greatest international and Irish golfers and this year will be no exception. Below is a list of players who won the Irish Open in the past and a history of the event over its remarkable 76 year history.
| IRISH OPEN PAST WINNERS | |
| RESULTS | Winner & Venue |
| 2007 | Padraig Harrington(Ire) - Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort |
| 2006 | Thomas Björn (DK) - Carton House Leading Irish - Darren Clarke |
| 2005 | Stephen Dodd (Wal)Carton House |
| 2004 | Brett Rumford (AU)- Baltray Leading Irish - Padraig Harrington |
| 2003 | M Campbell (NZ) - Portmarmock Leading Irish - G Murphy 14th with 4 under par |
2002 |
S Hansen (DK) - Fota Island
(after play-off with D Fichardt, SA, R Bland, Eng, & N Fasth, Swe). Leading Irish - E Darcy jt 6th |
| 2001 |
C Montgomerie (Sco) - Fota Island Leading Irish - P Harrington & D Clarke jt 2nd |
| 2000 |
P Sjoland (SE) - Ballybunion
Leading Irish - P McGinley jt 3rd |
| 1999 |
S Garcia (ES)
- Druid's Glen (NB - 4th youngest winner at
18yrs 176 days on European Tour)
Leading Irish - E Darcy jt 4th |
| 1998 |
D Carter (Eng)- Druid's
Glen (after play-off with C Montgomerie)
Leading Irish - J McHenry jt 3rd |
| 1997 |
C Montgomerie (Sco) - Druid's
Glen
Leading Irish - P Harrington & P Walton jt 7th |
| 1996 |
C Montgomerie (Scot)- Druid's Glen
Leading Irish - R Rafferty |
| 1995 |
S Torrance (Sco) - Mt Juliet
(after play-off with England's H Clark &
Cage)
Leading Irish - D Smyth |
| 1994 |
B Langer (Ger) - Mt Juliet
Leading Irish - J McHenry jt 15th |
| 1993 |
N Faldo (Eng) - Mt Juliet
(after play-off with JM Olazabal)
Leading Irish - P McGinley |
| 1992 |
N Faldo (Eng) - Killarney (after play-off with W Westner, SA)
Leading Irish - P McGinley |
| 1991 |
N Faldo (Eng)- Killarney
Leading Irish - P Walton jt 7th |
| 1990 |
JM Olazabal(SPN)- Portmarnack
Leading Irish - E Darcy jt 7th |
| 1989 |
I Woosnam (Wal) - Portmarnock
(after play-off with P Walton, Ire)
|
| 1988 |
I Woosnam (Wal)- Portmarnock
Leading Irish - D Smyth jt 2nd |
| 1987 |
B Langer (Ger)- Portmarnock
Leading Irish - D Jones 7th |
| 1986 |
S Ballesteros (Spn) -
Portmarnock
Leading Irish - C O'Connor Jr and Rafferty jn 9th |
|
1985
|
S Ballesteros (Spn) -
(Royal Dublin)
Leading Irish - C O'Connor Jr and Rafferty jn 9th |
| 1984 |
B Langer (Ger) -Royal Dublin
Leading Irish - D Jones jt 9th |
| 1983 |
S Ballesteros (Spn)- (Royal Dublin)
Leading Irish - Amateur G Cullen jt 8th |
| 1982 |
J O'Leary (Ire) - Portmarnock
|
| 1981 |
S Torrance (Sco)- Portmarnock
Leading Irish - J Heggarty, D Jones & D Smyth jt 3rd |
| 1980 |
M James (Eng)- Portmarnock
Leading Irish - C O'Connor Jr |
| 1979 |
M James (Eng) - Portmarnock
Leading Irish - J O'Leary & D Jones - jt 12th |
| 1978 |
K Brown (Sco) - Portmarnock
Leading Irish - J O'Leary jt 2nd |
| 1977 |
H Green (USA) - Portmarnock
Leading Irish - J Kinsella jt 3rd |
| 1976 |
B Crenshaw Jr (USA) - Portmarnock
Leading Irish - C O'Connor Jr jt 7th |
| 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 |
