Irish Senior Open

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OFX Irish Legends
Tournament information
LocationTermonfeckin, County Louth, Ireland
Established1997
Course(s)Seapoint Golf Links
Par72
Length6,473 yards (5,919 m)
Tour(s)European Senior Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund400,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate198 Thomas Bjørn (2021)
198 Phillip Price (2021)
198 Peter Baker (2023)
To par−18 Peter Baker (2023)
Current champion
Brazil Adilson da Silva
Location map
Seapoint Golf Links is located in Ireland
Seapoint Golf Links
Seapoint Golf Links
Location in Ireland

The Irish Senior Open is the Irish stop on men's golf's European Senior Tour. It was played from 1997 to 2010 and was contested at several different courses around Ireland. From 1997 to 2007 it was sponsored by Allied Irish Banks. In 2021, the tournament was revived as the Irish Legends and was presented by Paul McGinley's foundation.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
OFX Irish Legends
2024 Brazil Adilson da Silva 209 −7 Playoff Sweden Patrik Sjöland Seapoint
Irish Legends
2023 England Peter Baker 198 −18 7 strokes Argentina Ricardo González Seapoint
2022 Wales Phillip Price 213 E 1 stroke England Peter Baker
Italy Emanuele Canonica
England Paul Eales
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin
Denmark Steen Tinning
Rosapenna
2021 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 198 −15 Playoff Wales Phillip Price Rosapenna
2011−2020: No tournament
Handa Irish Senior Open
2010 France Marc Farry 206 −10 2 strokes Scotland Ross Drummond Carton House
Irish Seniors Open
2009 Wales Ian Woosnam 211 −2 Playoff United States Bob Boyd Ballybunion
2008 Spain Juan Quirós 212 −1 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Des Smyth Ballyliffin
AIB Irish Seniors Open
2007 Italy Costantino Rocca 211 −5 2 strokes Spain Juan Quirós
England Kevin Spurgeon
Slieve Russell
2006 Scotland Sam Torrance 207 −6 Playoff United States Jerry Bruner
Chile Guillermo Encina
Australia Stewart Ginn
Fota Island
2005 Australia Noel Ratcliffe (2) 210 −6 2 strokes Argentina Luis Carbonetti The Heritage
AIB Irish Seniors Open
2004 England Carl Mason 206 −10 1 stroke England Nick Job Adare Manor
2003 Australia Noel Ratcliffe 211 −5 1 stroke Jamaica Delroy Cambridge
Scotland Martin Gray
United States Bob Lendzion
Adare Manor
2002 Japan Seiji Ebihara (2) 208 −8 2 strokes England Denis Durnian Adare Manor
2001 Japan Seiji Ebihara 207 −9 1 stroke New Zealand Simon Owen Powerscourt
2000 United States Bruce Fleisher 209 −7 3 strokes United States George Burns
Australia Bob Shearer
Tulfarris
1999 England John Morgan 209 −7 1 stroke Scotland Brian Barnes
Australia Noel Ratcliffe
Mount Juliet
1998 Republic of Ireland Joe McDermott 208 −8 Playoff Australia Terry Gale
Australia Noel Ratcliffe
Woodbrook
1997 England Tommy Horton 208 −8 2 strokes Australia Noel Ratcliffe St Margaret's
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