Irish Senior Open

Irish Legends

Tournament information
Location	Downings, County Donegal, Ireland
Established	1997
Course(s)	Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort
Par	71
Length	6,628 yards (6,061 m)
Tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€270,000
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	198 Thomas Bjørn (2021) 198 Phillip Price (2021)
To par	−15 as above
Current champion
Thomas Bjørn
Location Map
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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[]

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
Irish Legends presented by the McGinley Foundation
2021	Thomas Bjørn	198	−15	Playoff	Phillip Price	Rosapenna
2011−2020: No tournament
Handa Irish Senior Open presented by Fáilte Ireland
2010	Marc Farry	206	−10	2 strokes	Ross Drummond	Carton House
Irish Seniors Open in association with Fáilte Ireland and AIB Bank
2009	Ian Woosnam	211	−2	Playoff	Bob Boyd	Ballybunion
Irish Seniors Open in association with Fáilte Ireland & Allied Irish Bank
2008	Juan Quirós	212	−1	1 stroke	Des Smyth	Ballyliffin
AIB Irish Seniors Open in association with Greenstar & Fáilte Ireland
2007	Costantino Rocca	211	−5	2 strokes	Juan Quirós	Slieve Russell
2006	Sam Torrance	207	−6	Playoff	Jerry Bruner Guillermo Encina Stewart Ginn	Fota Island
2005	Noel Ratcliffe (2)	210	−6	2 strokes	Luis Carbonetti	The Heritage
AIB Irish Seniors Open
2004	Carl Mason	206	−10	1 stroke	Nick Job	Adare Manor
2003	Noel Ratcliffe	211	−5	1 stroke	Delroy Cambridge	Adare Manor
2002	Seiji Ebihara (2)	208	−8	2 strokes	Denis Durnian	Adare Manor
2001	Seiji Ebihara	207	−9	1 stroke	Simon Owen	Powerscourt
2000	Bruce Fleisher	209	−7	3 strokes	George Burns Bob Shearer	Tulfarris
1999	John Morgan	209	−7	1 stroke	Brian Barnes Noel Ratcliffe	Mount Juliet
1998	Joe McDermott	208	−8	Playoff	Terry Gale Noel Ratcliffe	Woodbrook
1997	Tommy Horton	208	−8	2 strokes	Noel Ratcliffe	St Margaret's

External links[]

• Coverage on the European Seniors Tour's official site