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Upcoming Irish Golf Events for 2023

detlef32 — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:38:43 +0000

With 2022 now out of the way it is time to look forward to another great year of golf on the island of Ireland in 2023. Even though the Open will not be held on a Irish golf course this year, there are still both professional and amateur events that fans of the game of golf simply cannot miss. Here are three events in particular to watch out for in Ireland for 2023.

Horizon Irish Open

Heralded as one of the most famous national opens in all of the world, the Irish Open has been in existence since 1927 and has featured a who’s-who of winners including Sir Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, and Padraig Harrington. One name who missed the event last year but will be returning in 2023 is none other than Rory McIlroy. The event holds a special place in McIlroy’s heart not only as he grew up watching the event on television and attending it numerous times growing up, but also the fact that the event is being held at The K Club. The K Club is where McIlroy earned his first professional victory on Irish soil back in 2016, and he will be looking to regain his form and take the crown once again this year against another stellar can’t miss field. What makes this event unique is that it leads up to the Ryder Cup being held in Italy at the end of September, making it a prime time for those potential players on both sides of the pond to get their swings in early. At the moment Betfree has McIlroy as a favourite.

KPMG Women’s Irish Open

Returning once again to Dromoland Castle, the 2023 KPMG Women’s Irish Open will run from August 31 to September 3 and feature some of the top women’s players in the world today vying for a nearly €500,000 prize fund. If the event does not sound very familiar that is because the tournament previously had a ten-year absence before KPMG got involved as a main sponsor. Now the KPMG Women’s Irish Open hopes to attract the nearly 25,000 guests to the event once again and show it is really and event worth seeing in person! The event will be held at Dromoland Castle on the shores of Lough Dromoland, a nearly 7,000-yard par 72 championship golf course that undertook a €2 million upgrade in advance of the prior year’s event.

Causeway Coast Amateur Golf Tournament

Known as the largest amateur golf tournament in all of Europe, the Causeway Coast Amateur Golf Tournament will be played in 2023 from June 5 to June 9. What makes the event unique is that it is played over five days at four of the most well-known courses in Northern Ireland – Royal Portrush, Ballycastle, Castlerock, and Ballyliffin Golf Clubs, with one rest day in between. The event has attracted some of the best amateur golfers in the world from as far away as Australia and the United States, not to mention the best of what Europe has to offer.

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Jonah Hill to play John Daly in upcoming biopic about the ‘bad boy of golf,’ per report

detlef32 — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 08:03:18 +0000

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John Daly is one of golf’s biggest personalities, and he will now be the subject of a feature film. Jonah Hill is set to play Daly in an upcoming biopic on the golfer, per a report from Above The Line.

Daly is known as the “bad boy of golf,” and he is a controversial figure in the sports world. According to Above The Line, the film will cover “the excesses, scandals, and athletic achievements” of Daly throughout his career.

Hill has shown versatility throughout his acting career, doing everything from comedies to dramas. Hill has earned Academy Award nominations for supporting roles in The Wolf of Wall Street and Moneyball. Most recently, Hill played a role in 2021’s Don’t Look Up.

The movie will be directed by Anthony Maras, who directed 2018’s Hotel Mumbai.

On the course, Daly has been part of the PGA Tour since he made his debut in 1991. In his 31 years of being on the tour, Daly has five career wins and has won the PGA Championship (1991) and The Open Championship (1995). He also finished third at The Masters in 1993. In 2004, Daly was named the PGA Tour’s Comeback Player of the Year after soaring up the world golf rankings.

In 2022, Daly had a pair of top-20 finishes. He tied for eighth at the American Family Insurance Championship and he tied for 19th at the Constellation Furyk & Friends tournament.

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