Irish Amateur Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ireland |
| Established | 1892 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | May |
| Current champion | |
 Gavin Moynihan | |
The Irish Amateur Open Championship is an amateur golf tournament held annually in Ireland and organised by the Golfing Union of Ireland. The championship is currently a 72-hole stroke-play event. Since 2007 the event has been played at Royal Dublin Golf Club.
The GUI also runs the Irish Amateur Close Championship which is restricted to players born in (or with a parent born in) Ireland or (at the discretion of the GUI) resident in Ireland at least five years.
History
The championship was founded in 1892 and early winners included John Ball (3 times) and Harold Hilton (4 times). More recent winners are Pádraig Harrington and Louis Oosthuizen. Rory McIlroy was the losing finalist in 2006. The championship was not played during the war years and from 1960 to 1994.
On six occasions between 1894 and 1901, the Irish Championship Meeting included a professional tournament as well as the Amateur Championship
Winners
| Year | Venue | Champion | Country | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Royal Portrush | Alexander Stuart |  Scotland | J.H. Andrew |
| 1893 | County Down | John Ball |  England | Stuart Anderson |
| 1894 | Royal Dublin | John Ball | England | D.L. Low |
| 1895 | Royal Portrush | William Taylor | Scotland | John Williamson |
| 1896 | County Down | William Taylor | Scotland | D. Anderson |
| 1897 | Royal Dublin | Harold Hilton | England | Stuart Anderson |
| 1898 | Royal Portrush | William Taylor | Scotland | R.O. Dallmeyer |
| 1899 | Portmarnock | John Ball | England | John Williamson |
| 1900 | County Down | Harold Hilton | England | S.H. Fry |
| 1901 | Royal Dublin | Harold Hilton | England | P. Dowie |
| 1902 | Royal Portrush | Harold Hilton | England | W.H. Hamilton |
| 1903 | Portmarnock | George Wilkie | Scotland | Henry Boyd |
| 1904 | County Down | James Worthington | England | James Mitchell |
| 1905 | Royal Dublin | Henry Boyd |  Ireland | James Mitchell |
| 1906 | Royal Portrush | Herbert Barker | England | James Worthington |
| 1907 | Portmarnock | Douglas Brown | Scotland | S.H. Fry |
| 1908 | Royal County Down | James Mitchell | Scotland | H.M. Cairnes |
| 1909 | Royal Dublin | Lionel Munn | Ireland | R. Garson |
| 1910 | Royal Portrush | Lionel Munn | Ireland | Gordon Lockhart |
| 1911 | Portmarnock | Lionel Munn | Ireland | Hon. M. Scott |
| 1912 | Royal County Down | Gordon Lockhart | Scotland | P.G. Jenkins |
| 1913 | Royal Dublin | Charles Palmer | England | L.A. Phillips |
| 1914–18: Not played due to World War I | ||||
| 1919 | Royal Portrush | Carl Bretherton | England | Tommy Armour |
| 1920 | Portmarnock | Noel Martin | Ireland | C.W. Robertson |
| 1921 | Royal County Down | Wilson Smyth |  Northern Ireland | J. Gorry |
| 1922 | Royal Portrush | Alfred Lowe | Northern Ireland | James Henderson |
| 1923 | Royal County Down | Noel Martin | Northern Ireland | Charles Hezlet |
| 1924 | Royal Dublin | Edwin Spiller | Northern Ireland | J.D. MacCormack |
| 1925 | Royal Portrush | Tony Torrance | Scotland | Charles Hezlet |
| 1926 | Portmarnock | Charles Hezlet | Northern Ireland | R.M. McConnell |
| 1927 | Royal County Down | R.M. McConnell | Northern Ireland | D.E.B. Soulby |
| 1928 | Royal Dublin | Seymour Noon | England | Edwin Spiller |
| 1929 | Royal Portrush | Charles Hezlet | Northern Ireland | J.A. Lang |
| 1930 | Portmarnock | William Sutton | England | D.A. Fiddian |
| 1931 | Royal County Down | Eric McRuvie | Scotland | D.E.B. Soulby |
| 1932 | Royal Dublin | Jack McLean | Scotland | Jack Brown |
| 1933 | Royal County Down | Jack McLean | Scotland | E.W. Fiddian |
| 1934 | Portmarnock | Hector Thomson | Scotland | H.G. Bentley |
| 1935 | Royal Portrush | Hector Thomson | Scotland | Jack McLean |
| 1936 | Portmarnock | Jack Brown | Ireland | Billy O’Sullivan |
| 1937 | Royal Dublin | Johnnie Fitzsimmons | Northern Ireland | R.A. McKinna |
| 1938 | Royal County Down | James Bruen | Ireland | J.R. Mahon |
| 1939 | Portmarnock | Abandoned due to declaration of war | ||
| 1940–45: Not played due to World War II | ||||
| 1946 | Royal Portrush | Joe Carr | Ireland | A.T. Kyle |
| 1947 | Royal Dublin | John Burke | Ireland | Joe Carr |
| 1948 | Royal County Down | Cecil Ewing | Ireland | Joe Carr |
| 1949 | Killarney | Billy O’Sullivan | Ireland | B.J. Scannell |
| 1950 | County Sligo | Joe Carr | Ireland | Cecil Ewing |
| 1951 | Portmarnock | Cecil Ewing | Ireland | Joe Carr |
| 1952 | Royal Portrush | Norman Drew | Northern Ireland | C.H. Beamish |
| 1953 | Killarney | Norman Drew | Northern Ireland | Billy O’Sullivan |
| 1954 | Royal Dublin | Joe Carr | Ireland | Cecil Ewing |
| 1955 | Royal County Down | John Fitzgibbon | Ireland | J.W. Hulme |
| 1956 | Portmarnock | Joe Carr | Ireland | J.R. Mahon |
| 1957 | Royal Portrush | Ian Bamford | Northern Ireland | W. Meharg |
| 1958 | Royal Dublin | Tom Craddock | Ireland | Joe Carr J.W. Hulme |
| 1959 | Royal County Down | Johnny Duncan | Northern Ireland | A.G. Gordon |
| 1960–94: Not played | ||||
| 1995 | Fota Island | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | Garth McGimpsey |
| 1996 | Fota Island | Keith Nolan | Ireland | Peter Lawrie |
| 1997 | Fota Island | Keith Nolan | Ireland | Richie Coughlan |
| 1998 | Royal Dublin | Michael Hoey | Northern Ireland | Gary Cullen |
| 1999 | Royal Dublin | Gary Cullen | Ireland | Jody Fanagan |
| 2000 | Royal Dublin | Noel Fox | Ireland | Michael McDermott |
| 2001 | Royal Dublin | Richard McEvoy | England | Michael Hoey |
| 2002 | Royal Dublin | Louis Oosthuizen |  South Africa | Paul Bradshaw |
| 2003 | Royal Dublin | Noel Fox | Ireland | Sean Manley |
| 2004 | Carton House (Montgomerie course) | Craig Smith |  Wales | Sean McTernan |
| 2005 | Carton House (O’Meara course) | Richie Ramsay | Scotland | Darren Crowe |
| 2006 | Portmarnock | Antti Ahokas |  Finland | Rory McIlroy |
| 2007 | Royal Dublin | Lloyd Saltman | Scotland | Richard Kilpatrick |
| 2008 | Royal Dublin | Pedro Figueiredo |  Portugal | Conor Doran Billy Hemstock Keir McNicoll |
| 2009 | Royal Dublin | Gavin Dear | Scotland | Wallace Booth |
| 2010 | Royal Dublin | Alan Dunbar | Northern Ireland | Kris Nicol |
| 2011 | Royal Dublin | Rhys Pugh | Wales | Gordon Stevenson |
| 2012 | Royal Dublin | Gavin Moynihan | Ireland | Robin Kind |
| 2013 | Royal Dublin | Robbie Cannon | Ireland | Gavin Moynihan |
| 2014 | Royal Dublin | Jamie Savage | Scotland | Cormac Sharvin |
| 2015 | Royal Dublin | Gavin Moynihan | Ireland | Cormac Sharvin |
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