Tournament will take place at the Co Antrim course at the end of July with a purse of €290k
Tom McKibbin in action during the ISPS Handa World Invitational at Galgorm Castle in 2022. The Northern Ireland DP World Tour pro will act as the presenting player for the new-look NI Open at the Co Antrim course in July. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images
The revamped tournament – with a purse of €290,000 – has obtained a strong spot in the Challenge Tour schedule, in a free week on the DP World Tour, and will be held ahead of the Irish Challenge at The K Club. “I am honoured to be part of the revamped NI Open which promises to be another outstanding event,” said McKibbin, the 21-year-old Belfastman who is touring professional attached to Galgorm. “I played in many Challenge Tour events when starting out in my career and they are hugely competitive with great players from all over the world. I know there will be a strong Irish contingent competing at Galgorm too, which will give the home fans plenty to cheer about. It promises to be a great week.
This revamp – which will be promoted by the Clutch Pro Tour – sees the event’s return to the Challenge Tour. George Diamondis, Tourism NI golf marketing manager, said: “The NI Open presented by Tom McKibbin is an annual homegrown golf tournament, hosted at Galgorm and this year sees the well-deserved return to the Challenge Tour. This tournament will be the first in a series of exciting golf tournaments which will showcase our world class golfing product on an international stage.
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