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Beautiful Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort which, for the second year in succession, will play host to the Irish Open.

The defending champion is Padraig Harrington who will return home too, of course, as the reigning Open Champion and he can expect a hero’s welcome when he sets about trying to match current European Ryder Cup Captain Nick Faldo who retained The Irish Open title while Open Champion 15 years ago.

One look at the Roll of Honour will show, however, that the Irish Open is a truly international event and once again a cosmopolitan field has assembled to vie for the lion’s share of the €2,500,000 prize fund.