Northern Ireland Open (Challenge Tour)

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The Northern Ireland Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was played for the first time in August/September 2013 at the Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. In 2017 the event was changed from 72 holes of stroke play to a "Super 6" style format.

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2017 format

The new 2017 format is similar to that used for the 2017 World Super 6 Perth. The main difference is that the 6-hole matches are determined by stroke play rather than match play. It retained the 156-player field, with the cut being made at the top-60 and ties after 36 holes. After 54 holes, the field is cut to a fixed 24. Ties for 24th place are determined by a sudden-death playoff. There are then five six-hole knock-out rounds on the final day. The leading eight after 54 holes receive a bye in the first round. The remaining 16 are randomly paired. The six holes used on the final day were 17, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 18. There are a number of other matches for the minor places.

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Winners

As a stroke play and knock-out event

As a stroke play event

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site

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