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Major golf showcase for
Inishowen
28.11.07
BALLYLIFFIN Golf Club
has been named the venue for the prestigious
European Seniors Open next year.
It will be the first time in the tournament's 12
year history that it has been played on a links
course. The event is expected to be attended by
thousands of golf fans with a possible TV audience
of more than 200 million people. |
It will provide a major
economic boost to Ballyliffin and the wider
Inishowen area and will showcase the region's
beautiful coastal scenery.
Club general manager, John Farren said: “Ballyliffin
Golf Club and its 1400 members are delighted to
welcome the European Seniors |
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Tour to the North West
of Ireland.
“The staging of the prestigious Irish Seniors Open
on the Old Links is testament to the significant
investment by the club in recent years in the
original Ballyliffin Links which has been
substantially improved by Faldo Design." Mr. Farren
added that the tournament would be "an important
showcase" for the course and the region.
“Both links are now regarded as being among the best
in world and Ballyliffin is one of the premier
destinations for golf visitors to Ireland. Ireland
has a third of all links courses in the world and
this will be an important showcase for links golf in
Ireland.”
Andy Stubbs, managing director of the European
Seniors Tour, said the event is one of the most
popular. "We are excited to be taking it to what is
undoubtedly one of Ireland’s greatest links courses
at Ballyliffin Golf Club. Our thanks go to Faílte
Ireland and AIB for their continued support and
commitment to the European Seniors Tour," said Mr.
Stubbs.
The tournament always provides great drama and
worthy champions. In 2006, Scotland's Sam Torrance
won the title to become the first player to win both
the regular and senior versions of the Irish Open,
while last year another Ryder Cup player, Costantino
Rocca of Italy, won his maiden Seniors Tour title.
The event will take place at the Old Links,
Ballyliffin, from June 20 to June 22. |
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