The ISPS Handa World Invitational was a professional golf tournament that featured on the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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History

The event was created in 2019 and involved separate events for both men and women, both having the same prize money. The men's event featured on the

schedule.

Jack Senior Jack Senior (born 18 July 1988) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the Challenge Tour. Amateur career Senior won the Egyptian Amateur in 2010 and the New South Wales Amateur and Lytham Trophy ...

won the men's event in a playoff over

Matthew Baldwin Matthew David Baldwin (born 26 February 1986) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Baldwin was captain of the England Boys side before turning professional in 2008. In 2009 he played on the third-tier Alps Tour and ...

. Stephanie Meadow won the women's event, beating

Charley Hull Charley Esmee Hull (born 20 March 1996) is an English professional golfer who has achieved success both on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour, winning honours as Rookie of the Year, becoming the youngest competitor to participate in the ...

by one shot. No tournament was played in 2020. In 2021, the event returned and was elevated to

status for the men's event. The women's event gained co-sanctioning by the

and the

. Daniel Gavins won the men's tournament for his first European Tour victory.

Pajaree Anannarukarn Pajaree Anannarukarn ( th, ปาจรีย์ อนันต์นฤการ; ; born 30 May 1999) is a Thai professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour since 2019. She won her first LPGA event at the 2021 ISPS Handa World Invitatio ...

won the women's tournament in a playoff over

Emma Talley Emma Ruth Talley (born March 23, 1994) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. While playing as an amateur at the University of Alabama, she won the 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur by defeating Yueer Cindy Feng in the 36-hole fi ...

for her first LPGA Tour victory. Similarly to 2021, the 2022 event again featured 132 men and 132 women for each championship. A cut to top 60 and ties after 36 holes (two rounds), then a second cut to top 35 and ties after 54 holes (three rounds). For the first two rounds, all players played one round on each course. In 2023 Castlerock Golf Club was added as a co-host to Galgorm Castle, replacing Massereene, which had previously been used as a second venue. In August, after the release of the

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schedule, it was confirmed that the 2023 event would be the final edition.

Winners

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External links

ISPS Handa World Invitational official websiteCoverage on the European Tour's official site
{{Former European Tour Events Former Challenge Tour events Former European Tour events Golf tournaments in Northern Ireland Sport in Ballymena Recurring sporting events established in 2019 Mixed sports competitions

History

Winners

See also

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