The Northern Ireland Masters was a professional
golf
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tournament that was played at Clandeboye Golf Club in
Newtownards
Newtownards (; ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Newtow ...
, Northern Ireland.
History
It was originally played as a one-off event on the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...
in September 2003.
Darren Clarke
Darren Christopher Clarke (born 14 August 1968) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions and has previously played on the European Tour and PGA Tour. He has won 21 tournaments worldwide on ...
won the inaugural event by two shots ahead of
Stuart Little
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.
The event returned in 2021 as part of the
PGA EuroPro Tour's schedule. It was hosted by then recent first-time
European Tour
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winner
Jonathan Caldwell
Jonathan James Caldwell (born 10 June 1984) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland.
Amateur career
Caldwell attended the University of South Alabama from 2004 to 2008. He competed in the 2007 Walker Cup.
Professional career
Caldwell pla ...
. The tournament was played again in 2022 on the PGA EuroPro Tour.
In 2023, the tournament moved onto the
Clutch Pro Tour, as the PGA EuroPro Tour had ceased operation at the end of 2022.
Winners
Notes
References
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External links
Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site(2003)
Former Challenge Tour events
Golf tournaments in Northern Ireland