The Irish Open 2024 starts on Thursday! The Golfing Gazette brings you how to watch, predictions, prize money, dates, and everything you need to know.
With the PGA Tour season ending at the Tour Championship over a week ago, many of the world’s best golfers will head to the DP World Tour in the final months of the year.
Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry – who won the event as an amateur in 2009 – and Robert MacIntyre are among the big hitters teeing it up at Royal County Down this week.
It should be an excellent week of golf at the tournament that was first held in 1927. Here is all the important information about the Irish Open 2024.
Everything you need to know about the Irish Open 2024
When will the Irish Open place?
The Irish Open will take place from Thursday the 12th of September 2024 until Sunday the 15th of September 2024.
Where will the Irish Open take place?
The Irish Open will be played on the Championship Course at Royal County Down Golf Club. The course is around an hour’s drive from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Royal County Down
- Location: County Down, Northern Ireland
- Established: 1889
- Total Holes: 18
- Par: 71
- Length: 7,186 yards
- Designer: Old Tom Morris; George Combe; Harry Vardon; Harry Colt
- Course Record: 66 (Jimmy Bruen, 1939)
Who won last year’s Irish Open?
Vincent Norrman (-14) won last year’s Irish Open by one shot to Hurly Long at The K Club – the 2006 Ryder Cup host.
In 2022, now-LIV golfer Adrian Meronk (-20) beat Ryan Fox by three strokes to lift his first of four DP World Tour titles.
Are LIV Golf players taking part?
No. The DP World Tour does allow LIV Golf players to compete at their events but LIV Golf Chicago also takes place this week.
What is the prize money?
The Irish Open will allocate 17% of the purse to the winner. It will feature a $6 million total purse, with $1.02m going to first place.
How to Watch (US)
Golf Channel and the NBC Sports App will both show live coverage of the action but the time difference to Northern Ireland does make it more difficult for those in the United States to follow. (all times ET)
| Day | Channel (Time) |
| Thursday | Golf Channel / NBC Sports App (8 a.m. – 1 p.m.) |
| Friday | Golf Channel / NBC Sports App (3 a.m. – 6 a.m.), NBC Sports App (6:30 a.m. – 8 a.m.), NBC Sports App (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.) |
| Saturday | NBC Sports App (7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) |
| Sunday | NBC Sports App (7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) |
Predictions
The Golfing Gazette writers predict who they think will lift the Irish Open trophy:
Peter Lynch: “My heart says Rory McIlroy, but the Northern Irishman hasn’t enjoyed many home comforts in recent years, so I’ll stick with my head and choose Aaron Rai. A first PGA Tour win came at the Wyndham Championship last month, and I think he is more than capable of doing the business on the DP World Tour this week.”
Jordan Harris: “Much of the focus will be on Rory McIlroy this week, but Thomas Detry has had a promising year on the PGA Tour, making the BMW Championship during the FedExCup Playoffs. He had a really good run earlier in the year, so has the game to secure his first DP World Tour title at this event.”
James Shearman: “Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are the two high-profile Irishmen in the field but I’m predicting Seamus Power to win at Royal County Down. Power is in fine form, having finished tied 10th at the FedEx St Jude Championship.”
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