The European Tour travels from Switzerland to Ireland for two stops in the British Isles, culminating with the BMW Championship at Wentworth in Surrey, England.
The first stop on the swing is the 71st edition of the Irish Open, contested this year at Trump International in Doonbeg, Ireland.
The long-running national open tournament will be headlined by a pair of two-time Irish Open winners in Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.
The European superstars will be joined by the likes of Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, and Joaquin Niemann, among others.
Here are more details about this week’s Irish Open.
2026 Amgen Irish Open
The Skinny
Tournament: Amgen Irish Open
Title Sponsor: Amgen (U.S. biopharmaceutical)
Tour Debut: 1975
Dates: Sept. 10-14, 2026
Where: Doonbeg, Ireland
Club: Trump Intl Golf Links
Distance: Par 70, 6838 yards
Architect: Greg Norman (2002)
Format: Stroke Play
Purse: $6M
Winning Share: $1M
Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy
How to Follow the Irish Open
GOLF CHANNEL:
Thu: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Fri: 4:30 a.m.-10 a.m.; 1-2 p.m. (following Solheim Cup)
Sat: 1-2:30 p.m. (following Solheim Cup)
Sun: 12-1:30 p.m. (following Solheim Cup)
CNBC:
Sat: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Sun: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
All times ET USA
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Irish Open History
The Irish Open debuted in 1927 at Portmarnock Golf Club with Scotland’s George Duncan edging the legendary English golfer Henry Cotton by a stroke to take home the inaugural trophy and a $100 cash prize.
Ireland’s national golf open was played for the next 13 years up until 1939, where it paused for six years during the big world war. It returned in 1946, once again contested at Portmarnock, with Northern Ireland’s Fred Daly taking home the ’46 title. After the war, the tournament had lost its luster, and was played just five more times until 1953.
Following a 20-year hiatus, the tournament was relaunched in 1975 as Carroll’s Irish Open and became a staple on the then fledgling European PGA Tour.
Carroll’s, Ireland’s oldest tobacco company, was the original title sponsor, and owned the marquee through 1993 until cigarettes became heavily regulated, especially related to advertising.
Murphy’s Irish Stout sponsored the next nine editions (Murphy’s Irish Open, 1994-2002), but since 2003 the title has changed several times with Amgen the current title holder.
Despite its recent shaky sponsorship history, the Irish Open has always been one of the more prestigious events on the European Tour’s schedule, while regularly drawing some of the biggest crowds.
In 2017 it began a run of three years (2017-19) as part of the Rolex Series.
Legendary golfers to win Ireland’s national open include Bobby Locke, Christy O’Connor Jr., Ben Crenshaw, Hubert Green, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam, Nick Faldo, Jose Maria Olazabal, Colin Montgomerie, Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy, and Jon Rahm.
Ireland’s own Shane Lowry won as an amateur in 2009.
Ballesteros, Langer and Faldo own the most Irish Open titles with three, while Woosnam, Torrance, McIlroy, and Rahm are among those with two apiece.
History: Tournament Names
- Amgen Irish Open (2024-25)
- Horizon Irish Open (2022-23)
- Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (2019-21)
- Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation (2015-18)
- The Irish Open (2012-14)
- Irish Open presented by Discover Ireland (2011)
- The 3 Irish Open (2009-10)
- Irish Open (2007-08)
- Nissan Irish Open (2003-06)
- Murphy’s Irish Open (1994-02)
- Carroll’s Irish Open (1975-93)
- No Tournament (1954-74)
- Irish Open (1927-53)
History: Recent Winners
2025: Rory McIlroy (-17)
2024: Rasmus Hojgaard (-9)
2023: Vincent Norman (-14)
2022: Adrian Meronk (-20)
2021: Lucas Herbert (-19)
2020: John Catlin (-10)
2019: Jon Rahm (-16)
2018: Russell Knox (-20)
2017: Jon Rahm (-24)
2016: Rory McIlroy (-12)
2015: Soren Kjeldsen (-2)
2014: Mikko Ilonen (-13)
2013: Paul Casey (-14)
History: Rahm’s Record Setter
History: Records
WINS
3 – Seve Ballesteros (1983, 1985, 1986)
3 – Nick Faldo (1991, 1992, 1993)
3 – Bernhard Langer (1984, 1987, 1994)
SCORING
264 – Jon Rahm (2017, 2019)
-24 – Jon Rahm (2017)
Irish Open Field
The field in Doonbeg, is headlined by six-time major winner Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman enters in good recent form with two straight top-5s in the PGA Tour’s playoffs but has endured a mediocre season following his second Masters win in April.
The 37-year-old winner of the career grand slam is the clear odds-on favorite at 6-1.
At 11-1, Spain’s Jon Rahm was listed the second ranked favorite by the Irish bookmakers. The two-time major winner and three-time LIV Golf season champion, Rahm enters in suspect form. In his seven most recent starts, Rahm owns a pair of runner ups bookending five finishes outside the top 20.
At 20-1, England’s Tyrrell Hatton was the third ranked favorite by the Irish bookmakers, alongside 2025 European Ryder Cup teammate Robert MacIntyre. Hatton enters in relatively poor form while MacIntyre comes in only a little better (a single top-10 in last four starts).
Joaquin Niemann was next at 22-1, while England’s Matt Wallace was 25-1. Both appear to be in good form.
The 2019 Open Champion, Shane Lowry, was 18-1. The Irishman, who was also part of the 2025 European Ryder Cup team, enters in home Open in terrible form, with fifteen consecutive finishes outside the top 20.
England’s Alex Fitzpatrick, the expected PGA Tour top rookie, and American Patrick Reed were each offered at 30-1, just ahead of a six-player group at 35-1, headlined by Spain’s Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra, who has already secured a PGA Tour card for 2027.
Spaniard Angel Ayora, England’s Jordan Smith and Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland were next at 40-1.
Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka (45-1), who struggled badly in his retrun to the PGA Tour, and Belgian Thomas Detry (50-1) rounded out the top-20 favorites in Ireland.
Top-10 Betting Favorites
1. Rory McIlroy (6-1)
2. Jon Rahm (11-1)
3. Tyrrell Hatton (20-1)
3. Robert MacIntyre (20-1)
5. Joaquin Niemann (22-1)
6. Matt Wallace (25-1)
7. Shane Lowry (28-1)
8. Alex Fitzpatrick (30-1)
8. Patrick Reed (30-1)
10. Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (35-1)
10. Harry Hall (35-1)
10. Jacob Olesen (35-1)
10. Nicolai Hojgaard (35-1)
10. Rasmus Hojgaard (35-1)
10. Oliver Lindell (35-1)
Other Odds
16. Tom McKibbin (40-1)
19. Brooks Koepka (45-1)
20. Thomas Detry (50-1)
21. David Puig (55-1)
25. Sepp Straka (60-1)
26. Thriston Lawrence (65-1)
27. Bernd Wiesberger (70-1)
27. Sergio Garcia (70-1)
Up Next
The European Tour heads to Surrey, England for the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club, the flagship event on the European Tour.
Credits: Carey Hoffman, European Tour Media, Getty Images
