Dates: Thursday, June 27th through Sunday, June 30th
Site: Fota Island Golf Club, County Cork, Ireland
Course Architect: Christy O'Connor, Jr. and Peter McEvoy (1993),
Jeff Howes (1999, redesign)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,927
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 409 Yds 10 - Par 5 500 Yds
2 - Par 4 461 Yds 11 - Par 3 168 Yds
3 - Par 3 165 Yds 12 - Par 4 428 Yds
4 - Par 5 548 Yds 13 - Par 3 208 Yds
5 - Par 5 544 Yds 14 - Par 4 417 Yds
6 - Par 4 376 Yds 15 - Par 4 476 Yds
7 - Par 3 179 Yds 16 - Par 4 417 Yds
8 - Par 4 478 Yds 17 - Par 3 222 Yds
9 - Par 4 424 Yds 18 - Par 5 507 Yds
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36 3,584 Yds 35 3,343 Yds
Annual: 47th
Defending Champion: Colin Montgomerie
Runner-Up: Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke, Niclas Fasth
Tournament Record: 266 (Colin Montgomerie, 2001)
54-Hole Record: 198 (Rolf Muntz, 2000)
36-Hole Record: 129 (Patrik Sjoland, 2000)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Colin Montgomerie, 1997 - Druids Glen;
Barry Lane, 1998 - Druids Glen;
Miguel Angel Martin, 1999 - Druids Glen)
Course Record: 63 (Colin Montgomerie, Niclas Fasth, 2001)
Total Purse: $1,553,092
Shares: 1st Place - $258,842; 2nd Place - 172,558; 3rd Place - 97,225
2001 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Colin Montgomerie 266 Gary Emerson 274
Padraig Harrington 271 Robert Karlsson 274
Darren Clarke 271 Adam Scott 274
Niclas Fasth 271 Six players at 275
Thomas Bjorn 273
Past Murphy's Irish Open Winners
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Year Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
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2001 Colin Montgomerie (266) -- Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke,
Niclas Fasth
2000 Patrick Sjoland (270) -- Fredrik Jacobson
1999 Sergio Garcia (268) -- Angel Cabrera
1998 *David Carter (278) -- Colin Montgomerie
1997 Colin Montgomerie (269) -- Lee Westwood
1996 Colin Montgomerie (279) -- Andrew Oldcorn, Wayne Riley
1995 *Sam Torrance (277) -- Howard Clark, Stuart Cage
1994 Bernhard Langer (275) -- Robert Allenby, John Daly
1993 *Nick Faldo (276) -- Jose Maria Olazabal
1992 *Nick Faldo (274) -- Wayne Westner
1991 Nick Faldo (283) -- Colin Montgomerie
1990 Jose Maria Olazabal (282) -- Frank Nobilo, Mark Calcavecchia
1989 *Ian Woosnam (278) -- Philip Walton
1988 Ian Woosnam (278) -- Nick Faldo, Manuel Pinero, Des Smyth,
Jose Maria Olazabal
1987 Bernhard Langer (269) -- Sandy Lyle
1986 Seve Ballesteros (285) -- Rodger Davis, Mark McNulty
1985 *Seve Ballesteros (278) -- Bernhard Langer
1984 Bernhard Langer (267) -- Mark James
1983 Seve Ballesteros (271) -- Brian Barnes
1982 John O'Leary (287) -- Maurice Bembridge
1981 Sam Torrance (276) -- Nick Faldo
1980 Mark James (284) -- Brian Barnes
1979 Mark James (282) -- Ed Sneed
1978 Ken Brown (281) -- Seve Ballesteros, John O'Leary
1977 Hubert Green (283) -- Ben Crenshaw
1976 Ben Crenshaw (284) -- Brian Barnes, Martin Foster, Billy Casper
1975 Christy O'Connor, Jr. (275) -- Harry Bannerman
1954 - 1974 Not Held
1953 E.Brown (272)
1952 Not Held
1951 Not Held
1950 H.Pickworth (287)
1949 H.Bradshaw (286)
1948 D.Rees (295)
1947 H.Bradshaw (290)
1946 F.Daly (288)
1945 Not Held
1944 Not Held
1943 Not Held
1942 Not Held
1941 Not Held
1940 Not Held
1939 A.Lees (287)
1938 A.Locke (292)
1937 B.Gadd (284)
1936 R.Whitcombe (281)
1935 E.Whitcombe (292)
1934 S.Easterbrook (284)
1933 E.Kenyon (286)
1932 A.Padgham (283)
1931 E.Kenyon (291)
1930 C.Whitcombe (289)
1929 A.Mitchell (309)
1928 E.Whitcombe (288)
1927 G.Duncan (312)
* - won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called Carrols Irish Open (1975-93).
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