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 Dates: May 18th through May 21st
 Site: Carton House Golf Club, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
 Course Architect: Colin Montgomerie/Stan Eby
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,301
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 456 Yds   10 - Par 4 465 Yds
               2 - Par 4 414 Yds   11 - Par 4 477 Yds
               3 - Par 3 220 Yds   12 - Par 3 210 Yds
               4 - Par 5 605 Yds   13 - Par 4 338 Yds
               5 - Par 4 474 Yds   14 - Par 4 408 Yds
               6 - Par 4 394 Yds   15 - Par 5 554 Yds
               7 - Par 3 192 Yds   16 - Par 4 462 Yds
               8 - Par 5 552 Yds   17 - Par 3 176 Yds
               9 - Par 4 391 Yds   18 - Par 5 513 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    36 3,698 Yds         36 3,603 Yds
 
 Annual: 51st
 Defending Champion: Stephen Dodd
 Runner-Up: David Howell
 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
                     Barry Lane, 1998 
                     Miguel Angel Martin, 1999 )
 Course Record: 66 (Titch Moore, Oliver Wilson, Nick O'Hern, 2005)
 Total Purse: $2,823,814
 Shares: 1st - $470,626; 2nd - $313,750; 3rd - $176,770
 
 2005 Finish
 -----------
 
 Player                Score 
 ------                -----   
 Stephen Dodd *         279   
 David Howell           279  
 Angel Cabrera          281   
 Nick Dougherty         281  
 Lee Westwood           282
 
 * - Won in playoff
 
 Past Nissan Irish Open Winners
 -------------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  *Stephen Dodd (279) -- David Howell
 2004  Brett Rumford (274) -- Padraig Harrington, Raphael Jacquelin
 2003  *Michael Campbell (277) -- Peter Hedblom, Thomas Bjorn
 2002  *Soren Hansen (270) -- Darren Fichardt, Richard Bland, Niclas Fasth
 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
 1974  Not Held
 1973  Not Held
 1972  Not Held
 1971  Not Held
 1970  Not Held
 1969  Not Held
 1968  Not Held
 1967  Not Held
 1966  Not Held
 1965  Not Held
 1964  Not Held
 1963  Not Held
 1962  Not Held
 1961  Not Held
 1960  Not Held
 1959  Not Held
 1958  Not Held
 1957  Not Held
 1956  Not Held
 1955  Not Held
 1954  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  Abe Mitchell (309)
 1928  E.Whitcombe (288)
 1927  George Duncan (312)
 
 * - Won in playoff
 
 Note: Formerly called Carrolls Irish Open (1975-93), Murphy's Irish Open
       (1994-2002).