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18 - 21 May 2006
Carton House GC, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Thomas Björn, Paul Casey and Anthony Wall will share the lead going into the final day of the Nissan Irish Open at Carton House Golf Club. The talented trio finished their respective third rounds on five under par 211 after an intriguing Saturday afternoon at the County Kildare venue, to
The 2005 event staged at Carton House for the first time, saw Stephen Dodd defeat David Howell at the first extra play-off hole. That brought the number of Irish Open play-offs to nine since 1975. This represents the most of any European Tour event. The Open de France ALSTOM and
Denmark’s Thomas Björn completed one of the most outstanding fightbacks in European Tour history when he birdied the final two holes of the rain-delayed Nissan Irish Open at Carton House to capture his ninth Tour title with a five under par total of 283. Björn trailed the field by nine
Arsenal fan Ian Poulter took longer to complete his first round in the Nissan Irish Open than he needed to travel from Dublin and Paris to watch his beloved Gunners in the Champions League final against Barcelona – but took greater pleasure with the outcome of his day’s work.
Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts leads the weather-affected Nissan Irish Open by a stroke after a second round five under par 67 carried him past a host of more fancied contenders and into the box seat with a four under par total of 140 at Carton House Golf Club.
CourseOpened – 2003Course Designer – Colin Montgomerie in Association with Stan Eby of European Golf designSpecial Features - The course is acclaimed as something of an inland links. Unusally deep bunkers for a modern courseGeneral Playability - The course is known to be very tough and with any kind of
The Irish quartet of Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Paul McGinley spearhead the home challenge in this week’s Nissan Irish Open at Carton House against a world-class field that includes US Open Champion Michael Campbell and The 2005 European Tour Number One Colin Montgomerie.
Most wins3Seve Ballesteros, 1983, 85 and 1986Nick Faldo, 1991, 92 and 1993Bernhard Langer, 1984, 87 and 1994Colin Montgomerie, 1996, 97 and 2001
A record prize fund of €2,200,000 has been announced for the fourth edition of the Nissan Irish Open, which will again be played over the highly-acclaimed Colin Montgomerie course at Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, from May 18-21, 2006.
David LinnaneMurray Consultants LtdDartmouth House1 Grand Parade, Dublin 6IrelandTel: +353 1498 0300Fax: +353 1 4980 350Email:dlinnane@murrayconsult.ieWebsite: nissan-irishopen.ieWebsite: carton.ie
