Northern Ireland Masters

The Northern Ireland Masters was a professional golf tournament that was played at Clandeboye Golf Club in Newtownards, Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Masters

Tournament information
Location	Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Established	2003
Course(s)	Clandeboye Golf Club
Par	71
Length	6,742 yards (6,165 m)
Tour(s)	Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour Clutch Pro Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£60,000
Month played	June
Final year	2023
Tournament record score
Aggregate	273 Darren Clarke (2003)
To par	−11 as above
Final champion
Sam Broadhurst
Location map
Clandeboye GC Location in Northern Ireland

History

It was originally played as a one-off event on the Challenge Tour in September 2003.^[1][2] Darren Clarke won the inaugural event by two shots ahead of Stuart Little.^[3]

The event returned in 2021 as part of the PGA EuroPro Tour's schedule. It was hosted by then recent first-time European Tour winner Jonathan Caldwell.^[4] The tournament was played again in 2022 on the PGA EuroPro Tour.^[5]

In 2023, the tournament moved onto the Clutch Pro Tour, as the PGA EuroPro Tour had ceased operation at the end of 2022.^[6]

Winners

Year	Tour[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
Northern Ireland Masters
2023	CPT	Sam Broadhurst (2)	201	−12	4 strokes	Piers Berrington Habebul Islam
2022	EPT	Sam Broadhurst	204	−9	1 stroke	Paul Maddy
NI Masters
2021	EPT	Simon Thornton	199	−14	2 strokes	David Langley
2004–2020: No tournament
Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters
2003	CHA	Darren Clarke	273	−11	2 strokes	Stuart Little

Notes

1. CHA − Challenge Tour; CPT − Clutch Pro Tour; EPT − PGA EuroPro Tour.