Ireland's Luttrellstown Castle Resort to stage
PGA Pro Championship in June 2017
PGA Pro Championship in June 2017
PGA NEWS RELEASE
Ireland’s
historic Luttrellstown Castle Resort, pictured above, with its famous Gothic façade will
be the imposing stage for the 2017 Titleist and FootJoy PGA
Professional Championship.
The Castleknock venue, which dates back to the 1400s, will host the event for the UK’s leading PGA pros from June 13-16.
It’s the first time the
72-hole tournament has been held in Ireland since 2001 but Irish players
have enjoyed considerable success in the intervening years –
David Higgins is the defending champion while David Mortimer and John Dwyer lifted the title in 2010 and 2007 respectively.
A total prize fund of
£91,500, including nine regional qualifiers, is at stake while an added
bonus for the leading finishers at Luttrellstown will be qualification
for the 2017 Great Britain and Ireland PGA Cup team to face the United
States at Foxhills Club and Resort in September 2017.
It promises to be an
exciting addition to the golfing calendar as Luttrellstown’s newly
appointed director of golf, Peter Lawrie, confirmed.
“We’re delighted it is
coming back to Ireland – it’s been a long time,” said Lawrie who is
enjoying a new role in golf, having previously been a longstanding member
of the European Tour.
“It’s great for me having
been recently appointed director of golf to have the tournament at
Luttrellstown – it’s a nice synergy.
“I know all about tournament golf so to get an event like the Titleist and FootJoy PGA Professional Championship is superb.
“I know the course is well
able to stand up to the challenge of really good players playing it –
it is a championship golf course. I think the membership will come and
support it and the players will enjoy the challenge.”
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