BLACK DESERT NI LEGENDS TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT GALGORM IN MILESTONE 20TH PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMEN
Legends Tour makes NI debut at Galgorm’s Championship Course this August
Galgorm is about to welcome a number of the most iconic names in golf because it hosts the Black Desert NI Legends from 29–31 August 2025, marking a historic milestone because the twentieth skilled event held on the venue.
Former Masters champion, Ryder Cup stalwart and World No.1 Ian Woosnam headlines a discipline that features Main champions, Ryder Cup gamers and Tour winners, and the Welshman was excited by the prospect of competing on the island of Eire as soon as once more – the scene, after all, of his memorable profitable captaincy on the 2006 Ryder Cup.
On the occasion’s official launch at Galgorm, Woosnam mentioned: “I’m delighted to be heading again to Eire to compete on this new Legends Tour occasion. Golf in Northern Eire is prospering, particularly with Rory McIlroy finishing golf’s Grand Slam just lately and The Open returning to Royal Portrush subsequent month.
“Galgorm enjoys an ideal fame as one of many nation’s finest event venues and I’m wanting ahead to competing right here in August. The Professional-Am format for the NI Legends lends itself to an ideal week the place amateurs get the prospect to compete alongside the professionals.”
The NI Legends enjoys key help from Black Desert Resort and Reef Capital who’ve luxurious golf resorts and locations in the US together with in Utah, the place the Black Desert Championship is at the moment performed on each the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour.
Patrick Manning, Managing Companion Black Desert Resort, mentioned: “Partnering with the NI Legends at Galgorm is a pure extension of our dedication to world-class golf. At Black Desert, we’re centered on constructing experiences that transcend the sport itself. Locations the place legacy, group, and international connection come collectively. This occasion embodies those self same beliefs, and we’re proud to be a part of it.”
Jared Lucero, CEO Reef Capital Companions, added: “We imagine in backing daring concepts that stand the take a look at of time. The NI Legends celebrates iconic gamers, historic venues, and the timeless spirit of golf – all of which align with the long-term imaginative and prescient we have now at Reef. Supporting this occasion is about greater than sponsorship; it’s about investing in tales, individuals, and the form of international experiences that outline nice locations.”
Simply half-hour from Belfast, Galgorm has beforehand hosted DP World Tour (2020 Irish Open) and Problem Tour (now HotelPlanner Tour) occasions – plus a number of editions of a tri-sanctioned blended World Invitational for women and men professionals on the DP World Tour, LPGA and Girls European Tour.
“We’re delighted to be bringing the Legends Tour to Northern Eire and the fantastic Galgorm,” mentioned Legends Tour CEO, Phil Harrison. “It’s a venue with an extended historical past of internet hosting skilled tournaments and I’m certain it’ll current an actual problem to all of the gamers. Northern Eire is an excellent vacation spot for golf and we’re wanting ahead to taking part in in entrance of such educated and supportive followers, who I’m certain will welcome the chance to observe legends of the sport close-up.”
Aine Kearney, Interim CEO at Tourism Northern Eire, commented: “We’re excited to welcome the Black Desert NI Legends this August, in what’s an extremely thrilling 12 months for golf in Northern Eire. The NI Legends Open, held at Galgorm’s championship Fort Course, showcases that Northern Eire is certainly Made for Golf.
“Tourism NI is proud to help this world-class event, which pulls golf fanatics from throughout the globe. Occasions like this not solely have a good time our wealthy heritage and breathtaking landscapes but in addition showcase the excellent services we provide to golfers worldwide. We’re wanting ahead to an unforgettable expertise for gamers and spectators alike.”
Gary Henry, Group Golf Director, Galgorm Assortment, added: “The Black Desert NI Legends is one thing of a event milestone as its the twentieth skilled occasion to be staged at Galgorm, relationship again to 2010 and together with the 2020 Irish Open. We’re delighted to be working with the Legends Tour and title sponsors Black Desert on this thrilling new occasion the place many family names and former Main champions might be on present at Galgorm in August. With the Professional-am format we additionally stay up for welcoming quite a few Northern Eire soccer legends who will tackle an All-Star legends staff to compete for the Legends Cup.”
The NI Legends event will characteristic a bunch of well-known gamers from the Legends Tour, together with Main champions, Ryder Cuppers and Tour winners. The total discipline might be confirmed nearer the time.
The Championship Fort Course at Galgorm measures 7,276 yards from the championship tees and is a former Parkland Course of the Yr winner on the annual IGTOA awards (Irish Golf Tour Operator Affiliation).
Previously often known as the European Senior Tour and the Staysure Tour, the Legends Tour is the lads’s skilled golf tour for members aged 50 and older. Created in 1992, the Legends Tour’s lively membership options most of the pioneering champions who performed on the European Tour together with Colin Montgomerie, Jose Maria Olazabal, Ian Woosnam, Michael Campbell, Paul Lawrie, Paul McGinley and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
The Legends Tour offers unmatched taking part in experiences for novice golfers at its Legends Expertise, Championship Professional-Am and Celeb Professional-Am occasions, giving golfers distinctive alternatives to rub shoulders with and play alongside legends of the sport at world-class venues world wide.
The event will happen from Friday twenty ninth August to Sunday thirty first August.
ABOUT THE LEGENDS TOUR
Previously often known as the European Senior Tour and the Staysure Tour, the Legends Tour is the lads’s skilled golf tour for members aged 50 and older. Created in 1992, the Legends Tour’s lively membership options most of the pioneering champions who performed on the European Tour in the course of the Seventies, 80s, 90s and past. Colin Montgomerie, Sam Torrance and Ian Woosnam are among the many winners of the John Jacobs Trophy, awarded to the golfer who finishes first on the Legends Tour Order of Advantage.
The Legends Tour offers unmatched taking part in experiences for novice golfers at its Legends Experience, Championship Pro-Am and Celebrity Pro-Am occasions. These experiences present golfers with distinctive alternatives to rub shoulders with and play alongside legends of the sport at world-class venues world wide. In September 2020, Ryan Howsam, Staysure Group CEO, acquired a majority fairness share within the Tour in a ground-breaking three way partnership with the European Tour, a singular construction whereby a person has the bulk possession in an expert tour.
ABOUT GALGORM
Galgorm is Northern Eire’s premier luxurious resort, golf and spa vacation spot, set in 450 acres of lush parkland and located half-hour from Belfast and near each Belfast airports. Galgorm is a part of Galgorm Assortment, a singular assortment of lodges with award-winning spas, 2 golf golf equipment and a pair of metropolis centre eating places located all through Northern Eire. The championship Fort Course at Galgorm is one among Eire’s standout event venues and in 2025 will host its 20th skilled occasion with the brand new Black Desert NI Legends occasion on the Legends Tour. Galgorm hosted the 2020 Irish Open, 4 World Invitationals and 14 NI Opens. The par-72 parkland course gives an idyllic golf expertise for golfers of all ranges. For extra info please go to www.galgorm.com/
ABOUT BLACK DESERT
Set amidst the vermillion sandstone cliffs and hanging black lava beds of Better Zion, Black Desert Resort is poised to turn out to be a premier vacation spot for luxurious hospitality, golf, and Southern Utah journey. Black Desert Resort is anchored by a Tom Weiskopf-designed championship golf course, which can host annual occasions on the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour. The preliminary part of the Resort Heart is about to be full this September, together with almost 800 rooms and suites, seven eating venues, a 15,000-square-foot spa, a heated out of doors pool and sizzling tub, seaside oasis, and 45,000 sq. ft of indoor/out of doors assembly and occasion area. Future phases will embrace a water park, extra rooms and suites, and plenty of extra eating, buying, and leisure choices. Spanning over 600 acres of scenic panorama, Black Desert Resort gives easy accessibility to 200+ acres of preserved land and 6 miles of mountain climbing trails. To study extra, go to www.blackdesertresort.com
For extra info on the Legends Tour go to www.legendstour.com
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