The table has two rows. Each one comes from a public release that states a year, a venue and the dates held: the Department for the Economy note of 31 July 2016, and the council note of 4 September 2020.
The rows record the year, name, venue and dates printed in two public releases. Who operates this domain is stated on the about page.
| Year | Name in the source | Venue in the source | What the source says was held | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tayto Northern Ireland Open | Galgorm Castle Golf Club | Thursday 28 July to Sunday 31 July | Department for the Economy, 31 July 2016 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland Open supported by The R&A | Galgorm Spa and Golf Resort | 3–6 September, described as behind closed doors | Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, 4 September 2020 | 14 Oct 2026 |
The 2016 department note says the event was hosted by Galgorm Castle Golf Club and, in a note to editors, that it ran across those four days. The 4 September 2020 council note says that week’s event was taking place on 3–6 September at Galgorm Spa and Golf Resort, with council sponsorship, and that it would be played behind closed doors. The same council note states a tournament website at www.niopen.golf. That sentence is the council’s wording for the tournament website named in the note.
The council note also says the event would bring 700 bed nights to the borough from players, support staff and television crews. That figure is the council’s, dated with the note.
A different department release, dated 14 August 2020, concerns the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Galgorm Spa and Golf Resort on 24–27 September 2020. That is the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, a different tournament, so it stays out of the table above. In that release the minister says the venue had hosted the Northern Ireland Open and latterly the ISPS Handa World Invitational. The sentence does not give a year for the World Invitational, so the table does not add one.
The photograph is a still life of blank sheets on a wood table. Crowd movement on a club day is hospitality on the ground. The parent is the archive.
Method and sources
Three pages named in the source list, accessed 14 October 2026. Updated October 2026.