The Irish Legends presented by the McGinley Foundation is set to welcome some of the biggest names from European senior golf to Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort in August – including 1999 Open Championship winner Paul Lawrie and runner-up Jean van de Velde.
Host Paul McGinley will get his 2022 Legends Tour campaign underway at the event in County Donegal, where Lawrie will tee it up at the famous Old Tom Morris Links against old foe Van de Velde. The pair are intrinsically linked following the Frenchman’s final-hole meltdown at the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie, where a triple bogey opened the door for Lawrie to claim the Claret Jug with victory in a three-way playoff that also included American Justin Leonard.
Also confirmed to join the field for the event – which will be run from August 16-20 – is 1999 Ryder Cup captain and 18-time DP World Tour winner Mark James. David Shacklady, who has become one of the most successful senior golfers in recent years following his three wins between 2018 and 2019, will also play along with Michael Campbell, the 2005 US Open winner.
The third Celebrity Series event of the season will take place at the Irish Legends on Thursday, August 16, and we are delighted to confirm the attendance of iconic Gaelic football manager Jim Gavin, actor and presenter Jimmy Nesbitt, former Ireland and Celtic goalkeeper Packie Bonner and 12-time National Hunt champion jockey Ruby Walsh.
The event will be the second Irish Legends tournament the Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort has hosted in as many years. Returning to the Legends Tour calendar after an 11-year absence in 2021, Thomas Bjørn claimed his maiden Legends Tour win with a birdie on the second play-off hole to end the challenge of Welshman Phillip Price.
“The Irish Legends is all set to be an incredible event, as you can already see from the impressive line-up and with it being played at Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort, a course with great history,” McGinley said.
“The McGinley Foundation will be hosting once again after the successful event last year. It will be…
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