"West" set to be 72-hole stroke play event from September 4-5

The magnificent links of County Sligo Golf Club at Rosses Point.

COVID-19 restrictions have forced Golf Ireland to rearrange the West of Ireland Championship as a 72-hole strokeplay event at County Sligo Golf Club from September 4-5 with a qualifier on September 3. 

With the traditional Easter date falling too early in the season due to uncertainty over travel restrictions, a move towards the end of the summer was considered the best option to avoid cancelling the Championship for the second year in a row. 

Golf Ireland is understood to be looking to arrange new dates for several other high profile events scheduled for April and May, including the Munster Strokeplay, the Irish Amateur Close and the Irish Women’s and Girls’ Amateur Open.

Plans to conclude the 2020 AIG All Ireland Cups and Shields and the draws for the 2021 inter-club events are also expected to be finalised in the coming weeks while a new venue for August’s Irish Amateur Open will be announced after Galway Golf Club opted out due to huge pressure on its facilities in summer from its enormous membership.