*Jon Rahm.
JON RAHM winner of the 2019 Irish Open in Lahinch will return to Co Clare to tee off among a world-class field in Doonbeg this September.
Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg hosts the Amgen Irish Open from September 10th to 13th with the addition of the two-time Major Champion the latest boost for the tournament.
Former world number one Rahm has won the Amgen Irish Open twice, having claimed victory at Portstewart Golf Club in 2017 and Lahinch Golf Club in 2019.
He will return to the county where he last lifted the trophy with the thirty one year old targeting a third national open title in Ireland. “I’m really looking forward to getting back to Ireland for the Amgen Irish Open,” said Rahm, a ten-time DP World Tour winner. “Winning this tournament twice means a lot to me and it’s always a place I enjoy playing. The courses, the fans and the challenge of links golf make it a special week”.
At Portstewart nine years ago, Rahm secured a dominant six-shot win for his maiden DP World Tour title, closing with a 65 to complete a commanding victory. He added a second triumph two years later at Lahinch, where a final-round 62 featuring eight birdies and an eagle saw him overturn a tie for ninth and finish two shots clear of Andy Sullivan and Bernd Wiesberger.
Rahm, who was joint runner up in the US PGA Championship at Aronimink last month, will be part of a strong contingent of players from Team Europe playing in this year’s Irish Open. He joins Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Tyrrell Hatton, Rasmus Højgaard, and their Captain Luke Donald, all of whom have been confirmed so far along with Ireland’s Pádraig Harrington and Séamus Power.
The Amgen Irish Open once again assumes a key position on the DP World Tour’s Global Schedule as part of the Back 9, which encompasses nine of the Tour’s most historic tournaments and national opens. It features an esteemed roll of honour of champions, including Seve Ballesteros, Sir Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Harrington, Lowry, McIlroy, Colin Montgomerie, José María Olazábal, Rahm and Sam Torrance.
