The European Tour could take the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open to the Old Head of Kinsale this year if it fails to come to an agreement with Mount Juliet to extend its one-year deal to two. Having not hosted the Irish Open since 1995, a two-year deal would give Mount Juliet more bang for its buck following the decimation of the tourism business this year. If the European Tour is unable to secure Mount Juliet, the Herald understands that the Old Head of Kinsale in County Cork is considered the ideal, behind-closed-doors Irish Open venue as its spectacular, 300-foot cliffs would make for some dramatic television pictures. As things stand, Lowry, this year’s Irish Open host Graeme McDowell and world No 1 Rory McIlroy would all be unable to play the week after the US Open due to the 14-day quarantine requirement. “If there is an Irish Open and I am allowed play, I will definitely play.

Source: The Herald July 11, 2020 01:30 UTC