When is it on?
The 2025 Amgen Irish Open will take place from this Thursday, September 4th to Sunday, September 7th at The K Club, Co Kildare. It is a DP World Tour event and while it no longer has Rolex Series status, it is still an important event on the schedule. For context, only five regular DP World Tour events have a bigger prize fund.
How can I watch it all?
The Irish Open will be shown on RTÉ2 on Thursday from 8am to 1.05pm, as well as on Sky Sports Golf from 8am to 1pm. Both channels then take a break before returning with more coverage from 4pm to 6pm. On Friday, RTÉ2 and Sky Sports Golf will cover the action at The K Club from 1pm to 6pm. On Saturday and Sunday, you can watch it on RTÉ One and Sky Sports Golf from 12.30pm.
What is The K Club like as a course?
Dramatic in the style of its designer, the late Arnold Palmer, the Palmer course at The K Club particularly comes to life on the final three holes, with two par-fives over water. A tournament can be won and lost on those holes; it was made with the Ryder Cup in mind, which it hosted in 2006. Rory McIlroy won the 2016 Irish Open there with two brilliant wood shots into those par-fives in the final round. The tournament was last hosted there in 2023, and will be back in 2027.
What Irish players are playing?
There are 11 Irish players in the field: Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin, Pádraig Harrington, Séamus Power, Conor Purcell, Alex Moran, Alex Maguire, Max Kennedy, Mark Power and amateur John Doyle. All will have different aims; making the cut would represent a welcome achievement for some of the latter-mentioned players. Lowry and McIlroy, however, are here to win.
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McIlroy, the world No 2, will draw the biggest crowds as always. He has shown a flair for the K Club, most notably through his Irish Open win in 2016. He also contended for three days in 2023 before a bad finish left him tied 16th. Lowry finished tied third in 2023 and will be buoyed by getting a wildcard for the Ryder Cup.
Who else has come to play?
This is a stellar field for the DP World Tour, considering no Ryder Cup points are on offer. McIlroy is not the only five-time Major winner in the field as Brooks Koepka plays in the Irish Open for the first time. Tyrrell Hatton, Patrick Reed and Jhonattan Vegas are others to watch out for. Sadly, defending champion Rasmus Hojgaard and Sergio Garcia withdrew at the last minute.
Can you still get tickets?
Yes, you can get tickets for each day except Sunday, which has sold out. Wednesday for the pro-am is €40, Thursday is €50, Friday is €60 and Saturday is €65.
What other activities are on that week on-site?
On Thursday, McIlroy will sit down for a Q&A in the Championship village after his round. On Saturday, there will be a Q&A with members of all four All-Ireland 2025 winning GAA teams, as well as rugby players Tadhg Beirne and Dan Sheehan. Rock band The Stunning will also perform in the Championship village.
What is the Irish Open winner’s prize?
The winner’s prize is €880,000 with a total purse of €5.15m.
What is the weather forecast?
The weather this week in Straffan, Co Kildare, is going to be mixed but with some bright spells. Rain is expected on Sunday, while the other days will have clouds and some sunshine, with a chance of showers. Temperatures will range from 17 to 19 degrees. A slight breeze is expected all week, with it being strongest on Thursday and Friday afternoons.
What are the tee-times?
1st tee Thursday/10th tee Friday
7:30am/12:30pm: Dan Bradbury (Eng), Robert Moran (Irl), Bernd Wiesberger (Aut)
7:40am/12:40pm: Matteo Manassero (Ita), Jesper Svensson (Swe), Pablo Larrazábal (Esp)
7:50am/12:50pm: Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA), Johannes Veerman (USA), Joakim Lagergren (Swe)
8am/1pm: Brandon Wu (USA), Paul O’Hara (Sco), Deon Germishuys (RSA)
8:10am/1:10pm: Alexander Knappe (Ger), Gavin Green (Mas), Robin Williams (RSA)
8:20am/1:20pm: Davis Bryant (USA), David Micheluzzi (Aus), MJ Daffue (RSA)
8:30am/1:30pm: Jorge Campillo (Esp), Adrian Otaegui (Esp), Lucas Bjerregaard (Den)
8:40am/1:40pm: Oliver Lindell (Fin), Aaron Cockerill (Can), Maximilian Kieffer (Ger)
8:50am/1:50pm: Sean Crocker (USA), Casey Jarvis (RSA), Jeff Winther (Den)
9am/2pm: Angel Ayora (Esp), David Ravetto (Fra), Dylan Frittelli (RSA)
9:10am/2:10pm: Todd Clements (Eng), Yuto Katsugawa (Jpn), Julien Guerrier (Fra)
9:20am/2:20pm: Guido Migliozzi (Ita), Ryggs Johnston (USA), Darius Van Driel (Ned)
9:30am/2:30pm: Thomas Aiken (RSA), Martin Laird (Sco), Julien Brun (Fra)
12:30pm/7:30am: Grant Forrest (Sco), Keita Nakajima (Jpn), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den)
12:40pm/7:40am: John Parry (Eng), Thomas Detry (Bel), Connor Syme (Sco)
12:50pm/7:50am: Laurie Canter (Eng), Tom McKibbin (NI), Haotong Li (Chn)
1pm/8am: Séamus Power (Irl), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Marco Penge (Eng)
1:10pm/8:10am: Luke Donald (Eng), Erik Van Rooyen (RSA), Francesco Molinari (Ita)
1:20pm/8:20am: Richard Mansell (Eng), Thorbjørn Olesen (Den), Daniel Hillier (NZ)
1:30pm/8:30am: Danny Willett (Eng), Max Kennedy (Irl), Patrick Reed (USA)
1:40pm/8:40am: Rafa Cabrera Bello (Esp), Jacob Skov Olesen (Den), Conor Purcell (Irl)
1:50pm/8:50am: Andrea Pavan (Ita), Marcel Siem (Ger), Yannik Paul (Ger)
2pm/9am: Frederic Lacroix (Fra), Brandon Robinson Thompson (Eng), Matti Schmid (Ger)
2:10pm/9:10am: Francesco Laporta (Ita), Clément Sordet (Fra), Tom Vaillant (Fra)
2:20pm/9:20am: Marcus Armitage (Eng), Alfredo Garcia-Heredia (Esp), Nathan Kimsey (Eng)
2:30pm/9:30am: Niklas Lemke (Swe), Ugo Coussaud (Fra), Jayden Schaper (RSA)
10th Tee Thursday (1st Tee Friday)
7:30am/12:30pm: Shaun Norris (RSA), Niklas Norgaard (Den), Daniel Brown (Eng)
7:40am/12:40pm: Pádraig Harrington (Irl), Jhonattan Vegas (Ven), Adrien Saddier (Fra)
7:50am/12:50pm: Shane Lowry (Irl), Brooks Koepka (USA), Martin Couvra (Fra)
8am/1pm: Rory McIlroy (NI), Thriston Lawrence (RSA), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor)
8:10am/1:10pm: Jordan Smith (Eng), Eugenio Chacarra (Esp), Ryan Gerard (USA)
8:20am/1:20pm: Adrian Meronk (Pol), John Catlin (USA), Ross Fisher (Eng)
8:30am/1:30pm: Calum Hill (Sco), Angel Hidalgo (Esp), Andy Sullivan (Eng)
8:40am/1:40pm: Nacho Elvira (Esp), Nicolai Von Dellingshausen (Ger), Alex Fitzpatrick (Eng)
8:50am/1:50pm: Mikael Lindberg (Swe), Richard Sterne (RSA), Richie Ramsay (Sco)
9am/2pm: Simon Forsström (Swe), Joost Luiten (Ned), Ewen Ferguson (Sco)
9:10am/2:10pm: John Doyle (Irl, am), Martin Trainer (USA), Andreas Halvorsen (Nor)
9:20am/2:20pm: Dylan Naidoo (RSA), Sam Bairstow (Eng), Joel Girrbach (Sui)
9:30am/2:30pm: Joe Dean (Eng), Matthew Jordan (Eng), Jordan Gumberg (USA)
12:30pm/7:30am: Tapio Pulkkanen (Fin), Matthew Baldwin (Eng), Benjamin Hebert (Fra)
12:40pm/7:40am: Mark Power (Irl), Kazuma Kobori (NZ), Ben Schmidt (Eng)
12:50pm/7:50am: Masahiro Kawamura (Jpn), Alexander Levy (Fra), Jens Dantorp (Swe)
1pm/8am: Scott Jamieson (Sco), Ryan Brehm (USA), Pierre Pineau (Fra)
1:10pm/8:10am: Elvis Smylie (Aus), Brandon Stone (RSA), Alejandro Del Rey (Esp)
1:20pm/8:20am: Björn Åkesson (Swe), Jannik De Bruyn (Ger), Troy Merritt (USA)
1:30pm/8:30am: Matthias Schwab (Aut), Callum Shinkwin (Eng), Ivan Cantero (Esp)
1:40pm/8:40am: Marcel Schneider (Ger), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha), Jeong weon Ko (Kor)
1:50pm/8:50am: Ricardo Gouveia (Por), Jason Scrivener (Aus), Manuel Elvira (Esp)
2pm/9am: Shubhankar Sharma (Ind), Andrew Wilson (Eng), Darren Fichardt (RSA)
2:10pm/9:10am: Romain Langasque (Fra), Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel), Fabrizio Zanotti (Par)
2:20pm/9:20am: Dale Whitnell (Eng), Jack Senior (Eng), Joel Moscatel (Esp)
2:30pm/9:30am: Alex Maguire (Irl), Hamish Brown (Sco), Zander Lombard (RSA)
