Bushmills Irish Whiskey signs on as official sponsor for Irish Open
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
The Old Bushmills Distillery is a distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is owned and operated by Diageo plc, and is a popular tourist attraction, with around 110,000 visitors per year. According to the company, a distillery by this name was first recorded in 1743, although at the time it was "in the hands of smugglers" .
About Property:
The Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour, currently played at the end of June or early July. The 72-hole event has been played in many locations on the island; it was last played at the Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in County Kerry in southwestern Ireland in 2011. The event will return to Northern Ireland in 2012 for the first time since 1953 and will be held in County Antrim at Royal Portrush Golf Club, which last hosted in 1947.[1] The 2013 tournament is scheduled for County Kildare at Carton House, which hosted the event in 2005 and 2006. The Irish Open was first played in 1927 and continued until 1950, when the tournament experienced financial problems. Except for a single event, held in 1953, there was a 25-year hiatus until the Irish Open returned in 1975.