Where is the 2024 Irish Open being played? Know all about the venue

The 2024 Irish Open is all set to begin this week at the Royal County Down GC in Northern Ireland. Home favorite Rory McIlroy will headline the event as he competes in his first tournament after the PGA Tour finale, The Tour Championship.

The Royal County Down GC has a total yardage of 7,186 yards and a par of 71. The slope rating of the course is 142, making it one of the most challenging links golf courses.

The Royal County Down GC is one of the world's most picturesque locations and is situated in the Murlough Nature Reserve. The narrow fairways and strategically placed bunkers around the golf course make accuracy in all aspects of the game imperative for golfers.

The Irish Open will feature some prominent names in the field, including Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington, Seamus Power, Vincent Norrman, Robert MacIntyre, and Shane Lowry. MacIntyre will try to become the first golfer to win the Scottish Open and Irish Open in the same year, while Norrman will look to defend his title.

Rory McIlroy at the BMW Championship (Source: Imagn)

Here are the starting times for the 2024 Irish Open at the Royal County Down GC (All times EDT):

Thursday, 12 September: Golf Channel, 08:00 AM

Friday, 13 September: Golf Channel, 06:00 AM

Saturday, 14 September: Golf Channel, 03:00 AM

Sunday, 15 September: Golf Channel, 03:00 AM

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Prize money purse for the 2024 Irish Open

The 2024 Irish Open will have a $6 million prize purse, with the winner getting just over $1 million. Along with monetary benefits, the winner will receive 5000 Race to Dubai points which will assist them in the season-long race of the DP World Tour and 1500 Ryder Cup points.

Here's the complete prize money breakdown for the 2024 Irish Open:

• 1st $1,020,000
• 2nd $660,000
• 3rd $378,000
• 4th $300,000
• 5th $254,400
• 6th $210,000
• 7th $180,000
• 8th $150,000
• 9th $134,400
• 10th $120,000
• 11th $110,400
• 12th $103,200
• 13th $96,600
• 14th $91,800
• 15th $88,200
• 16th $84,600
• 17th $81,000
• 18th $77,400
• 19th $74,400
• 20th $72,000
• 21st $69,600
• 22nd $67,800
• 23rd $66,000
• 24th $64,200
• 25th $62,400
• 26th $60,600
• 27th $58,800
• 28th $57,000
• 29th $55,200
• 30th $53,400
• 31st $51,600
• 32nd $49,800
• 33rd $48,000
• 34th $46,200
• 35th $44,000
• 36th $42,600
• 37th $41,400
• 38th $40,200
• 39th $39,000
• 40th $37,800
• 41st $36,600
• 42nd $35,400
• 43rd $34,200
• 44th $33,000
• 45th $31,800
• 46th $30,600
• 47th $29,400
• 48th $28,200
• 49th $27,000
• 50th $25,800
• 51st $24,600
• 52nd $23,400
• 53rd $22,200
• 54th $21,000
• 55th $20,400
• 56th $19,800
• 57th $19,200
• 58th $18,600
• 59th $18,000
• 60th $17,400
• 61st $16,800
• 62nd $16,200
• 63rd $15,600
• 64th $15,000
• 65th $14,400
• 66th $13,800
• 67th $13,200
• 68th $12,600
• 69th $12,000
• 70th $11,400