All-star field set for action in €420,000 Irish Seniors Open

THE 10th anniversary edition of the AIB Irish Seniors Open, in association with Greenstar and Fáilte Ireland, will be marked in grand style with a record prize fund, a glorious new venue and a five-star field littered with former Ryder Cup players.

Irish favourites Eamonn Darcy and Christy O'Connor Jnr, leading Spaniard José Rivero and former European Ryder Cup Captain Sam Torrance of Scotland all confirmed their participation in the €420,000 event, at the Sheraton Fota Island Golf Resort & Spa, Cork, from June 2-4.

Torrance, who was fourth in the event last year on his way to winning the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit, said: "Two of my proudest moments outside the Ryder Cup came at Portmarnock in 1991 and Mount Juliet in 1995 when I won my two Irish Opens, and I would love to win again in Ireland as a senior."