Relief all round as Irish Open remains on Euro Tour

GOLF in Ireland received a welcome boost last night with the news that the Irish Open remains on the 2011 European Tour schedule.

Doubts had surfaced over the survival of the country’s leading tournament on the schedule when title sponsors “3” opted out of the final year of a three-year contract.

However, Fáilte Ireland, a non-title sponsor of the event through its “Golf Ireland” brand, yesterday confirmed news from the Tour that despite the blow of losing the title sponsor, the Irish Open will appear on the 2011 Race to Dubai schedule when it is released in Dubai today, and will be played on July 28-31.