# The West of Ireland | Where Champions Begin Their Journey

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Published: 2026-03-12T11:30:03+00:00
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Ireland has an incredibly rich and celebrated history of amateur golf, with icons like Christy O’Connor, JB Carr and others creating a legacy in golf not just at home but across the globe.Ireland’s amateur championships have become a benchmark for elite golfers, with some of the country’s top professionals etching their names into Irish golfing history long before they won on the DP World Tour, PGA Tour and even the career grand slam.The men’s Irish amateur calendar is made up of 6 Championships, Four Provincial championships that take place at the same venues every year (mostly). These are the North of Ireland at Royal Portrush, The South at Lahinch, The East at County Louth and The West at County Sligo golf club. The two remaining Championships, the Irish Amateur Open and the Irish Amateur Close move around the country to different venues each year.This is the first episode in a 6 episode series where I’ll be doing a deep dive into each championship, their history, their winners and their legacy.In this episode we’re going to look at the West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, hosted at County Sligo Golf Club. The West is the first championship of the Irish amateur calendar season, played every year on the Easter bank holiday weekend. The championship dates back to 1923, and was first won by Larry P. Vernon back when the championship was decided over 36 holes stroke-play qualifying for 16 places in matchplay with a 36-hole Final. The first ever West of Ireland was played from 13th-16th August.The West has an amazing list of winners and was dominated initially by “the big 4”. In 1930 Cecil Ewing won his first of 10 West of Ireland titles. This dominance was only out-done by JB Carr who in 1946 won his first of 12 West of Ireland titles.Joe Carr is inarguably, Irela…

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