With up to 20,000 visitors expected to line the fairways and greens of Mount Juliet daily for the next four days, the surrounding region is in for an economic boost following a Covid-dictated hiatus
The Horizon Irish Open did go ahead last year at the Co Kilkenny venue, but with limited crowds as the country was still emerging from restrictions imposed because of the pandemic.
Although Rory McIlroy is not taking part this year, the event does boast the ever-popular Shane Lowry as well as high-flying Seamus Power from west Waterford along with Padraig Harrington following his success in the US Seniors Open at the weekend. There is also a cast of hundreds from across the Irish pro and amateur ranks and the elite levels of the DP World Tour, successor to the European Tour."We put a lot of plans in place in 2020 and they got cancelled because of Covid.
"Hopefully in or around 70,000 to 80,000 people will come through the gates over the next couple of days. World-class golf, an amazing festival experience, the entertainment schedule is really, really good, so we're just going to have a really and time.
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