A New Horizon: The Story of the 2022 Horizon Irish Open at Mount Juliet Estate

A NEW
HORIZON
THE STORY OF THE 2022 HORIZON
IRISH OPEN AT MOUNT JULIET ESTATE

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4 FOREWORD: A NEW DAWN
6 IN PREPARATION
8 THE BUILD
12 MEDIA DAY
14 G4D @ HORIZON IRISH OPEN
18 HORIZON HOST
20 CAPACITY CROWDS
24 FAN ZONE
26 ON THE RANGE
28 PRO-AM
36 ‘ADOPTED IRISHMAN’ RETURNS TO DEFEND
38 AMATEURS
42 DAY ONE
50 DAY TWO
60 DAY THREE
68 DAY FOUR
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ADRIAN MERONK: 2022 HORIZON IRISH OPEN
CHAMPION
78 POLE POSITION
80 VOLUNTEERS
84 BLUE BRIGADE
88 MOUNT JULIET ESTATE TEAM
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‘A NEW HORIZON’ WAS WRITTEN, CREATED AND DESIGNED BY
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FOREWORD: A NEW DAWN
2022 PROVED TO BE A NEW DAWN FOR MOUNT JULIET ESTATE AS HOST
OF THE 2022 HORIZON IRISH OPEN. THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S COVID
RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED, MEANING 2022 SAW A RETURN OF THE FULL
FESTIVITIES AND RECORD ATTENDANCES OF NEARLY 90,000 VISITORS
DURING THE EVENT.
IMPORTANTLY, 2022 SAW HORIZON THERAPEUTICS BECOME THE NEW
SPONSOR OF THE IRISH OPEN BRINGING THE COMPETITION TO NEW
HEIGHTS IN TERMS OF PRIZE MONEY, UNDERLINING ITS STATUS AS A KEY
EVENT ON THE DP WORLD TOUR.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING OUR MEMBERS, GUESTS AND VISITORS
BACK TO THE HISTORIC MOUNT JULIET ESTATE AND SEEING THEM ENJOY
COMPETING ON OUR CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR
CHAMPIONS.
AS THIS CHAPTER COMES TO AN END, WE NOW LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNT JULIET ESTATE!
MARK DUNNE | GENERAL MANAGER MOUNT JULIET ESTATE
MATT SANDERCOCK | DIRECTOR OF GOLF MOUNT JULIET ESTATE
THIS INVESTMENT, COUPLED WITH THE COMMITMENT BY TETRARCH CAPITAL
- THE OWNERS OF MOUNT JULIET ESTATE - TO HOSTING A WORLD CLASS
COMPETITION AT THE RENOWNED COURSE, MEANT THE 2022 HORIZON
IRISH OPEN WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVENT IN THE ESTATE’S LEGACY
OF HOSTING INTERNATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENTS.
WE ALL ENJOYED THE THRILLING TOURNAMENT - ESPECIALLY ADRIAN
MERONK’S SUNDAY FIREWORKS ON THE BACK NINE. HE IS A FITTING
CHAMPION AND WE’RE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN THE VENUE FOR HIS
BREAKTHROUGH WIN.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ENTHUSIASM AND HARD WORK
DEMONSTRATED BY ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE MOUNT
JULIET ESTATE STAFF, FAILTE IRELAND AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, WITH
THE SUPPORT OF THE DP WORLD TOUR TEAM, ALL OF WHOM ENSURED A
SUCCESSFUL WEEK.
THIS MEMORABLE COMPETITION HAS BEEN CAPTURED IN THIS BOOK AND
MARKS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL TOURNAMENT IN THE EVOLVING GOLFING
HISTORY AT MOUNT JULIET ESTATE.
PAGE 4: MATT SANDERCOCK (LEFT) AND MARK DUNNE (RIGHT) WITH ADRIAN MERONK.
PAGE 5: DAWN RISING OVER THE MOUNT JULIET CLUBHOUSE IN FEBRUARY 2022.
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IN PREPARATION
2021 2022
EXCAVATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS CONTINUE MOUNT JULIET’S
EVOLUTION.
PLANNING FOR THE 2022 IRISH OPEN AT MOUNT JULIET ORIGINALLY STARTED
IN 2019, BUT THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE TOURNAMENT SAW HUGE
AMOUNTS OF WORK AROUND THE ESTATE TO DRIVE THE COURSE FORWARD.
MOST NOTABLY, THE VISUAL EXTENSION THROUGH CLEARANCE OF THE LAKE
TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 18TH GREEN ADDED JEOPARDY TO THE APPROACH
SHOT, AND MAJESTY TO THE AESTHETICS OF THE HOLE.
CHANGES WERE ALSO MADE TO THE 4TH, INCLUDING SUBSTANTIAL TREE
CLEARANCE, AND THE COURSE GAINED A MARQUEE LANDMARK WITH THE
INSTALLATION OF THE MOUNT JULIET PHEASANT ON THE 14TH TEE BANK.
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THE BUILD
IN 2021, WITH THE UNCERTAINTY AROUND
THE PANDEMIC STILL SWIRLING, THE ON-SITE
CONSTRUCTION WAS RELATIVELY SMALL, BY USUAL
TOUR EVENT STANDARDS. BUT WITH UP TO 20,000
PEOPLE EXPECTED ON SITE EVERY DAY, THE 2022
HORIZON IRISH OPEN REQUIRED FAR GREATER
INFRASTRUCTURE.
FROM SPECTATOR STANDS TO A CONSIDERABLY
LARGER FAN VILLAGE, THE FOOTPRINT OF THIS
YEAR’S EVENT WAS HUGE, AND CONTRACTORS FIRST
ARRIVED ON THE ESTATE IN MAY.
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MEDIA DAY
ANOTHER ASPECT THAT WAS MISSING FROM THE ‘21 EDITION
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC WAS THE CHANCE TO OPEN THE ESTATE
TO MEDIA, PARTNERS AND GUESTS IN THE BUILD UP TO THE
TOURNAMENT.
THE MEDIA PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OF ANY EVENT, SO
IT WAS FANTASTIC TO WELCOME FRIENDS FROM ACROSS THE GOLF
WORLD TO UPDATE THEM ON OUR PLANS FOR THE WEEK.
HEAVING HEARD FROM DP WORLD TOUR’S SIMON ALLISS AND
HORIZON THERAPEUTICS’ TIM WALBERT, RTE’S MARIE CROWE HOSTED
A BRILLIANT Q&A WITH BRENDAN LAWLOR AND PADRAIG HARRINGTON.
OUR GUESTS HAD THE CHANCE TO PLAY THE GOLF COURSE AND
SEE THE CHANGES FIRST HAND THE NEXT DAY, WITH CALLAWAY’S
ALASTAIR EAGLE TRIUMPHING.
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G4D: HORIZON IRISH OPEN
A TEN-STRONG FIELD COMPETED IN THE THIRD EVENT OF THE INAUGURAL
G4D TOUR SEASON.
THE G4D (GOLF FOR THE DISABLED) TOUR LAUNCHED IN 2022 AS PART OF THE
DP WORLD TOUR’S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY IN GOLF.
AIMED AT THE LEADING GROSS RANKED PLAYERS FROM THE WR4GD, THE ‘22
TOUR HAD SO FAR BEEN DOMINATED BY WORLD NUMBER TWO KIPP POPERT,
WINNER OF THE TWO OPENING EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
MIKE BROWNE PAR 70 74
JUAN POSTIGO ARCE +4 74 74
BRADLEY SMITH +7 75 76
KIPP POPERT +8 76 76
TOMMASO PERRINO +8 76 76
DUNDALK’S BRENDAN LAWLOR WAS THE LOCAL FAVOURITE, WITH THE NUMBER
ONE RANKED PLAYER HOPING TO CLAIM VICTORY ON HOME SOIL, BUT IT WAS
MIKE BROWNE - AN ABOVE KNEE AMPUTEE AND MILITARY VETERAN WHO HAS
SINCE TURNED PROFESSIONAL - WHO CLINCHED THE TITLE.
AFTER A SEVEN-HOUR WEATHER DELAY, BROWNE’S CLOSING 74 WAS ENOUGH
FOR A FOUR SHOT VICTORY - AND HIS FIRST G4D WIN - WHILE LAWLOR
CARDED A SECOND CONSECUTIVE 77 TO FINISH IN A SHARE OF SIXTH.
PAGE 14 | LEFT TO RIGHT: MIKE BROWNE CHECKS HIS SCORECARD; BRADLEY SMITH LINES UP A PUTT ON THE 18TH.
PAGE 15 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: JUAN POSTIGO ARCE JOKES WITH HIS CADDIE AHEAD OF THE FINAL ROUND;
KIPP POPERT TEES OFF THE 1ST; THE G4D TROPHY; MIKE BROWNE CELEBRATES WITH HIS SUPPORTERS; KURTIS BARKLEY
HITS HIS APPROACH INTO THE 9TH; ON MONDAY, THE DP WORLD TOUR G4D TEAM RAN AN INTRODUCTION TO GOLF
WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
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PAGE 16 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:
WR4GD #1 RANKED GOLFER, AND HOME
FAVOURITE, BRENDAN LAWLOR; MIKE BROWNE
AND RASMUS LIA; TOMMASO PERRINO; DAPHNE
VAN HOUTEN; JUAN POSTIGO ARCE; WINNER MIKE
BROWNE WITH THE MOUNT JULIET TEAM.
PAGE 17 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: BRENDAN
LAWLOR PRACTICES ALONGSIDE SHANE LOWRY;
MIKE BROWNE HOLES THE WINNING PUTT;
TOMMASO PERRINO; BRADLEY SMITH; THE G4D
FIELD WITH WINNER MIKE BROWNE; MIKE BROWNE
HOLDS THE TROPHY.
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HORIZON HOST
HORIZON THERAPEUTICS KICKED OFF THEIR SIX YEAR TITLE SPONSORSHIP OF THE
IRISH OPEN WITH A NUMBER OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT TOURNAMENT WEEK.
THE HOSPITALITY HIGHLIGHT FROM THE DUBLIN BASED GLOBAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY WAS TUESDAY’S SHOWSTOPPING
BARBECUE FOR THE PLAYERS - DELIVERED BY MICHELIN STAR
CHEF JOHN KELLY AND HIS TEAM - IN THE MANOR HOUSE
OVERLOOKING BALLYLINCH STUD.
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CAPACITY CROWDS
THE POST-PANDEMIC RETURN OF CAPACITY CROWDS TO MOUNT JULIET
DEFINED THE 2022 HORIZON IRISH OPEN.
WITH SEVERAL DAYS SELLING OUT IN ADVANCE, OVER 88,000 FANS POURED
INTO THE ESTATE, ENSURING THE FIELD - ESPECIALLY THE HOME FAVOURITES
- ENJOYED A FABULOUS ATMOSPHERE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
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FAN ZONE
THE ENTERTAINMENT DIDN’T STOP WITH THE DROP OF EACH DAY’S
FINAL PUTT, WITH LIVE MUSIC AND SCREENED SPORT TAKING OVER
THE SPECTATOR VILLAGE AT THE CLOSE OF PLAY.
PLENTY OF SPECTATORS EXTENDED THEIR VISIT TO THE ESTATE TO
ENJOY PERFORMANCES BY TOPLOADER (RIGHT), HERMITAGE GREEN
(BELOW RIGHT), AND ALLIE SHERLOCK (BELOW).
A NUMBER OF EARLY BIRDS CHEERED IRELAND ON AGAINST THE ALL
BLACKS ON SATURDAY MORNING, WHILST LOCAL FANS TURNED THE
FAN ZONE BLACK AND AMBER LATER THAT DAY AS JUBILIANT KILKENNY
SUPPORTERS CELEBRATED THEIR TEAM’S AGAINST-THE-ODDS VICTORY
OVER CLARE IN THE ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
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ON THE RANGE
THE DRIVING RANGE IS THE HUB OF TOUR LIFE IN TOURNAMENT
WEEK.
WITH THE MOUNT JULIET GOLF TEAM RELENTLESSLY SORTING BALLS
INTO BASKETS OF SPECIFIC BRANDS AND MODELS, SOME PLAYERS
PRACTICED WITH THEIR COACHES ON-SITE, WHILST OTHERS TOILED
ALONE.
SPECTATORS ENJOYED THE CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THEIR HEROES’
SWINGS UP CLOSE, AND EVEN THE WORST WEATHER OF THE WEEK
DIDN’T STOP SOME PLAYERS IN THEIR PURSUIT OF PERFECTION.
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PRO-AM
ROB KEARNEY, ROBBIE KEANE AND JAMES NESBITT - THE
LATTER A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE WINNING TEAMS - WERE
JUST SOME OF THE CELEBRITIES LINING UP ALONGSIDE
OTHER AMATEUR GOLFERS IN WEDNESDAY’S PRO-AM.
THE TRADITIONAL CURTAIN-RAISER OF ANY TOURNAMENT
WEEK SAW A TWEAKED FORMAT, WITH AMATEUR GROUPS
PLAYING WITH TWO DIFFERENT PROFESSIONALS FOR NINE
HOLES EACH.
WITH PLAYERS IN RELAXED MOOD, THE JOVIAL ATMOSPHERE
MATCHED THE GOOD WEATHER AND PLENTY OF FANS TOOK THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET PHOTOS WITH SOME FAMOUS FACES.
LPGA STAR LEONA MAGUIRE WAS A PARTICULAR DRAW
- CLEARLY INSPIRING MANY OF THE YOUNG GIRLS IN
ATTENDANCE - AND OTHER PLAYERS INCLUDED JOHN O’SHEA,
KEN DOHERTY, JOHNNY MURTAGH AND GREG O’SHEA.
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‘ADOPTED IRISHMAN’
RETURNS TO DEFEND
LUCAS HERBERT’S VICTORY IN THE 2021 IRISH OPEN
PROVED TO BE A SPRINGBOARD FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS.
AFTER HIS WIRE-TO-WIRE VICTORY, THE AUSTRALIAN -
ALONGSIDE HIS INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE CADDIE NICK PUGH
- WENT ON TO RECORD HIS FIRST PGA TOUR VICTORY AT THE
BUTTERFIELD BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF THE MOUNT JULIET
HONOURARY MEMBER MISSING THE CHANCE TO DEFEND HIS
TITLE.
WITH HIS FAMILY IN ATTENDANCE, HERBERT CLEARLY
EMBRACED THE EVENT AND THE HOME FANS, WITH PUGH
DONNING GREEN SOCKS ADORNED WITH FOUR-LEAF CLOVERS
FOR THE FINAL ROUND.
WHILST THEY DIDN’T QUITE BRING THEM THE LUCK THEY
NEEDED, LUCAS PUT UP AN ADMIRABLE DEFENCE, EVENTUALLY
FINISHING IN A TIE FOR NINTH [69 68 68 71], COMMENTING:
“THERE’S SO MUCH SUPPORT HERE. I ALMOST FEEL LIKE AN
ADOPTED IRISHMAN THIS WEEK.”
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AMATEURS
MARK POWER AND COLM CAMPBELL JR WERE THE ONLY TWO AMATEURS
IN THE 2022 FIELD, AND THEY ENJOYED AN ALL-IRISH PRACTICE ROUND
ALONGSIDE COMPATRIOT SHANE LOWRY ON TUESDAY.
KILKENNY NATIVE POWER [RIGHT] - CURRENTLY STUDYING AT WAKE FOREST IN
AMERICA - TIED 89TH WITH TWO LEVEL PAR ROUNDS THAT INCLUDED SIX BIRDIES,
TO FINISH 22 PLACES HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR, WITH AN ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE
SCRAMBLING PERFORMANCE (80%) IN ROUND ONE.
WARRENPOINT’S CAMPBELL RECEIVED HIS PLACE IN THE FIELD FOLLOWING
VICTORY IN THE IRISH AMATEUR - SIX YEARS AFTER HIS FIRST VICTORY IN THAT
EVENT. FINISHING +8, CAMPBELL HAD A GREAT WEEK WITH THE PUTTER, 2.4
SHOTS CLEAR OF THE FIELD AVERAGE OVER THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS.
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DAY ONE
RYAN FOX -8 64
FABRIZIO ZANOTTI -7 65
JORGE CAMPILLO -7 65
MARCEL SCHNEIDER -7 65
FREDERIC LACROIX -7 65
LAWRENCE, RAI,
ROZNER, WHITNELL,
SMITH, LARRAZÁBAL -6 66
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: RYAN FOX TAKES THE LEAD; PADRAIG HARRINGTON BIRDIES THE 13TH; DALE WHITNELL JOINS THE CHASING PACK; NIALL KEARNEY SALUTES THE HOME CROWD; JAMES
MORRISON HITS THE FIRST SHOT OF THE TOURNAMENT.
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RYAN FOX CONTINUED HIS EXCELLENT RECENT FORM AS HE
TOPPED A PACKED LEADERBOARD AT THE END OF DAY ONE.
THE NEW ZEALANDER LIT UP MOUNT JULIET ON THURSDAY
MORNING, FIRING EIGHT BIRDIES - INCLUDING FOUR ON THE
SPIN AFTER THE TURN - TO LEAD BY ONE.
EXCELLENT ROUNDS OF 65 PROPELLED FABRIZIO ZANOTTI,
JORGE CAMPILLO - WHO TOOK JUST 30 SHOTS ON THE BACK
NINE - MARCEL SCHNEIDER AND FREDERIC LACROIX INTO
A SHARE OF SECOND, WITH ANOTHER SIX PLAYERS JUST A
FURTHER SHOT BACK.
HUGE CROWDS WERE IN GREAT VOICE ALL DAY, LENDING
PARTICULARLY VOCIFEROUS SUPPORT TO THE HOME
FAVOURITES. HAVING FLOWN STRAIGHT FROM HIS VICTORY IN
THE U.S. SENIOR OPEN, PADRAIG HARRINGTON COMMENTED:
“IT REALLY WAS GREAT. IT’S A BIG CROWD WELL BEHIND ME.
THERE WAS A BIT OF A BUZZ, AND I PLAYED NICELY ALL THE
WAY THROUGH, SO IT WAS OK. IT’S IMPORTANT TO PLAY NICE
WHEN YOU HAVE THE HOME CROWD. AND, YEAH, HOPEFULLY I
CAN DELIVER A LITTLE BIT MORE TOMORROW, BUT I THINK THE
CROWDS ARE HELPING.”
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: SEAMUS POWER AND SHANE LOWRY; TYRELL HATTON, ROSS FISHER, SØREN KJELDSEN AND JAMIE DONALDSON PASS THE LAKE ON THE 11TH; MOUNT
44 JULIET’S MICHAEL O’SHAUGHNESSY CADDYING FOR JOEL STALTER; CROWDS ENJOYING THE DAY; ADRIAN MERONK LINES UP A PUTT.
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PAGE 46 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: JONATHAN CALDWELL AHEAD OF HIS SECOND ROUND; JACK SENIOR IN FRONT
OF THE NEWLY INSTALLED MOUNT JULIET PHEASANT ON THE 14TH; SEAMUS POWER BIRDIES THE 9TH; RAFA CABRE-
RA-BELLO ESCAPES FROM THE SAND ON 16.
PAGE 47 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: DEFENDING CHAMPION LUCAS HERBERT; MOUNT JULIET’S BRIAN DOHENY CAD-
DIES FOR VICTOR DUBUISSON, PABLO LARRAZÁBAL ASSESSES A PUTT; IRISHMAN PAUL DUNNE’S BAG; JORDAN SMITH
MAKES A BIRDIE.
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LEFT TO RIGHT: THOMAS PIETERS HITS HIS APPROACH TO THE ICONIC 13TH; SPECTATORS TAKE A BREAK BY THE 11TH; THE ACTION GETS LIVELY ON THE MAKE-A-WISH LONG PUTT CHALLENGE.
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DAY TWO
JORGE CAMPILLO -11 68
ADRIAN MERONK -10 67
FABRIZIO ZANOTTI -10 69
BERTASIO 68, LACROIX 71,
LAW 69, POWER 68, RAI 70,
SENIOR 67, SODERBERG 66 -8
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: SHANE LOWRY BIRDIES THE 18TH TO MAKE THE CUT; ADRIAN MERONK MAKES A YOUNG FAN’S DAY; JORGE CAMPILLO SIZES UP A PUTT; FABRIZIO ZANOTTI TAKES AIM; THE
AFTERNOON WAVE HAD TO CONTEND WITH HEAVY RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
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JORGE CAMPILLO TOOK THE LEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, BUT
IT WAS IRISH MAJOR CHAMPION SHANE LOWRY’S LATE
CHARGE THAT IGNITED THE FRIDAY GALLERIES.
MORNING STARTER CAMPILLO AVOIDED THE WORST OF THE
DAY’S CONDITIONS, AND HIS 68 - WITH THREE SOLID CLOSING
PARS AS HEAVY RAIN SET IN - WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR A ONE
SHOT HALFWAY LEAD.
ADRIAN MERONK LEAPT INTO SECOND SPOT WITH ZANOTTI
AFTER BACK-TO-BACK ROUNDS OF 67, WHILST OVERNIGHT
LEADER RYAN FOX’S MOMENTUM STALLED WITH A LEVEL PAR
72.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE ROUND CAME IN FRONT OF A HUGE
GALLERY AT THE 18TH AS HOME FAVOURITE LOWRY - HAVING
LOOKED DESTINED TO MISS THE CUT - HOLED FROM 19 FEET
TO COMPLETE A RUN OF FOUR BIRDIES IN FOUR HOLES AND
ENSURE HE WOULD PLAY THE WEEKEND.
LOWRY SAID: “IT WAS PRETTY COOL. TO BE HONEST, I HAD
KIND OF RESIGNED MYSELF TO THE FACT I WAS GOING HOME,
PACKING MY BAGS. DON’T KNOW IF I’VE EVER BIRDIED THE
LAST FOUR TO MAKE A CUT SO THAT’S A FIRST. I’M JUST
HAPPY TO BE IN THE WEEKEND. EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW
MUCH THIS TOURNAMENT MEANS TO ME AND HOW MUCH I
WANT TO BE HERE. I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WEEKEND.”
PAGE 52 | LEFT TO RIGHT: THORBJØRN OLESEN AND MIN WOO LEE STRIKE A MIRRORED POSE ON THE 13TH; RYAN FOX LAUNCHES HIS OPENING DRIVE.
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PAGE 53 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PADRAIG HARRINGTON SALUTES THE CROWD; ROBERT MACINTYRE TEES OFF ON THE PAR 3 7TH; SPECTATORS WATCHING THE ACTION ON THE
13TH; LARGE CROWDS FOLLOWING LUCAS HERBERT ON THE 9TH; THE HARDY SPECTATORS HAD TO PREPARE FOR ALL WEATHERS.
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PAGE 54 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: TURNING THE RANGE BLACK AND AMBER IN HONOUR OF KILKENNY’S
ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINAL MATCH; SHANE LOWRY ESCAPES FROM TROUBLE; MOUNT JULIET’S KEVIN PARNELL ON
STARTING DUTIES; SHELTERING FROM A DOWNPOUR.
PAGE 55 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: DP WORLD TOUR OFFICIAL STARTER ALISTAIR SCOTT; JORDAN SMITH SIGNS
AUTORAPHS; ROBERT ROCK WITH HIS GIFT FROM MOUNT JULIET - A BESPOKE SCORECARD HOLDER; THOMAS PIETERS
PUTTS; FANS WATCH TYRELL HATTON.
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LEFT TO RIGHT: SPECTATORS PACK THE GRANDSTAND ON THE 17TH; RYAN FOX LAUNCHES A DRIVE ON THE 15TH; KALLE SAMOOJA DICES WITH DANGER ON THE 13TH.
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DAY THREE
ADRIAN MERONK -14 68
JORGE CAMPILLO -13 70
JACK SENIOR -13 67
FABRIZIO ZANOTTI -13 69
JOHN CATLIN -12 65
ESPEN KOFSTAD -12 65
LUCAS HERBERT -11 68
THRISTON LAWRENCE -11 67
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: SEAMUS POWER TEES OFF ON 15; JACK SENIOR SHELTERS FROM THE EARLY RAIN; ANTOINE ROZNER IS HAPPY AFTER HIS ROUND OF 65; ADRIAN MERONK AND JORGE CAMPILLO;
COMMITTED CROWDS GET A SOAKING.
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IN SEARCH OF HIS FIRST DP WORLD TOUR WIN, ADRIAN
MERONK STRUCK A SUPERB ROUND OF 68 TO TAKE A ONE
SHOT LEAD INTO THE FINAL DAY.
WITH THE LEADERS STARTING THEIR ROUNDS IN
CHALLENGING CONDITIONS, SEVERAL PLAYERS LEAPT UP THE
LEADERBOARD, INCLUDING 2020 CHAMPION JOHN CATLIN
AND ESPEN KOFSTAD, WHOSE ROUNDS OF 65 TOOK THEM
TO TWELVE UNDER - TWO OF SEVEN PLAYERS WITHIN THREE
SHOTS GOING INTO SUNDAY.
MERONK RECOVERED FROM SLIPPING TO NINE UNDER AFTER
A BOGEY ON THE SECOND, AND WAS INCHES AWAY FROM A
CLOSING BIRDIE THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE IMPRESSIVE
POLE A TWO SHOT CUSHION.
MERONK SAID: “I’M JUST HAPPY WITH MY SCORE SO FAR. I
PLAYED REALLY SOLID AGAIN TODAY AND I CAN’T WAIT FOR
TOMORROW. I’LL JUST STAY PATIENT, TRY NOT TO GET AHEAD
OF MYSELF, PLAY MY STRATEGY, FOCUS ON MY TARGETS AND
I HOPE THAT’LL BE ENOUGH. I’VE BEEN WORKING ON MY
COMMITMENT BEFORE EVERY SHOT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT’S WORKING PRETTY WELL THIS
WEEK. SO I’LL JUST KEEP DOING THAT AND WE’LL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.”
PAGE 62 | LEFT TO RIGHT: JORGE CAMPILLO MAKES A MOVE ON THE 3RD; ADRIAN MERONK RESPONDS.
PAGE 63 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: FANS DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION; FABRIZIO ZANOTTI ESCAPES A BUNKER ON THE 16TH; PAST CHAMPION JOHN CATLIN; SPECTATORS BASK
IN THE SUNSHINE; SEAMUS POWER WARMS UP ON THE 1ST TEE.
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PAGE 64 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: SKY SPORTS’ WAYNE RILEY CHATS WITH SPECTATORS; FABRIZIO ZANOTTI
HOLES OUT; FANS ENJOY THE SUNSHINE; MOUNT JULIET’S RAY STAFFORD; FANS LOOK ON AS SANTIAGO TARRIO DRIVES
ON THE 17TH.
PAGE 65 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: JOAKIM LAGERGREN RECOVERS FROM THE ROUGH; DAVID LAW WALKS TO THE
9TH TEE; SHANE LOWRY STRUGGLES; MOUNT JULIET’S STEPHEN GRANT; JORGE CAMPILLO PLAYS INTO THE 5TH.
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LEFT TO RIGHT: GALLERIES CONTINUE TO BRAVE THE ELEMENTS; SEAMUS POWER HITS AN APPROACH SHOT; JORGE CAMPILLO STRIDES TO THE 14TH TEE.
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DAY FOUR
ADRIAN MERONK -20 66
RYAN FOX -17 64
THRISTON LAWRENCE -16 67
JOHN CATLIN -15 69
DAVID LAW -15 67
FABRIZIO ZANOTTI -15 70
JORGE CASTILLO -14 71
THORBJØRN OLESEN -13 66
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: RYAN FOX HITS HIS THIRD ON 18; JORGE CAMPILLO ARRIVES ON THE 1ST; ADRIAN MERONK SIZES UP A PUTT ON THE 3RD; PAST CHAMPION JOHN CATLIN CONTINUES TO CLIMB
THE LEADERBOARD; JACK SENIOR HITS A WAYWARD OPENING TEE SHOT; HUGE CROWDS FOLLOWING PADRAIG HARRINGTON.
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ADRIAN MERONK MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST POLISH
WINNER ON THE DP WORLD TOUR AFTER PRODUCING A
STUNNING FINISH TO CLAIM A THREE SHOT VICTORY.
ABSENT FROM THE LEADERBOARD SINCE DAY ONE, RYAN FOX
ROARED BACK INTO CONTENTION ON SUNDAY. SITTING AT -18,
HAVING EAGLED 17, AND LOOKING FOR A CLOSING BIRDIE TO
POST A CHALLENGING TOTAL, THE NEW ZEALANDER’S HOPES
FADED AS HIS SECOND SHOT INTO 18 CAME TO REST AGAINST
A HOSPITALITY STAND, LEADING TO AN ANTI-CLIMACTIC
BOGEY AND THE CONSOLATION OF SECOND PLACE.
HOWEVER, MERONK TOOK MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS IN
THE FINAL GROUP, ALSO EAGLING THE PAR 5 17TH TO OPEN
UP A THREE SHOT LEAD, ALLOWING HIM TO ENJOY THE WALK
DOWN 18 - FLANKED BY SPECTATORS - AS HE TOOK THE
ACCLAIM OF PACKED GALLERIES AROUND THE FINAL GREEN.
THRISTON LAWRENCE ROUNDED OFF AN EXCELLENT WEEK TO
CLAIM THIRD, WHILST DAVID LAW, JOHN CATLIN AND FABRIZIO
ZANOTTI (ALL T4) BOOKED THEIR SPOTS AT THE OPEN.
MERONK SAID: “IT’S SUCH A RELIEF. I’VE COME QUITE CLOSE
A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS YEAR, AND TO FINALLY OPEN THE
DOOR, IT’S JUST A DREAM COME TRUE. THAT’S WHY WE
PRACTISE EVERY DAY - SUCH A RELIEF AND SO HAPPY. I’M
GOING TO KEEP GOING FORWARD. IT’S ANOTHER STEP FOR
ME. AND I’M EXCITED I ACHIEVED IT HERE IN IRELAND, SUCH
A GREAT HISTORY, AND I’M JUST SUPER EXCITED. I CAN’T
DESCRIBE IT. I’M SUPER PROUD OF MYSELF AND MY CADDIE.”
PAGE 70 | LEFT TO RIGHT: JORGE CAMPILLO IS ALL SMILES; RYAN FOX SURVEYS HIS OPTIONS ON 18.
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PAGE 71 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: SEAMUS POWER AND CADDIE SIMON KEELAN; FABRIZIO ZANOTTI TEES OFF IN FRONT OF THE 2022 HORIZON IRISH OPEN TROPHY; NIALL
KEARNEY - WITH HIS FATHER ON THE BAG - EYES UP A PUTT; SHANE LOWRY PUTTS ON THE 3RD IN FRONT OF A PACKED GALLERY; THRISTON LAWRENCE SIGNS OFF ON THE 18TH. 71

PAGE 72 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: AARON RAI ON THE 14TH; SHANE LOWRY HEADING TO THE 3RD TEE; [LEFT
TO RIGHT] MOUNT JULIET’S MICHAEL MCELLIGOTT, DAMIEN GAFFNEY, CIARA MCELLIGOTT, JAMES BYRNE; DEFENDING
CHAMPION LUCAS HERBERT CLOSES OUT HIS ROUND ON 18.
PAGE 73 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ONE SPECTATOR TAKES A CLOSER LOOK; JULIEN GUERRIER ENJOYS HIS WALK
TO THE 17TH TEE; FANS LOOK ON AROUND THE 14TH GREEN; FIRST TEE PREPARATIONS; ESPEN KOFSTAD TEES OFF ON
11.
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LEFT TO RIGHT: NICK PUGH - CADDIE FOR DEFENDING CHAMPION LUCAS HERBERT - EMBRACED HIS SURROUNDINGS WITH HIS CHOICE OF SOCKS ON SUNDAY; DAVID LAW PUTTS ON THE 13TH; SHANE
LOWRY CONTINUES TO DRAW THE CROWDS DURING HIS CLOSING ROUND.
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ADRIAN MERONK
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2022 HORIZON IRISH
OPEN CHAMPION
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POLE POSITION
POLAND’S FIRST WINNER ON THE DP WORLD TOUR WAS A
HUGELY POPULAR VICTOR.
RANKED 110 IN THE WORLD BEFORE THE EVENT, THE 29 YEAR
OLD’S WIN - WITH CADDIE STUART BECK ON THE BAG - BACKED
UP SIX TOP-SIX FINISHES IN THE SEASON SO FAR.
AS WELL AS BEING WARMLY RECEIVED BY THE HOME CROWDS,
THERE WERE PARTICULARLY FERVENT CELEBRATIONS AMONGST
ONE GROUP OF SPECTATORS.
HAVING TRAVELLED GLOBALLY WITH THE DP WORLD TOUR,
IMG’S EVENT STAFF - THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE POLISH -
REVELLED IN THEIR COUNTRYMAN’S VICTORY, ENVELOPING HIM
AFTER HE COLLECTED THE TROPHY.
SUNDAY
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VOLUNTEERS
AS WELL AS KEEPING CROWDS UNDER CONTROL, THE ARMY
OF VOLUNTEERS WERE A CONSTANT SOURCE OF HELP,
INFORMATION AND GOOD HUMOUR.
LARGELY SOURCED FROM OTHER LOCAL GOLF CLUBS,
THE TEAM ALSO INCLUDED A NUMBER OF MOUNT JULIET
REPRESENTATIVES - MANY OF WHOM ALSO GAVE THEIR TIME
LAST YEAR, AND EVERYONE ENSURED CROWDS WERE SAFE AND
THAT PLAYERS FELT COMFORTABLE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
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BLUE BRIGADE
LED BY HEAD GREENKEEPER MARTIN
LEHANE AND TETRARCH FACILITIES, GOLF
AND GROUNDS CONSULTANT JOE BEDFORD,
THE MOUNT JULIET AGRONOMY TEAM
WAS ABLY SUPPORTED BY A NUMBER OF
VOLUNTEERS WHO TRAVELLED FROM NEAR
AND FAR TO BE PART OF THE TEAM.
FORCED TO COPE WITH A NUMBER OF
DOWNPOURS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK,
INCLUDING A BIBLICAL DELUGE ON
WEDNESDAY EVENING THAT CAUSED FLOODING
ACROSS THE ESTATE, THE TEAM DESERVE
HUGE CREDIT AND THANKS FOR PRESENTING
A COURSE IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION EVERY
DAY.
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MOUNT JULIET
ESTATE TEAM
THE ENTIRE MOUNT JULIET TEAM WORKED SEAMLESSY
TOGETHER TO DELIVER AN OUTSTANDING EVENT
EXPERIENCE FOR PLAYERS, PARTNERS, MEMBERS AND
SPECTATORS.
FROM NON-STOP HOSPITALITY, FIRST TEE STARTING
DUTIES, RESETTING THE DRIVING RANGE, AND EVEN
CADDYING IN THE EVENT, THE TEAM WERE INTEGRAL TO
DELIVERY OF THE 2022 HORIZON IRISH OPEN.
SINCERE THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR HARD WORK
DURING TOURNAMENT WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE
BUILD UP.
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A NEW HORIZON: THE STORY OF THE 2022
HORIZON IRISH OPEN AT MOUNT JULIET ESTATE
ON BEHALF OF THE MOUNT JULIET TEAM, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
CHAMPION ADRIAN MERONK, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED
US FOR THE 2022 HORIZON IRISH OPEN. IT WAS A FANTASTIC WEEK AND IT
WAS OUR PLEASURE TO HOST YOU!
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE NOW HOSTED BACK-TO-BACK IRISH OPENS, AND IT
IS AN HONOUR TO HAND THE BATON TO OUR FRIENDS AT THE K CLUB, AND
WE WISH EVERYONE THERE THE VERY BEST OF LUCK FOR THE ‘23, ‘25 AND ‘27
EDITIONS.
FINALLY, THROUGHOUT THE HOSTING CYCLE, WE HAVE NEVER STRAYED FROM
OUR AMBITIONS TO DELIVER AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RELAXING EXPERIENCE
FOR OUR GUESTS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO MOUNT
JULIET ESTATE SOON!
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