Primary schools across Munster are being given the chance to put forward their entries into a fun trick shot competition for the chance to win a VIP trip to this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, while the winning participant will also have the tournament trophy visit their school for a day.
This year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, the second of eight Rolex Series events on the 2019 Race to Dubai, will be hosted by 2014 Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley and takes place at Lahinch Golf Club in County Clare from July 4-7.
Leitrim’s Shane O’Hara, winner of a trick shot competition run alongside the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in 2017, today launched the competition with his own unique trick shotvideo.
To enter the competition, parents and teachers are asked to submit the trick shot video online via Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, name the school and location in the post and use the hashtags #DDFIrishOpen and #KidsTrickShot.
The winner, to be selected by the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open judging panel, will win a family trip to the tournament for the week as well as a VIP tour, while the famous Dubai Duty Free Irish Open trophy will also visit their school, along with a very special guest. Closing date for entries is the 30thMay with the school visit taking place in June.
Simon Alliss, Championship Director of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, said: “We are thrilled to have the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in County Clare for the first time this July and with such a great prize on offer, we hope to see as many students as possible in Munster getting creative with their trick shot videos.
“This event has always been a favourite in the Irish sporting calendar and the support is incredible year-on-year, so we are delighted that we can engage with the local community to help grow our game and provide our fans with an experience like no other.”
Tickets for the 2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open are on sale at www.dubaidutyfreeirishopen.com and begin at €23 for Pro-Am Wednesday, with single tickets for Thursday or Friday costing €30 and day tickets for each weekend day costing €35 each. An adult season ticket, which covers five days of world-class golf from Wednesday to Sunday, begins at a special price of just €110.
Children under 12 years of age are entitled to free entry when accompanied by an adult, day junior tickets for those between 12 and 17 years of age are €10 (€30 for a season ticket) while those aged between 18 and 21, as well as students with valid student cards and over 60s, can avail of a concession ticket - €20 for a day (€80 for a season).
The only official sales channel to purchase tickets for this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open is via the ticketing platform Eventbrite. The resale of Dubai Duty Free Irish Open tickets on unofficial platforms contravenes the European Tour’s ticket terms and conditions and such sales render the ticket void.
Official Hospitality tickets are also available on the ticketing page, or alternatively contact the European Tour’s dedicated Hospitality Sales Team, who will be happy to answer any queries and discuss the various hospitality options, onhospitality@europeantour.comor +44 (0) 1344 840681.
