Black Desert NI Legends
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Established | 2025 |
| Course | Galgorm Castle Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,930 yards (6,340 m) |
| Tour | European Senior Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €450,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 204 Markus Brier |
| To par | −12 as above |
| Current champion | |
| Markus Brier | |
| Location map | |
Galgorm Castle GC Location in Northern Ireland | |
The Black Desert NI Legends is a European Senior Tour professional golf tournament played at Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, first played in 2025.[1]
History
The 2025 event was hosted at Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland; which had previously hosted the 2020 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, as well as the Northern Ireland Open on the Challenge Tour.[2] It was sponsored by the Black Desert Resort, also sponsoring the Black Desert Championship on the PGA Tour and previously the 2024 edition of the Black Desert NI Open on the Challenge Tour, also held at Galgorm Castle GC.[3] Markus Brier won the inaugural event, two shots clear of Mikael Lundberg.[4]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Markus Brier | 204 | −12 | 2 strokes | Mikael Lundberg |
References
- ^ "Black Desert NI Legends To Take Centre Stage at Galgorm in Milestone 20th Professional Tournament". Legends Tour. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ McKendry, Adam (6 June 2025). "Former Masters champion delighted to sign up to new NI Legends event at Galgorm". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Galgorm welcomes Black Desert NI Legends". Irish Golfer. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Markus Brier captures inaugural Black Desert NI Legends at Galgorm on Legends Tour". Golf Digest Middle East. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.