The event will be held on July 1st until July 4th.
Next year’s Irish Open has been brought forward to the first week of July.
Shane Lowry will defend his title at the K Club, two weeks before The Open at St Andrews.
September has been the traditional slot for the Irish Open in recent seasons, but the tournament has been moved because Adare Manor will host the Ryder Cup from the 17th to the 19th of September.
The Kildare event will now be the first tournament in the DP World Tour’s ‘Closing Swing’ series, with its new July date potentially attracting some of the game’s leading players ahead of the final major of the year.

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