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Could you be on Rory McIlroy's Christmas card list this year?

Golf fans could win a Christmas card signed by Rory McIlroy
Golf fans could win a Christmas card signed by Rory McIlroy Golf fans could win a Christmas card signed by Rory McIlroy

DO you fancy being on Rory McIlroy's Christmas card list this year?

Golf lovers could receive a personalised signed Christmas card from the Holywood golfer by buying a festive package for next year's Irish Open.

Portstewart Golf Club will host the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open from July 6 to 9 with organisers offering a special incentive for golf fans.

Everyone who buys the Irish Open festive fan pack will be entered into a draw to receive one of 50 exclusive Christmas cards, personalised and signed by McIlroy himself.

A portion of all sales will also go directly to The Rory Foundation, which supports children’s charities around the world and is hosting the tournament for the third year running.

Some of the world’s best golfers are expected to converge on the Co Derry golf course as reigning champion McIlroy attempts to become the first golfer to successfully defend his Irish Open title since Colin Montgomery at Druids Glen in 1996 and 1997.

Portstewart is part of the new European Tour links swing, with the Irish Open in July followed by the Scottish Open at Dundonald and then The Open at Birkdale, outside Liverpool.

Organisers hope high-ranking competitions on two links course in advance of The Open will attract some of the best golfers in the world to the dunes of Portstewart.

Simon Alliss, Dubai Duty Free Irish Open championship director, said: "The 2017 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open is set to be the biggest sporting event of the year in Ireland as the country gets behind Rory McIlroy to cheer him on to a successful defence of the title which he won in such exciting fashion at The K Club earlier this year."

Further information at www.dubaidutyfreeirishopen.com