Irish Open gets underway in Portstewart - Leaderboard

The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open is underway in Portstewart.

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Published 6th Jul 2017

Rory McIlroy is due to tee of at around 1.20pm.

The international tournament has drawn in big names from the world of golfing including Graeme McDowell, Justin Rose and Hideki Matsuyama.

The players will battle it out over the next four days to get their hands on a prize fund of around £5.5m.

McIlroy has promised to donate that money to the Rory Foundation charity he has set up of he wins the tournament.

It's believed the competition will provide a huge economic boost to the seaside town, with around 100,000 visitors estimated to pass through by Sunday.

The tournament will also be broadcast to over 450 million people.

The leaderboard for the Irish Open can be viewed here.