Cork’s Fota Island course will host the 2014 Irish Open.

The news, which is not unexpected, is set to be officially confirmed on Monday by the European Tour.

The 19th to 22nd June tournament will see the European Tour event returning to the Cork club for the first time since Soren Hansen’s victory in 2002 and a first major international event since the Cobh club staged the 2007 Irish Seniors Open won by former Irish Open winner Sam Torrance.

Carton House, the 2013 venue, had been tipped to stage the tournament again but Fota’s new Chinese owners declared their interest in hosting the event.

Kang Family Worldwide purchased the five-star resort for a figure reported to be in the region of £17.5m last August.

A main sponsor for this year’s tournament has not yet been secured and the European Tour is understood to be continuing its efforts to find a principal backer for the event.

Fota Island is located 10 miles from Cork city and first hosted the Murphy’s Irish Open in 2001 when Colin Montgomerie triumphed while Dane Hansen secured victory at the venue 12 months later.

Fota Island to host 2014 Irish Open.