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Historically, the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, known locally as Hoylake, is the most important in England. The Amateur Championship had its origins here and the club lies only behind Westward Ho! in maturity, being the second oldest of all English courses. |
It was also the home club of great amateur players like John Ball, who won the Amateur Championship eight times and Harold Hilton, the first player to hold the amateur titles on both sides of the Atlantic in the same year.
Ten Open Championships and sixteen Amateur Championships, the Open is set to return in the near future. With its new length and subtle alterations by Donald Steel it will be one of the hardest tests on the Open rota. However it is one of the flattest links venues and extremely challenging. |
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Links |
Founded : |
1869 |
Par : |
72 |
Yards : |
6847 |
SSS : |
74 |
| Designers : |
G. Morris,
R. Chambers
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| Local Interest
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Lake District National Park : The English Lake District with its stunning mountain and lake scenery is within easy access.
Blackpool:A lively seaside resort with a wide range of entertainment
Liverpool: A city with a historic waterfront, galleries and other cultural attractions. (Cultural Capital of Europe for 2008)
Chester: A historic walled city with many Roman remains. |
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| Description |
The choice of courses in England is almost endless for the discerning golf visitor. There are mighty seaside links such as those of Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake,where the Amateur Championship was born and where Bobby Jones won the Open Championship in his historic Grand Slam year of 1930. There is plenty of historic interest in English golf, with the oldest existing course in England and Westward Ho in Devon. The club was formed there in 1864 and today sheep continue to grace the ancient links on this common land. |
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