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| golf_facility_name = Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| golf_facility_name = Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
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| image = <!--3rd Hole, Open 2006.jpg-->[[File:Royal Liverpool Golf Club.png|200px]] [[File:Clubhouse |
| image = <!--3rd Hole, Open 2006.jpg-->[[File:Royal Liverpool Golf Club.png|200px]] [[File:Clubhouse of the Royal Liverpool from Stanley Road.jpg|250px]] |
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| imagesize = 160px<!--240px--> |
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| caption = The clubhouse at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, also known as Hoylake<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/why-is-royal-liverpool-called-hoylake|work=[[Golf Monthly]] |title= Why is Royal Liverpool Golf Club Called Hoylake? |last1=Townsend |first1=Mark|accessdate=23 July 2023}}</ref> |
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| caption = The clubhouse at Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
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| location = [[Wirral, England]] |
| location = [[Hoylake]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]], [[England]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|53.385|N|3.190|W|display=inline,title}} |
| coordinates = {{coord|53.385|N|3.190|W|display=inline,title}} |
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| establishment = 1869, {{Years or months ago|1869}} |
| establishment = 1869, {{Years or months ago|1869}} |
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| holes = 18 |
| holes = 18 |
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| tournaments = [[Open Championship]]<br>[[The Amateur Championship|Amateur Championship]]<br>[[2012 Women's British Open|Women's British Open]] |
| tournaments = [[Open Championship]]<br>[[The Amateur Championship|Amateur Championship]]<br>[[2012 Women's British Open|Women's British Open]] |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.royal-liverpool-golf.com/|royal-liverpool-golf.com}} |
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| designer1 = Robert Chambers,<br>George Morris,<br>[[Harry Colt]] |
| designer1 = Robert Chambers,<br>George Morris,<br>[[Harry Colt]] |
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| par1 = 72 |
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The '''Royal Liverpool Golf Club''' is a [[golf]] club in [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]] in [[Merseyside]], England. It was founded in 1869 on what was then the racecourse of the Liverpool Hunt Club. It received the "Royal" designation in 1871 due to the patronage of [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Prince Arthur]] the [[Duke of Connaught]], one of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria's]] younger sons. Robert Chambers and George Morris (younger brother of [[Old Tom Morris]]) were commissioned to lay out the original course, which was extended to 18 holes in 1871. [[Harry Colt]], one of the world's leading golf course architects, redesigned the course early in the 20th century, and it has since been tweaked periodically, mainly as a response to advances in equipment. |
The '''Royal Liverpool Golf Club''' is a [[golf]] club in [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]] in [[Merseyside]], England. It was founded in 1869 on what was then the racecourse of the Liverpool Hunt Club. It received the "Royal" designation in 1871 due to the patronage of [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Prince Arthur]] the [[Duke of Connaught]], one of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria's]] younger sons. Robert Chambers and George Morris (younger brother of [[Old Tom Morris]]) were commissioned to lay out the original course, which was extended to 18 holes in 1871. [[Harry Colt]], one of the world's leading golf course architects, redesigned the course early in the 20th century, and it has since been tweaked periodically, mainly as a response to advances in equipment. |
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[[The Open Championship]] has been played 13 times at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, most recently in [[2023 Open Championship|2023]]. |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
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The history of Royal Liverpool would not be complete without mention of two of the club's most famous sons, [[Harold Hilton]] and [[John Ball (golfer)|John Ball]]. Between them they dominated the amateur game of their era, and the pair were also a major influence on the professional game, each of them winning the Open Championship as amateurs. Ball won the Amateur Championship eight times between 1888 and 1912, and was runner-up twice.<ref name="Brenner">{{cite book |title=The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 |volume=1 |first=Morgan G. |last=Brenner |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3360-5}}</ref> The venerable Ball competed in the Amateur Championship as late as 1921 when Royal Liverpool hosted the event.<ref name="Ball in 1921">{{cite news|last1=Rice|first1=Grantland|title=Wright Only U.S. Golfer Left in Play|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-05-26/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1921&index=8&rows=20&words=Golfer+Hunter&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1921&proxtext=golfer+hunter&y=14&x=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1|access-date=12 April 2015|agency=Library of Congress|publisher=The New York Tribune|date=25 May 1921}}</ref> He won the Open Championship in 1890,<ref name="Brenner"/> the first Englishman and the first amateur to do so, and also took the Amateur title the same year. |
The history of Royal Liverpool would not be complete without mention of two of the club's most famous sons, [[Harold Hilton]] and [[John Ball (golfer)|John Ball]]. Between them they dominated the amateur game of their era, and the pair were also a major influence on the professional game, each of them winning the Open Championship as amateurs. Ball won the Amateur Championship eight times between 1888 and 1912, and was runner-up twice.<ref name="Brenner">{{cite book |title=The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 |volume=1 |first=Morgan G. |last=Brenner |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3360-5}}</ref> The venerable Ball competed in the Amateur Championship as late as 1921 when Royal Liverpool hosted the event.<ref name="Ball in 1921">{{cite news|last1=Rice|first1=Grantland|title=Wright Only U.S. Golfer Left in Play|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-05-26/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1921&index=8&rows=20&words=Golfer+Hunter&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1921&proxtext=golfer+hunter&y=14&x=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1|access-date=12 April 2015|agency=Library of Congress|publisher=The New York Tribune|date=25 May 1921}}</ref> He won the Open Championship in 1890,<ref name="Brenner"/> the first Englishman and the first amateur to do so, and also took the Amateur title the same year. |
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Harold Hilton's record was just as impressive. He won the Open twice, in 1892 (the first year the Open was played over 72 holes) and again five years later, making him the only amateur apart from John Ball and [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]] to win the title.<ref name="Brenner"/> His victory at Hoylake in 1897 was marked 100 years later by the creation of a new, annual Harold Hilton Medal tournament open to amateur golfers aged 30 or more and handicap five or less. Hilton also won the Amateur Championship four times, was runner-up on three occasions, and won the [[ |
Harold Hilton's record was just as impressive. He won the Open twice, in 1892 (the first year the Open was played over 72 holes) and again five years later, making him the only amateur apart from John Ball and [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]] to win the title.<ref name="Brenner"/> His victory at Hoylake in 1897 was marked 100 years later by the creation of a new, annual Harold Hilton Medal tournament open to amateur golfers aged 30 or more and handicap five or less. Hilton also won the Amateur Championship four times, was runner-up on three occasions, and won the [[U.S. Amateur]] in 1911, the year in which he also held the British title. This feat made him the first to hold both major amateur titles simultaneously. In the same year he still found time to become the first editor of the new ''Golf Monthly'' magazine. |
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==Character of the course== |
==Character of the course== |
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Many comments have been made over the years about the quality and toughness of the links. The wind was conspicuous |
Many comments have been made over the years about the quality and toughness of the links. The wind's absence was conspicuous during the benign Open week in 2006. However, such was winner [[Tiger Woods]]' respect for the need for strategic play that he only hit his driver once during the tournament, with the course baked out due to dry conditions, and playing very fast. The course is mostly level, but the holes nearest the coast run through sandhills. The course underwent a variety of changes in advance of the 2023 Open Championship, including a new par-3 that will play as the 17th hole during The Open.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Townsend |first1=Mark |title=Royal Liverpool making major changes ahead of 2022 Open |url=https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/royal-liverpool-changes-2022-open/ |website=National Club Golfer |access-date=19 July 2022 |date=20 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Heath |first1=Elliott |title=Royal Liverpool Building New Par-3 Ahead Of 2022 Open |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/royal-liverpool-building-new-par-3-ahead-of-2022-open-192402 |website=Golf Monthly |access-date=19 July 2022 |date=26 February 2020}}</ref> |
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==Important events== |
==Important events== |
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Important tournaments staged at Royal Liverpool include: |
Important tournaments staged at Royal Liverpool include: |
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*[[The Open Championship]]: [[1897 Open Championship|1897]], [[1902 Open Championship|1902]], [[1907 Open Championship|1907]], [[1913 Open Championship|1913]], [[1924 Open Championship|1924]], [[1930 Open Championship|1930]], [[1936 Open Championship|1936]], [[1947 Open Championship|1947]], [[1956 Open Championship|1956]], [[1967 Open Championship|1967]], [[2006 Open Championship|2006]], [[2014 Open Championship|2014]] |
*[[The Open Championship]]: [[1897 Open Championship|1897]], [[1902 Open Championship|1902]], [[1907 Open Championship|1907]], [[1913 Open Championship|1913]], [[1924 Open Championship|1924]], [[1930 Open Championship|1930]], [[1936 Open Championship|1936]], [[1947 Open Championship|1947]], [[1956 Open Championship|1956]], [[1967 Open Championship|1967]], [[2006 Open Championship|2006]], [[2014 Open Championship|2014]], [[2023 Open Championship|2023]]. |
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*[[The Amateur Championship]]: 1885 (the inaugural event), 1887, 1890, 1894, 1898, 1902, 1906, 1910, 1921, 1927, 1933, 1939, 1953, 1962, 1969, 1975, 1995, 2000 |
*[[The Amateur Championship]]: 1885 (the inaugural event), 1887, 1890, 1894, 1898, 1902, 1906, 1910, 1921, 1927, 1933, 1939, 1953, 1962, 1969, 1975, 1995, 2000 |
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*[[British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship|Ladies' British Amateur Championship]]: 1896, 1989, 1996 |
*[[British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship|Ladies' British Amateur Championship]]: 1896, 1989, 1996 |
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==The Open Championship== |
==The Open Championship== |
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The thirteen winners of [[The Open Championship]] at Royal Liverpool Golf Club: |
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!rowspan=2|Year!!rowspan=2|Winner!!colspan=5|Score!!rowspan=2|Winner's<br>share ([[Pound sterling|£]]) |
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|align=center|[[1897 Open Championship|1897]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hilton|Harold Hilton (a)]] <sup>2nd</sup>||80||75||84||75||'''314'''||align=right|Am (30) |
|align=center|[[1897 Open Championship|1897]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hilton|Harold Hilton (a)]] <sup>2nd</sup> || 80 || 75 || 84 || 75 || '''314''' || align=right|Am (30) |
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|align=center|[[1902 Open Championship|1902]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Herd]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>-->||77||76||73||81||'''307'''||align=right|30 |
|align=center|[[1902 Open Championship|1902]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Herd]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>--> || 77 || 76 || 73 || 81 || '''307''' || align=right|30 |
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|align=center|[[1907 Open Championship|1907]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Massy]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>-->||76||81||78||77||'''312'''||align=right|30 |
|align=center|[[1907 Open Championship|1907]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Massy]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>--> || 76 || 81 || 78 || 77 || '''312''' || align=right|30 |
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|align=center|[[1913 Open Championship|1913]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Henry Taylor|J.H. Taylor]] <sup>5th</sup>||73||75||77||79||'''304'''||align=right|50 |
|align=center|[[1913 Open Championship|1913]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Henry Taylor|J.H. Taylor]] <sup>5th</sup> || 73 || 75 || 77 || 79 || '''304''' || align=right|50 |
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|align=center|[[1924 Open Championship|1924]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Walter Hagen]] <sup>2nd</sup>||77||73||74||77||'''301'''||align=right|75 |
|align=center|[[1924 Open Championship|1924]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Walter Hagen]] <sup>2nd</sup> || 77 || 73 || 74 || 77 || '''301''' || align=right|75 |
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|align=center|[[1930 Open Championship|1930]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones (a)]] <sup>3rd</sup>||70||72||74||75||'''291'''||align=right|Am (100) |
|align=center|[[1930 Open Championship|1930]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones (a)]] <sup>3rd</sup> || 70 || 72 || 74 || 75 || '''291''' || align=right|Am (100) |
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|align=center|[[1936 Open Championship|1936]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Padgham]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>-->||73||72||71||71||'''287''' |
|align=center|[[1936 Open Championship|1936]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Padgham]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>--> || 73 || 72 || 71 || 71 || '''287''' (−9) || align=right|100 |
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|align=center|[[1947 Open Championship|1947]] || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Fred Daly (golfer)|Fred Daly]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>-->||73||70||78||72||'''293''' (+21)||align=right|150 |
|align=center|[[1947 Open Championship|1947]] || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Fred Daly (golfer)|Fred Daly]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>--> || 73 || 70 || 78 || 72 || '''293''' (+21) || align=right|150 |
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|align=center|[[1956 Open Championship|1956]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Thomson (golfer)|Peter Thomson]] <sup>3rd</sup>||70||70||72||74||'''286''' |
|align=center|[[1956 Open Championship|1956]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Thomson (golfer)|Peter Thomson]] <sup>3rd</sup> || 70 || 70 || 72 || 74 || '''286''' (+2) || align=right|1,000 |
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|align=center|[[1967 Open Championship|1967]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto De Vicenzo]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>--> ||70||71||67||70||'''278''' (−10)||align=right|2,100 |
|align=center|[[1967 Open Championship|1967]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto De Vicenzo]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>--> || 70 || 71 || 67 || 70 || '''278''' (−10) || align=right|2,100 |
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|align=center|[[2006 Open Championship|2006]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] <sup>3rd</sup>||67||65||71||67||'''270''' (−18)||align=right|720,000 |
|align=center|[[2006 Open Championship|2006]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] <sup>3rd</sup> || 67 || 65 || 71 || 67 || '''270''' (−18) || align=right|720,000 |
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|align=center|[[2014 Open Championship|2014]] || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Rory McIlroy]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>-->||66||66||68||71||'''271''' (−17)||align=right|975,000 |
|align=center|[[2014 Open Championship|2014]] || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Rory McIlroy]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>--> || 66 || 66 || 68 || 71 || '''271''' (−17) || align=right|975,000 |
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|align=center|[[2023 Open Championship|2023]] || {{flagicon|}} |
|align=center|[[2023 Open Championship|2023]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Harman]] || 67 || 65 || 69 || 70 || '''271''' (−13) || align=right|<!--US$3,000,000 / 1.286 -->2,332,800 |
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*Note: For multiple winners of The Open Championship, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers. |
*Note: For multiple winners of The Open Championship, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers. |
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*(a) denotes [[amateur]] |
*(a) denotes [[amateur]] |
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==Course yardage== |
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*'''Normal Route''' |
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{{gold18|name=2014 Open| |426|372|528|201|480|431|197|532|391|3563|447|194|454|161|577|458|551|458|454|3754|7312}} |
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{{white18|name=Championship|77.1 / 152 |425|366|514|199|479|437|215|503|388|3,526|444|191|454|614|456|134|611|458|453|3,815|7,341}} |
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{{green18|74.6 / 146 |425|366|510|176|421|384|190|503|388|3,363|392|191|410|516|432|134|552|398|402|3,427|6,790}} |
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{{yellow18|M:72.2 / 139<br/>W:78.7 / 153 |413|356|485|151|387|357|178|478|353|3,158|358|165|383|493|417|107|506|370|374|3,173|6,331}} |
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{{wide image|18th Hole, Royal Liverpool.jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|The 18th Hole at Royal Liverpool Golf Club}} |
{{wide image|18th Hole, Royal Liverpool.jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|The 18th Hole at Royal Liverpool Golf Club}} |
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{{Gold18|name=2023 Open||459|453|426|367|520|201|481|436|218|3,561|507|392|449|194|454|620|461|136|609|3,822|7,383}} |
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{{Green18|M:74.5 / 146|398|402|425|366|510|176|421|384|190|3,272|503|388|392|191|410|516|432|134|552|3,518|6,790}} |
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{{Yellow18|M:72.2 / 138<br/>W:78.7 / 154 |370|374|413|356|485|151|387|357|178|3,071|478|353|358|165|383|493|417|107|506|3,260|6,331}} |
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==See also== |
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Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside | |
Coordinates | 53°23′06″N 3°11′24″W / 53.385°N 3.190°W |
Location | Hoylake, Wirral, England |
Established | 1869, 155 years ago |
Type | private |
Total holes | 18 |
Events hosted | Open Championship Amateur Championship Women's British Open |
Website | royal-liverpool-golf.com |
Designed by | Robert Chambers, George Morris, Harry Colt |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,341 yards (6,713 m) |
The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is a golf club in Wirral in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 1869 on what was then the racecourse of the Liverpool Hunt Club. It received the "Royal" designation in 1871 due to the patronage of Prince Arthur the Duke of Connaught, one of Queen Victoria's younger sons. Robert Chambers and George Morris (younger brother of Old Tom Morris) were commissioned to lay out the original course, which was extended to 18 holes in 1871. Harry Colt, one of the world's leading golf course architects, redesigned the course early in the 20th century, and it has since been tweaked periodically, mainly as a response to advances in equipment.
The Open Championship has been played 13 times at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, most recently in 2023.
Location
[edit]Royal Liverpool Golf Club is located in the small town of Hoylake, at the northwest corner of the Wirral Peninsula. The golf course extends between Hoylake and the neighbouring town of West Kirby, to the southwest. It has a single 18-hole course, which is a seaside links.
History
[edit]Royal Liverpool was the inaugural men's amateur championship host in 1885, which became The Amateur Championship. It was host to the first ever international match between Scotland and England in 1902. It hosted the first Home International matches between Great Britain & Ireland and the United States in 1921, an event which became the Walker Cup. In fact, it is Royal Liverpool Golf Club's contribution to the amateur game that has set it apart from all other clubs in England. Although, at the end of the nineteenth century, it was the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews that took on the role of the governing body in golf as the game developed, it was at Royal Liverpool that the rules of amateur status were laid down.[citation needed] The Open at Royal Liverpool was also the scene of the second leg of Bobby Jones' historic Grand Slam in 1930.
Superstar champions Ball and Hilton
[edit]The history of Royal Liverpool would not be complete without mention of two of the club's most famous sons, Harold Hilton and John Ball. Between them they dominated the amateur game of their era, and the pair were also a major influence on the professional game, each of them winning the Open Championship as amateurs. Ball won the Amateur Championship eight times between 1888 and 1912, and was runner-up twice.[2] The venerable Ball competed in the Amateur Championship as late as 1921 when Royal Liverpool hosted the event.[3] He won the Open Championship in 1890,[2] the first Englishman and the first amateur to do so, and also took the Amateur title the same year.
Harold Hilton's record was just as impressive. He won the Open twice, in 1892 (the first year the Open was played over 72 holes) and again five years later, making him the only amateur apart from John Ball and Bobby Jones to win the title.[2] His victory at Hoylake in 1897 was marked 100 years later by the creation of a new, annual Harold Hilton Medal tournament open to amateur golfers aged 30 or more and handicap five or less. Hilton also won the Amateur Championship four times, was runner-up on three occasions, and won the U.S. Amateur in 1911, the year in which he also held the British title. This feat made him the first to hold both major amateur titles simultaneously. In the same year he still found time to become the first editor of the new Golf Monthly magazine.
Character of the course
[edit]Many comments have been made over the years about the quality and toughness of the links. The wind's absence was conspicuous during the benign Open week in 2006. However, such was winner Tiger Woods' respect for the need for strategic play that he only hit his driver once during the tournament, with the course baked out due to dry conditions, and playing very fast. The course is mostly level, but the holes nearest the coast run through sandhills. The course underwent a variety of changes in advance of the 2023 Open Championship, including a new par-3 that will play as the 17th hole during The Open.[4][5]
Important events
[edit]Important tournaments staged at Royal Liverpool include:
- The Open Championship: 1897, 1902, 1907, 1913, 1924, 1930, 1936, 1947, 1956, 1967, 2006, 2014, 2023.
- The Amateur Championship: 1885 (the inaugural event), 1887, 1890, 1894, 1898, 1902, 1906, 1910, 1921, 1927, 1933, 1939, 1953, 1962, 1969, 1975, 1995, 2000
- Ladies' British Amateur Championship: 1896, 1989, 1996
- Women's British Open: 2012
- Walker Cup: 1983, 2019
- Curtis Cup: 1992
The course has also hosted a number of professional tournaments on the European Tour and before its foundation in 1972. Royal Liverpool has been the site for many tournaments for ladies, seniors, and boys, and various regional and representative events. It hosted The Open Championship for the first time in 39 years in 2006; Tiger Woods won his third Open Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Chris DiMarco. It was an emotional victory for Woods, who had lost his father to prostate cancer just two months earlier.
Royal Liverpool hosted the 2010 English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy; the event was won by Darren Wright. The links had earlier staged the Brabazon on four occasions. In 1961, Ronnie Shade was champion, followed in 1972 by Peter Moody, a former University of Cambridge captain. Sandy Lyle lifted the trophy in 1977, while the 1989 event saw a tie between Craig Rivett from South Africa and Neil Roderick from Wales.
Royal Liverpool hosted the Women's British Open for the first time in 2012. The championship was won by South Korea's Jiyai Shin, who set a new record for the largest winning margin in the event (9 strokes) and a new women's course record of 64 in her second round.
The Open Championship
[edit]The thirteen winners of The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club:
Year | Winner | Score | Winner's share (£) | ||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | |||
1897 | Harold Hilton (a) 2nd | 80 | 75 | 84 | 75 | 314 | Am (30) |
1902 | Sandy Herd | 77 | 76 | 73 | 81 | 307 | 30 |
1907 | Arnaud Massy | 76 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 312 | 30 |
1913 | J.H. Taylor 5th | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 304 | 50 |
1924 | Walter Hagen 2nd | 77 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 301 | 75 |
1930 | Bobby Jones (a) 3rd | 70 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 291 | Am (100) |
1936 | Alf Padgham | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 287 (−9) | 100 |
1947 | Fred Daly | 73 | 70 | 78 | 72 | 293 (+21) | 150 |
1956 | Peter Thomson 3rd | 70 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 286 (+2) | 1,000 |
1967 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 70 | 71 | 67 | 70 | 278 (−10) | 2,100 |
2006 | Tiger Woods 3rd | 67 | 65 | 71 | 67 | 270 (−18) | 720,000 |
2014 | Rory McIlroy | 66 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 271 (−17) | 975,000 |
2023 | Brian Harman | 67 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 271 (−13) | 2,332,800 |
- Note: For multiple winners of The Open Championship, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers.
- (a) denotes amateur
Course yardage
[edit]- Normal Route
Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship | 77.1 / 152 | 425 | 366 | 514 | 199 | 479 | 437 | 215 | 503 | 388 | 3,526 | 444 | 191 | 454 | 614 | 456 | 134 | 611 | 458 | 453 | 3,815 | 7,341 |
Green | 74.6 / 146 | 425 | 366 | 510 | 176 | 421 | 384 | 190 | 503 | 388 | 3,363 | 392 | 191 | 410 | 516 | 432 | 134 | 552 | 398 | 402 | 3,427 | 6,790 |
Yellow | M:72.2 / 139 W:78.7 / 153 |
413 | 356 | 485 | 151 | 387 | 357 | 178 | 478 | 353 | 3,158 | 358 | 165 | 383 | 493 | 417 | 107 | 506 | 370 | 374 | 3,173 | 6,331 |
Par | Men's | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
SI | Men's | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 10 | |||
Black | M:69.4 / 127 W:75.1 / 146 |
395 | 328 | 459 | 127 | 349 | 332 | 153 | 445 | 310 | 2,899 | 310 | 150 | 354 | 462 | 410 | 100 | 468 | 347 | 347 | 2,948 | 5,847 |
Par | Women's | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 74 |
SI | Women's | 13 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
Source: [1]
- At the 2023 Open Championship, play started at the 17th hole (Royal) and concluded at the par-5 16th hole (Dun).
Hole | Name | Par | Hole | Name | Par | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Course | 4 | 10 | Dee | 4 | |
2 | Road | 4 | 11 | Alps | 3 | |
3 | Long | 5 | 12 | Hilbre | 4 | |
4 | New | 3 | 13 | Field | 5 | |
5 | Telegraph | 4 | 14 | Lake | 4 | |
6 | Briars | 4 | 15 | Little Eye | 3 | |
7 | Dowie | 3 | 16 | Dun | 5 | |
8 | Far | 5 | 17 | Royal | 4 | |
9 | Punch Bowl | 4 | 18 | Stand | 4 | |
Out | 36 | In | 36 | |||
Total | 72 |
- Open Route
Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 Open | 459 | 453 | 426 | 367 | 520 | 201 | 481 | 436 | 218 | 3,561 | 507 | 392 | 449 | 194 | 454 | 620 | 461 | 136 | 609 | 3,822 | 7,383 | |
Par | 2023 Open | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
Championship | M:77.0 / 152 | 458 | 453 | 425 | 366 | 514 | 199 | 479 | 437 | 215 | 3,546 | 503 | 388 | 444 | 191 | 454 | 614 | 456 | 134 | 611 | 3,795 | 7,341 |
Green | M:74.5 / 146 | 398 | 402 | 425 | 366 | 510 | 176 | 421 | 384 | 190 | 3,272 | 503 | 388 | 392 | 191 | 410 | 516 | 432 | 134 | 552 | 3,518 | 6,790 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 72 | |
Yellow | M:72.2 / 138 W:78.7 / 154 |
370 | 374 | 413 | 356 | 485 | 151 | 387 | 357 | 178 | 3,071 | 478 | 353 | 358 | 165 | 383 | 493 | 417 | 107 | 506 | 3,260 | 6,331 |
Black | M:69.4 / 126 W:75.1 / 145 |
347 | 347 | 396 | 328 | 459 | 127 | 349 | 332 | 153 | 2,838 | 445 | 310 | 310 | 150 | 354 | 462 | 410 | 100 | 468 | 3,009 | 5,847 |
Par | Men's | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Par | Women's | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 74 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Townsend, Mark. "Why is Royal Liverpool Golf Club Called Hoylake?". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ^ Rice, Grantland (25 May 1921). "Wright Only U.S. Golfer Left in Play". The New York Tribune. Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Townsend, Mark (20 February 2020). "Royal Liverpool making major changes ahead of 2022 Open". National Club Golfer. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Heath, Elliott (26 February 2020). "Royal Liverpool Building New Par-3 Ahead Of 2022 Open". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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