Best golf courses: Liverpool

Liverpool: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Braid, James

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Original layout by James Braid with later revisions by John Morris, John Salvesen and Donald Steel

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Park Jr, Willie

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Original design by Willie Park Jr. Changes made to holes 15 thru' 18 by James Braid (1922). Further modifications made by Harry Colt (1920s), and by Donald Steel (1984).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Higgins, Alex

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Alex Higgins

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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McEwan & McEwan

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Original nine-hole design by Formby GC club professional William McEwan. Extension to 18 holes by Douglas McEwan (1907), and later improvements made by Harry Colt (late-1920s).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Morris, J.F.

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J.F. Morris

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Hawtree, Fred

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Fred Hawtree designed the current layout which dates from the 1960's.

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Hawtree & Taylor

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Original design by George Lowe (1889); major revisions by Fred Hawtree & J.H. Taylor (1931).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Chambers & Morris

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Original design by Robert Chambers & George Morris; recent modifications by Donald Steel.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Braid, James

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James Braid and James A. (Jim) Steer.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Morris, Old Tom

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Original layout designed by Old Tom Morris. Further improvements made by James Braid, J.H. Taylor and Frederick G. (Fred) Hawtree.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Unknown

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Original 18-hole layout designed by Kirkwood, Medrington & Hassell (1931); several layout changes made since then.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Cotton, Ken

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Original design by Willie Park Jr. Present day course designed by C.K. (Ken) Cotton (1960).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
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Braid, James

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James Braid

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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