The Lancashire coast: Here on the dune-filled seashore of the “Red Rose” county, sometimes referred to as “England’s Golf Coast", you’ll find a links golf paradise. One of the world’s greatest stretches of “sand hills golf” awaits as you journey south from Royal Lytham & St Annes. You’ll need to skirt round the Ribble Estuary and then head down to Liverpool, stopping in at Royal Birkdale along the way.
If you overshoot the “Home of The Beatles” and end up crossing the Mersey to the Wirral peninsula, then no problem. You can add Royal Liverpool to your itinerary. If three Open Championship venues don’t satisfy your golfing appetite, then try any of the other excellent links golf courses that sit either side of the “Royal” triumvirate. Courses like Caldy, Fairhaven, Formby, Hesketh, Heswall, Hillside, Southport & Ainsdale, Wallasey and West Lancs will not disappoint. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Lancashire on our customised maps.
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Manchester
Original course at Lostock Park was designed by architect R. Hermon Crook (1912), modified by Harry Colt (1920s).
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Manchester
Dr Alister MacKenzie designed the current layout in 1924.
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Liverpool
Original layout by James Braid with later revisions by John Morris, John Salvesen and Donald Steel
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Chester
Alan Higgins
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Chester
Jack Nicklaus & son Steve Nicklaus
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Manchester
James Braid
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Chester
Herbert Fowler
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Blackpool
James Braid and James A. 'Jim' Steer laid out the original course at this location in 1922/23. Later improvements were made by Steer in 1931 and Dave Thomas in 1977.
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Liverpool
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).
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Liverpool
Alex Higgins
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Blackpool
Peter Alliss & Clive Clark
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Liverpool
J.F. Morris
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Liverpool
Unknown
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Liverpool
Fred Hawtree designed the current layout which dates from the 1960's.
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Blackpool
Original design by Dr Alister MacKenzie and laid out by Sandy Herd. Significant changes made by James A. (Jim) Steer (1940s).
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Manchester
Harry Colt
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Manchester
Dave Thomas
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Manchester
George Lowe designed the original 9-holes; extended by Sandy Herd in 1909.
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Chester
Donald Steel
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Chester
Tim Rouse
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Manchester
Harry Colt
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Manchester
Dr Alister MacKenzie
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Liverpool
Original design by George Lowe (1889); major revisions by Fred Hawtree & J.H. Taylor (1931).
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Liverpool
Original design by Robert Chambers & George Morris; recent modifications by Donald Steel.
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Blackpool
Original layout by George Lowe (1897). Modifications made by Harry Colt (1919).
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Chester
Originally designed by Ted Ray (1920). Later improvements made by Harry Colt (1925). The existing 2nd, 3rd and 4th holes were designed by Fred Hawtree (1955) when the original 2nd and 3rd were lost to a road widening project.
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Liverpool
James Braid and James A. (Jim) Steer.
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Blackpool
George Lowe designed the front-nine; course was completed by Sandy Herd.
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Manchester
Sandy Herd
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Manchester
Patrick Dawson & Dave Thomas
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Liverpool
Original layout designed by Old Tom Morris. Further improvements made by James Braid, J.H. Taylor and Frederick G. (Fred) Hawtree.
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Liverpool
Original 18-hole layout designed by Kirkwood, Medrington & Hassell (1931); several layout changes made since then.
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Liverpool
Original design by Willie Park Jr. Present day course designed by C.K. (Ken) Cotton (1960).
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Manchester
Many have contributed to the current design of the course, including Sandy Herd, James Braid, Tom Simpson & George Duncan.
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Manchester
European Golf Design (Ross McMurray & Michael King)
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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