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“Founded in 1884, Formby Golf Club is a true championship links. A mixture of mature sand dunes, undulating fairways, well protected greens and views of the Irish Sea signifies a unique course of magnificent contrasts.” Formby was a fitting finale for our trip – it is a wonderful test of golf and a very enjoyable… Read more

Hillside Golf Club was a very pleasant surprise – it is purported to have the best back nine in golf. I’m not so sure about that, but it is definitely better than most. Additionally, of all of the courses we played on this trip, the members here seemed to be the most friendly and welcoming.… Read more

Royal Lytham & St. Annes was the 3rd Open Championship Rota course in a row for our group and from my perspective, it did not disappoint. This was the site of one of Bobby Jones’s greatest shots. In the 1926 Open Championship, Jones hit a 4-iron from the sand onto the 18th green from 175… Read more

Next up was Royal Birkdale Golf Club which is scheduled to hold The Open Championship for the 11th time in 2026. It has also hosted the Women’s Open, The Ryder Cup, The Walker Cup, and The Curtis Cup. Needless to say, it is a historic course and one that I had really been looking forward… Read more

The day finally came for us to play Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Hoylake), site of the 2023 Open Championship. You can just feel the history when you pull into the park lot and see the clubhouse. Since we were not playing from the Championship tees, there wasn’t much special to see about the first few… Read more

Founded in 1891, Wallasey Golf Club is the home of the Stableford scoring system. As the story goes, Dr. Frank Stableford, a member of the club, was frustrated while playing on a particularly windy day so he devised his new scoring system. To this day, it is used in many “club” events as a more… Read more

The second course on our trip to Liverpool was the Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, site of the 1933 & 1937 Ryder Cup. Unfortunately, you don’t often hear too much about this course due to its more well-known neighbors, but it is a fantastic test of golf. I didn’t take a lot of pictures as… Read more

I went with a group of friends in May of 2023 on a trip to Liverpool, also known as England’s Golf Coast. After an overnight flight from the US with a 5-hour layover at JFK, we arrived in Manchester early on Saturday morning. There we met up with the rest of our group and boarded… Read more

My last day in Pinehurst was spent playing the world famous #2. I can now understand why people have said Donald Ross is a sadistic architect. There are so many places where you can hit what you think is a good shot/putt, only to have the ball roll 25 yards in the wrong direction. This… Read more

I was invited to visit Pinehurst by a former co-worker and friend Tim. At the time, he was a member of both Pinehurst and Forest Creek, so it made for a really fun weekend. Of the 3 courses, #4 was my favorite despite the fact that we played most of the round in a monsoon.… Read more