{"id":461,"date":"2023-05-28T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/?p=461"},"modified":"2023-10-06T21:03:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T01:03:03","slug":"southport-ainsdale-golf-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/28\/southport-ainsdale-golf-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Southport &#038; Ainsdale Golf Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The second course on our trip to Liverpool was the Southport &amp; Ainsdale Golf Club, site of the 1933 &amp; 1937 Ryder Cup.  Unfortunately, you don&#8217;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&#8217;t take a lot of pictures as I was still suffering from a bit of jet-lag, but here are the ones I have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, the course starts out with a Par 3.  Here is the 1st tee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2858-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2858-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2858-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2858-1-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2859-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2859-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2859-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2859-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2860-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2860-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2860-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2860-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2861-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2861-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2861-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2861-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2865-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2865-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2865-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wallydennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2865-rotated.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Thoughts:  If you are going to be in the area, do not miss playing Southport &amp; Ainsdale Golf Club.  The members and the course were both fantastic and welcoming.  Also, don&#8217;t do what I did and forget to get a sausage roll at the half-way house &#8211; they are supposed to be the best in England!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second course on our trip to Liverpool was the Southport &amp; Ainsdale Golf Club, site of the 1933 &amp; 1937 Ryder Cup. Unfortunately, you don&#8217;t often hear too much about this course due to its more well-known neighbors, but it is a fantastic test of golf. 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