Test Yourself against the Greatest Links Players on Royal Liverpool Golf Breaks

ROYAL LIVERPOOL

The warm welcome waiting for you at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club is sure to turn those first nervous pangs, which can arrive with the thought of taking on such a historic course, into butterflies of excitement. Just as well, for you’ll be following in the footsteps of golfing giants, from Harold Hilton, who won the first Open hosted here in 1897, to modern great Rory McIlroy, the last winner in 2014.

There’s no doubt the handsome red-brick clubhouse, constructed in 1895, has stood the test of time, and amenities inside are as luxurious as you’d expect, but what of The Royal Liverpool golf course itself?

Built in 1869 on the edge of the Wirral by the shores of the Dee, the club is the second oldest in England. The seeming flatness of the course is due to it doubling as a horse-racing track for the first seven years of what has become a most distinguished life.

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Course Testimonials

        
 
 
 
   
 
 
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   B E 
 October 19, 2026
 
 
  Amazing golf course. Great welcoming membership. Would highly reccomend.
  
 
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   M P 
 October 6, 2026
 
 
  Great course .
Some very trying holes.
Greens were excellent.
Special thanks to the villagers who made us feel very welcome.
  
 
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   S K 
 August 27, 2026
 
 
  Great course and layout.
Cannot fault anything apart from the pace of play. If you are behind a large visiting party just smile, enjoy your surroundings and think how lucky you are to be playing.
  
 
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   P 
 July 15, 2026
 
 
  Had an amazing experience thanks to Andy Leadbetter and our group of caddies!  Thanks for the tour of the clubhouse Andy and the tour of the course to the caddies.  They truly made us feel like members for a day.  We had a blast and highly recommend if you’re coming over to the West side of England for an Open, you definitely need to play Royal Liverpool.  Eric, Kurt, Philly and Jason from Chicago and Wisconsin
  
 
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   I J 
 July 3, 2026
 
 
  Ok
  
 
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   A E 
 July 3, 2026
 
 
  Wonderful
  
 
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   Z B 
 June 7, 2026
 
 
  Was there for a wedding and the food was delicious, the setting beautiful and the party grand
  
 
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   H C 
 May 28, 2026
 
 
  As always, Royal Liverpool never lets you down, was fortunate to play it on a nice sunny day this time around. All staff are always very welcoming !
  
 
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   M T 
 May 26, 2026
 
 
  A beautiful Golf club plenty of parking and a helpful staff.
  
 
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   J H 
 May 16, 2026
 
 
  Absolutely mega experience, even the bunkers had the right amount of sand if fairway or green side! Class.

A View to a Thrill

The spectacular panorama afforded from the course, encompassing the estuary and Welsh hills receding gently in the distance beyond, only adds to the sense of tranquillity here. Initially, the view from the first tee appears level and benign.

Look a little closer, though, and you’ll soon understand why Tony Jacklin declared this one of the toughest opening tee shots in Open Championship golf. The 425 yards of slender dogleg fairway, flanked by the clubhouse to one side and out of bounds to the other, lets you know that a successful round at the Royal Liverpool golf course will demand accuracy and courage from the very first shot.

The shorter second hole brings players their first introduction to some of the cavernous bunkers that lie in wait here to swallow any wayward drives. Soon you’ll be left with no doubt why the Royal Liverpool has played host to The Open on 12 separate occasions, with famous recent winners here at Hoylake, including Tiger Woods in 2006 and Rory McIlroy in 2014.

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Courses in the Area

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A Links Course Designed in Harmony with Its Surroundings

Yet the challenge through the excellent set of links at the Royal Liverpool is always more exhilarating than intimidating. Many of the modern course’s charms and thrills can be attributed to a brilliantly sympathetic restoration by the masterful golf architect Donald Steel.

As a man dedicated to working in harmony with the environment rather than against it, Steel’s ethos centred around the art of the possible. “Making courses impossible is easy,” he once scoffed, and when asked what made a great one, declared plainly that “it should provide an interesting challenge and a fair test for every class of player, and make the best possible use of the land.”

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Every hole at Royal Liverpool tells a tale

The 18 holes at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course are the perfect example of a splendid philosophy, and the most recent improvements also stay true. This includes the stunning new par 3, hole 17 of the Championship Course. Named “Little Eye” after the smallest of the Hilbre Islands just offshore and designed by Martin Ebert, it’s a short but testing hole to a small raised green with beautiful views over the estuary.

No wonder the Royal Liverpool will play host to The Open once more in 2023.

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Enjoy the best courses in the UK and Ireland

The Pure Golf Travel Club specialises in booking bespoke golf breaks encompassing some of the UK’s finest courses. We remove the stress of organising group tours, design your perfect itinerary and deliver the entertainment, challenge and relaxation that dedicated golfer’s demand. Making lifelong golfing memories for the most discerning golfers.

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