Royal Birkdale Golf Club Golf Course
Southport, United Kingdom
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About Royal Birkdale Golf Club Golf Course
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is the most consistent Open Championship venue in England — consistently praised by players for its fairness, its remarkable natural dune topography, and the quality of its bunkering. Located on the Lancashire coast between Southport and Ainsdale, the course runs through valleys between massive sand dunes that create natural amphitheatres around each hole, giving spectators exceptional viewing and giving players a sense of privacy and focus that other more exposed links lack. The course has hosted ten Open Championships, with winners including Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller, Tom Watson, Ian Baker-Finch, Mark O'Meara, Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, and Jordan Spieth. The 2017 Open, won by Jordan Spieth after a remarkable back-nine recovery from a two-shot deficit, was one of the most dramatic Open finishes in memory. The 18th is Royal Birkdale's signature hole: a par-4 that curves through towering dunes to a grandstand green, and the scene of the legendary fairness moment when Arnold Palmer received a free drop from scrub on his way to winning the 1961 Open and placed a commemorative plaque on the spot.
Why Play Royal Birkdale Golf Club
- Ten Open Championships and England's most celebrated links venue — fairness praised by every generation of champions
- Massive sand dunes create natural amphitheatres — exceptional spectator vantage points throughout the course
- 2017 Open: Jordan Spieth's 13th-hole astonishing birdie recovery and final-round charge from two behind
- Arnold Palmer plaque on the 16th fairway: awarded a free drop from scrub in 1961, placed a commemorative marker
- Winners' roll: Palmer, Trevino, Miller, Watson, Woods, Harrington, Spieth — Open royalty on Lancashire linksland
Royal Birkdale Golf Club Golf Course Characteristics
Course Type
Links — Private access
Course Architect
Designed by George Low , Frederick Hawtree and J.H. Taylor
Year Opened
1897
Region
Europe — United Kingdom
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Southport, United Kingdom