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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Royal Liverpool Golf Club-discount golf clubs

After 39 years of interval, the British Open at Royal Liverpool finally returned. Know who call the stadium for the Hoylake (Hoylake). In fact, it held a very long history of the British Open, the first dating back to 1897. To this day, have been held here 11 tournament.

Founded in 1869, Hoylake is the second oldest in England coast Hailinkesi course, only the Royal North Devon (Royal North Devon) much longer than its history.

Old Tom - Morris (Tom Morris Sr.)'s Brother George - Morris (George Morris) started the site on the racetrack built a 9-hole golf course. Started seven years, golfers had to share with the Liverpool club hunting piece of land. Soon after the addition of 3 hole golf course. To 1871, reached a 18-hole golf course. In 1872, the club won the Duke of Connaught (Duke of Connaught) Arthur Prince (Prince Arthur) Royal protection.

Harry - Kurt (Harry Colt) on the 11th hole and 17th holes were modified, were named the Alps (Alps) and Royal (Royal). He also built a new 13 hole, change the eighth hole and 12 hole green. In the "war among two golf" (Golf Between Two Wars) in his book, golf writer Bernard Darwin (Bernard Darwin) described the Harry - Curt changes made on the 16-hole: "I will not criticize before Dann (Dun) the disappearance of the hole cross bunker, because in modern and contemporary tee ball, this is not inevitable ... ... I want to sincerely declare Mr. Kurt did a good job. "

Donald - Steele (Donald Steel) was mandated to re-transformation of the course, changes include new greens, tees and bunkers. Reconstruction work is completed in 2001, the length of the stadium now more than 7,000 yards.

There is no doubt that the Royal Liverpool is a tough links course. Only two holes in the sand dunes, the other holes are exposed to changing wind, there is no protection. Course nothing is artificial. It represents the traditional golf, the real challenge. In 2006, we saw how the examination of contemporary Hoylake golf players. Tiger Woods won the final.

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