Hoylake, England · Links
13 major championships hosted since 1897
Established
1869
Designer
Robert Chambers & George Morris
Par
72
Championship Yardage
7,312 yds
Royal Liverpool, known to all as Hoylake, is one of England's oldest links and a cradle of championship and amateur golf. It hosted the first Amateur Championship in 1885 and has staged The Open since 1897.
Flat, exposed and firm, Hoylake demands precise strategy and rewards the patient. Bobby Jones won a leg of his 1930 Grand Slam here, and the modern Opens of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman have added to its legend.
Lowest scoring marks recorded in major championship competition at Royal Liverpool.
Course Record (round)
63
Open rounds (2014/2023)
Lowest 72-Hole Total
270 (−18)
Tiger Woods, 2006
First Major Hosted
1897
Total Majors Hosted
13
Every major championship staged at Royal Liverpool, by championship and year.
| Championship | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Open | 13 | 1897, 1902, 1907, 1913, 1924, 1930, 1936, 1947, 1956, 1967, 2006, 2014, 2023 |
Defining rounds and championship moments in the history of Royal Liverpool.
Bobby Jones won The Open at Hoylake as part of his 1930 Grand Slam season.
Roberto De Vicenzo won a popular Open at 44, holding off Jack Nicklaus.
Tiger Woods won by two on a sun-baked links, hitting driver just once all week and posting 18-under 270 days after his father's death.
Rory McIlroy led wire-to-wire to win at 17-under 271, the third leg of his career major haul.
Brian Harman dominated in the rain to win by six strokes.
Tiger Woods set the standard at 18-under-par 270 in his 2006 Open victory.
It is universally called Hoylake, after the town on the Wirral peninsula where it sits.
Champions include Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Peter Thomson, Roberto De Vicenzo, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman.