http://www.hoylakejunction.com/royal-liverpool-golf-course Hoylake News, Views and much more! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/royal-liverpool-golf-course#comment-4130 John Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=1484#comment-4130 Hi Paul - thanks for the comment and information, interesting stuff ! Hi Paul – thanks for the comment and information, interesting stuff !

]]> http://www.hoylakejunction.com/royal-liverpool-golf-course#comment-4129 Paul Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:35 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=1484#comment-4129 There are 2 projects going on, one is an irrigation project (due to the breakdown/leakage from the current system) and another is phase 2 of a 'Links Review Project' which was started last year. One of the major pieces of work is the relaying of the 17th Green (1st for the Open), this will be reduced in size with the bunkers reworked to be more like the original 17th green that was removed a few years ago (due to being dangerously close to the road). Overall with improvements on almost all holes, the course should be an even greater challenge than ever, none of the changes are designed to make life easier, so I would expect the links' reputation of being 'tough but fair' will be enhanced. Many of the changes are to bunkers which will be better positioned, reduced in size to help hold the sand in the wind and reflect the positions that the current top players are likely to want to put the ball. Expect to see a bit more gorse; tough run-offs into the rough or bunkers; uneven ground in the rough and championship tees pushed back! All will be done with the approval of the R&A to ensure that they are in great shape for future Opens... exciting times! There are 2 projects going on, one is an irrigation project (due to the breakdown/leakage from the current system) and another is phase 2 of a ‘Links Review Project’ which was started last year. One of the major pieces of work is the relaying of the 17th Green (1st for the Open), this will be reduced in size with the bunkers reworked to be more like the original 17th green that was removed a few years ago (due to being dangerously close to the road). Overall with improvements on almost all holes, the course should be an even greater challenge than ever, none of the changes are designed to make life easier, so I would expect the links’ reputation of being ‘tough but fair’ will be enhanced. Many of the changes are to bunkers which will be better positioned, reduced in size to help hold the sand in the wind and reflect the positions that the current top players are likely to want to put the ball. Expect to see a bit more gorse; tough run-offs into the rough or bunkers; uneven ground in the rough and championship tees pushed back!
All will be done with the approval of the R&A to ensure that they are in great shape for future Opens… exciting times!

]]> http://www.hoylakejunction.com/royal-liverpool-golf-course#comment-4128 Ian Hazlehurst Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:23 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=1484#comment-4128 I also noticed on my way home along Meols Drive the other day, the field to the left of the old Leas School site, they were taking turf from there, maybe they were growing it there for golf course use. It was used as a parking area for the 'Golf Open' if you remember. I also noticed on my way home along Meols Drive the other day, the field to the left of the old Leas School site, they were taking turf from there, maybe they were growing it there for golf course use. It was used as a parking area for the ‘Golf Open’ if you remember.

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