Every course we are playing on this trip is in the
"TOP 100 Golf Courses IN THE WORLD" rankings by "Golf Digest"
Also, ALL of these ROYAL England Championship Golf Courses are Walking courses. You will have the option to hire a caddy, carry, or rent a pull cart. For those that have a medical certificate there is a chance that you can rent a golf cart if available, please advise us of this and we will advise you if this can be done at some of the clubs. * Handicap maximum restrictions are also in place at some of these great golf clubs, if your handicap is above this restriction, I will contact you with instructions.
ROYAL St. Georges Golf Club:
This great course is ranked by "Golf Digest" as 28th in the "Top 100 golf courses in the World". This golf course has hosted 15 Open championships, the first in 1894 when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship. Past champions include Collin Morikawa (2021), Darren Clarke, Ben Curtis, Greg Norman, Sandy Lyle, Bill Rogers, Bobby Locke, Henry Cotton, Walter Hagen and Harry Vardon. It has also hosted the British Amateur Championship on 14 occasions. This course also possesses the deepest bunker in all championship golf, located on its fourth hole.
Walton Heath "Old" Course This great course is ranked by Golf Magazines in the "Top 100 golf courses in the World".
The Club was founded in 1903. Their first Professional, James Braid, won five Opens Championships. Winston Churchill played regularly at Walton Heath GC. The European Open has been played here many times with Bobby Watkins and Tom Kite being past champions. The Ryder Cup, the British Ladies Amateur, the Senior (British) Open, The British Masters and this year (2023) the AIG Women's Open was been hosted on this course.
ROYAL Liverpool Golf Club:
This great course is ranked by "Golf Digest" as 77th in the "Top 100 golf courses in the World". This golf course has hosted 13 Open championships between 1897 and 2023, which of course was won this year by Brian Harman. Some past winners include Rory Mcllroy, Tiger Woods, and Bobby Jones. This great course added a new par 3 (130 yard) #17 hole called "Little Eye" which played havoc with some of the golfers in this years Open. ROYAL Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club:
This great course is ranked by "Golf Digest" as 48th in the "Top 100 golf courses in the World".
This golf course has hosted 11 Open championships between 1926 and 2012. Some past winners include Ernie Els, Seve Ballesteros, David Duval, Tom Lehman, Bob Charles, Gary Player, and Bobby Jones. This championship course starts off with a par 3 hole which is very unusual for any golf course. It also has 174 strategically placed pot bunkers throughout the course which makes this one of the hardest links courses to play in the wind.
OPTIONAL additional golf:
Formby Hall Resort Course: Designed by Willie Park Junior, and later by James Braid. This parkland course is located just outside of our rooms at this resort. It is ranked 42nd in the "Best in the UK and Ireland" by Golf magazine. It also has played host to the European Challenge Tour and European Senior Tour.
* Negotiated green fees at this course is 65 GBP at Formby Hall.