Royal Liverpool Golf Club Course Review

Located on the North West tip of the Wirral peninsula in Cheshire, Royal Liverpool Golf Club is one of the oldest and most influential golf clubs in the country.  Playing here, as at a handful of other comparably storied courses (and there are very few), the great joy is in allowing yourself to be swept up by the history of the place, as much as it’s in the pleasure of playing the fine links course itself. One of three ‘Royals’ that help make up England’s Golf Coast – a collection of 12 prestigious…Read more …

World Cup Draw

Last week’s FIFA World Cup draw got me thinking. Not about the group permutations, the psychic octopus and the inevitable missed penalties, but about the other kind of draw the World Cup presents. For the best part of a month next summer, golf clubs across the UK – around the world in fact – have the opportunity to use the tournament to welcome, to entertain, and perhaps even entice new members and visitors to their golf club. Most golfers enjoy other sports, and I’m sure most golf clubs are set up to show…Read more …