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Royal Birkdale |
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Birkdale - a true test of golf.
Royal Birkdale is
a championship course par excellence. It provides a most formidable,
yet always fair, test of links golf and fully deserves the accolade
of recognition as a venue for the one of the world's golf classics,
The Open. Each hole runs in the valley between towering sandhills. The problems are clearly stated but if you stray from the fairway, the sandhills, buckthorn and scrub can be punitive. The signature hole at Royal Birkdale is the 17th - a 547-yard par 5. Great accuracy and boldness are required - the twin sand dunes, some 240 yards from the tee, pose a real challenge, even with help from the prevailing wind. Royal Birkdale can also boast the accolade of being voted number one in the top 100 courses in the British Isles. |
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The
Managing Secretary
The Royal Birkdale Golf Club Southport PR8 2LX |
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Telephone:
+44 (0)1704 567920
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E-mail:
royalbirkdalegc@dial.pipex.com
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