Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club - One of the best links courses never to have hosted the Open

Southport & Ainsdale (S&A), situated in the famous belt of linksland near Southport, lies adjacent to the main Southport to Liverpool railway line, across from Hillside.
Established in 1906, Southport & Ainsdale soon became famous. Having already held several tournaments, S&A was chosen to host the Ryder cup in 1933 and 1937. Few changes have taken place since then and many of the holes are still as they were when Sam Snead and Percy Allis graced the course.
S&A also hosts many local and national championships, including the Open qualifying rounds. A links course by nature, S&A is a fair test of golf, stretching to 6,687 yards in length off the championship tees and 6,285 yards off the yellow tees.