UNITED KINGDOM
Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake
- Editions hosted
- 14
- Majors
- 14
- Latest par
- 71
- Latest yardage
- 7,383
COURSE DNA
How this course plays
2 full-field editions (2014–2023), men’s cohort. Limited confidence
Not measured
- Bunker & water pressure — No approved hazard or routing source; never inferred from imagery.
- Putting demand — Requires putting statistics; no approved source.
- Fairway & approach demand — Requires shot-level statistics; no approved source.
HOLES
Hole by hole
2023 setup. Scoring column: final-round scorecards of leading players published in the source article; not a full-field sample.
| Hole | Par | Yards | Contenders’ avg to par | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 459 | +0.38 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | 453 | +0.25 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | 426 | -0.12 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | 367 | -0.25 | 8 |
| 5 | 5 | 520 | -0.62 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 201 | -0.12 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 481 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 436 | -0.12 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 218 | -0.12 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 507 | +0.13 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 392 | -0.37 | 8 |
| 12 | 4 | 449 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | 3 | 194 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | 4 | 454 | -0.25 | 8 |
| 15 | 5 | 620 | -0.37 | 8 |
| 16 | 4 | 461 | +0.13 | 8 |
| 17 | 3 | 136 | -0.12 | 8 |
| 18 | 5 | 609 | -0.12 | 8 |
LAYOUT VERSIONS
Published championship setups
| Edition | Par | Yards | Hole table |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 The Open Championship championship setup | 71 | 7,383 | 18 holes |
| 2014 The Open Championship championship setup | 72 | 7,312 | 18 holes |
| 2012 Women's British Open championship setup | 72 | 6,657 | 18 holes |
| 2006 The Open Championship championship setup | 72 | 7,258 | 18 holes |
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Champions here
| Edition | Champion | To par | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Open Championship | Brian Harman | −13 | Full field · every round |
| 2014 Open Championship | Rory McIlroy | −17 | Full field · every round |
| 2012 Women's British Open | Jiyai Shin | −9 | Top finishers only |
| 2006 Open Championship | Tiger Woods | −18 | Top finishers only |
| 1967 Open Championship | Roberto De Vicenzo | — | Champion only |
| 1956 Open Championship | Peter Thomson | — | Champion only |
| 1947 Open Championship | Fred Daly | — | Champion only |
| 1936 Open Championship | Alf Padgham | — | Champion only |
| 1930 Open Championship | Bobby Jones | — | Champion only |
| 1924 Open Championship | Walter Hagen | — | Champion only |
| 1913 Open Championship | John Henry Taylor | — | Champion only |
| 1907 Open Championship | Arnaud Massy | — | Champion only |
| 1902 Open Championship | Sandy Herd | — | Champion only |
| 1897 Open Championship | Harold Hilton | — | Champion only |
PLAYER COURSE HISTORY
Best here against the field
| Player | Appearances | Best | Rounds | Vs field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Won | 8 | +3.68 |
 | 2 | Won | 8 | +2.93 |
 | 2 | 2 | 8 | +2.68 |
 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +2.18 |
 | 2 | 2 | 8 | +1.31 |
 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +1.31 |
 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +1.31 |
 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +1.31 |
 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +1.06 |
 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +1.06 |
 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +0.81 |
| Brendon Todd | 2 | 39 | 8 | +0.56 |
 | 2 | 39 | 8 | +0.31 |
 | 2 | 47 | 8 | +0.18 |
 | 2 | 64 | 8 | -0.82 |
Course Fit for every player
Player DNA against this course’s profile: course history, difficult-setup and length alignment, recent form. Each component shows the player value, the course signal and both samples. No composite score.
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All Access detailsIdentity and sources
Venue identity: Wikidata Q2180101. Coordinates 53.385, -3.19. Setups and results from edition articles on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Results, fields and course setups adapted from Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0; the redistributed results dataset is available under the same licence). Identities, championship editions and venues from Wikidata (CC0). Photographs from Wikimedia Commons with per-image credit. Sources & methodology