Merv_swerve
Challenge Tour Pro
Wow. What a truly wonderful experience.
From the minute I pulled into the car park, I felt a buzz, a sense of excitement and anticipation.
Some nice touches to start the day were coffee laid on in the spike bar ready for us, and when we went to warm up, it was a pleasant surprise to find the range balls were complimentary. Excellent. Nice to know a hefty green fee gets you more than just 18 holes.
Just a few days into the winter green fee period, and on a weekday, and I still can't believe there was no one around. The layout and ambiance scream class and we've only got to the 1st tee. A newly purchased stroke saver is bursting with information and is excellent value at £6. I paid more and got a lot less at other clubs. Not only does it have green detail, which I find severely lacking at other places, the information is abundant and confidence inspiring.
From the 1st tee banter where everyone is reminded the clubhouse is on the left and inland out of bounds on the right, the course was a fine test all the way round. We had incredible luck and played on a day where the wind was at it's most benign, and I can say I found it to be incredibly fair. I played some really good golf on the front 9 and scored well. A few pulled tee shots on the back 9 and I was punished both fairly and severely. Scoring followed suit.
A few good looking holes on the front, particularly the par 3 5th, made for an enjoyable start. I was advised by a playing partner the really good stuff was still to come. He was not wrong. Once we had the views of the estuary on the back 9, it really was a joy, and the main reason I love links golf (only once a year mind). Some testing holes which got the better of me, and felt more susceptible to the winds that picked up slightly, the back nine was varied and open to attack in places (mainly the par 5's).
I found all tees and walkways to be in excellent condition and testament to the standard set and maintained everywhere around the club.
The main thing I will take away from the day was that it wasn't just an expensive round of golf, but truly an experience to remembered. Changing your shoes in the same clubhouse as some greats before. Striding the same fairways and putting on the same greens as past Open Champions. Maybe it felt extra special knowing that Rory had plied his trade victoriously round here only the year before, either way, my appetite is whetted for more courses on the Open rota and can't wait to add another.
Well done, Royal Liverpool.
From the minute I pulled into the car park, I felt a buzz, a sense of excitement and anticipation.
Some nice touches to start the day were coffee laid on in the spike bar ready for us, and when we went to warm up, it was a pleasant surprise to find the range balls were complimentary. Excellent. Nice to know a hefty green fee gets you more than just 18 holes.
Just a few days into the winter green fee period, and on a weekday, and I still can't believe there was no one around. The layout and ambiance scream class and we've only got to the 1st tee. A newly purchased stroke saver is bursting with information and is excellent value at £6. I paid more and got a lot less at other clubs. Not only does it have green detail, which I find severely lacking at other places, the information is abundant and confidence inspiring.
From the 1st tee banter where everyone is reminded the clubhouse is on the left and inland out of bounds on the right, the course was a fine test all the way round. We had incredible luck and played on a day where the wind was at it's most benign, and I can say I found it to be incredibly fair. I played some really good golf on the front 9 and scored well. A few pulled tee shots on the back 9 and I was punished both fairly and severely. Scoring followed suit.
A few good looking holes on the front, particularly the par 3 5th, made for an enjoyable start. I was advised by a playing partner the really good stuff was still to come. He was not wrong. Once we had the views of the estuary on the back 9, it really was a joy, and the main reason I love links golf (only once a year mind). Some testing holes which got the better of me, and felt more susceptible to the winds that picked up slightly, the back nine was varied and open to attack in places (mainly the par 5's).
I found all tees and walkways to be in excellent condition and testament to the standard set and maintained everywhere around the club.
The main thing I will take away from the day was that it wasn't just an expensive round of golf, but truly an experience to remembered. Changing your shoes in the same clubhouse as some greats before. Striding the same fairways and putting on the same greens as past Open Champions. Maybe it felt extra special knowing that Rory had plied his trade victoriously round here only the year before, either way, my appetite is whetted for more courses on the Open rota and can't wait to add another.
Well done, Royal Liverpool.
