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Royal Liverpool Golf Club was founded in 1869 and became famous for inaugurating the Amateur Championship in 1885. The Open was first played there in 1897 and won by Harold Hilton, a member of the club, who beat James Braid by one shot. The course measured 6,150 yards and Hilton, an amateur, had rounds of 80-75-84-75 for a 314 total.
The Course
Hole 1
"Royal", Par 4, 454 yards
The right side of the fairway gives a view of the green as it angles away to the left between bunkers.
Hole 2
"Stand", Par 4, 436 yards
There are bunkers on both sides of the fairway and the green slopes away on both sides.
Hole 3
"Course", Par 4, 429 yards
A sharp dog-leg to the right around the out-of-bounds practice ground that runs all the way to the green.
Hole 4
"Road", Par 4, 372 yards
New bunkers guard the left side of the fairway. The green falls away from front to back.
Hole 5
"Long", Par 5, 529 yards
A big left-swinging dog-leg between gorse on the left and bunkers right. Two-tier green adds to difficulties.
Hole 6
"New", Par 3, 202 yards
Prevailing wind is against and from the right with the green well bunkered at the front.
Hole 7
"Telegraph", Par 4, 453 yards
A tight driving hole with a deep bunker guarding the front left of the green.
Hole 8
"Briars," Par 4, 423 yards
The fairway is hidden behind and out-of-bounds corner, then swings gently to the left.
Hole 9
"Dowie, Par 3, 198 yards
The narrow green is set beyond bunkers left and right and also surrounded by humps and hollows.
Hole 10
"Far", Par 5, 534 yards
A lone bunker threatens at the front right of the green and the ground falls away on the other side.
Hole 11
"Punch Bowl", Par 4, 393 yards
The first of four holes running along the shore. The green angles away sharply to the right.
Hole 12
"Dee", Par 4, 448 yards
Sloping fairway throws the ball off to the right as the hole turns left to a raised green.
Hole 13
"Alps", Par 3, 198 yards
Tough short hole with the green set well back into sandhills that block the left side.
Hole 14
"Hilbre", Par 4, 456 yards
Sharp right-to-left dog-leg with the corner well bunkered. Green drops away into a hollow on the right.
Hole 15
"Rushes", Par 3, 161 yards
A simple-looking hole from an elevated tee but recovery shots are tricky for anyone who misses the green.
Hole 16
"Field", Par 5, 554 yards
Bunkers on the left and a deep grassy hollow on the right protect the green.
Hole 17
"Lake", Par 4, 459 yards
Bunkers left and right demand accuracy from the tee before a second shot to a two-tier green.
Hole 18
"Dun", Par 5, 560 yards
The out-of-bounds practice ground on the right threatens both the drive and the second shot.
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| The 2006 Open Championship - The Course Guide
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Founded: 1869
Location: Hoylake, Liverpool, England
Designer:
| Hole
| Yards
| Par
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| 1
| 454
| 4
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| 2
| 436
| 4
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| 3
| 429
| 4
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| 4
| 372
| 4
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| 5
| 528
| 5
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| 6
| 202
| 3
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| 7
| 453
| 4
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| 8
| 423
| 4
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| 9
| 198
| 3
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| Out
| 3,495
| 35
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| Hole
| Yards
| Par
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| 10
| 534
| 5
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| 11
| 393
| 4
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| 12
| 448
| 4
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| 13
| 198
| 3
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| 14
| 456
| 4
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| 15
| 161
| 3
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| 16
| 554
| 5
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| 17
| 459
| 4
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| 18
| 560
| 5
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| In
| 3,763
| 37
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| Total
| 7,258
| 72
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