Signature Links
Royal Liverpool · Royal Birkdale · Royal St George’s
Ideal Duration
5–14 Days
Best Time to Play
April to October
About the Destination
Championship Golf, Coast to Coast.
England holds more Open Championship venues than anywhere outside Scotland, and nowhere are they closer together than on the coast north of Liverpool. Royal Liverpool, Royal Birkdale and Royal Lytham & St Annes sit within an hour of each other. Between them lie Hillside, Formby, Southport & Ainsdale and West Lancashire, some of the finest links in Britain, all within a short drive.
We base most England trips here, where you can play a different championship links every day without long transfers. For those with more time, we add the Kent coast or the great heathland courses around London. We place you in golfer-friendly hotels close to the courses, handle tee times and caddies, and plan the driving so your days are spent on the course, not on the road.
History
Where the Claret Jug Was Lifted.
Bobby Jones won the Open at Royal Lytham in 1926 and again at Hoylake in 1930, on his way to the Grand Slam. Royal St George’s became the first English course to host the Open in 1894. At Princes, next door, Gene Sarazen won in 1932 with the sand wedge he had just invented.
More recently, Tiger Woods won at Hoylake in 2006 and Rory McIlroy led from start to finish there in 2014. Jordan Spieth won at Birkdale in 2017, and Ryan Fox lifted the Claret Jug there in July 2026.
Playing these courses, you walk the same fairways where those Opens were decided.
Beyond the course
More Than Golf
Liverpool gives your rest days real character. Walk Mathew Street and step into the Cavern Club, where the Beatles played nearly 300 times. Spend an afternoon at The Beatles Story on the Royal Albert Dock. On a matchday, we can arrange tickets to see Liverpool at Anfield or Everton at their new waterfront stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.
In Kent, Canterbury Cathedral and the White Cliffs of Dover sit close to Sandwich and Deal. Around London, Sunningdale and the Surrey heathland are within easy reach of the city’s theatres, restaurants and Wimbledon.
Must-Play Courses
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