The Lancashire coast is another which boasts a chain of golf courses stretching from the great city of Liverpool to the pleasant resort town of Southport, home to Royal Birkdale, which has proved a popular Open venue since first joining the rota in 1954. Other courses well worth playing include West Lancashire (founded in 1873) and Formby, as well as other Southport links, notably Hesketh, Hillside and Southport & Ainsdale.
The long welsh coastline has many fine links. The notable courses to the south of the country include Celtic Manor, host to the Ryder Cup in 2010. Royal Porthcawl, Pyle and Kenfig, Pennard and Tenby (the oldest golf course in Wales) are all dotted along the coast giving excellent links play conditions.
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Sample Itinerary
Sample Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Manchester Airport. Collect rental car and transfer to North Wales. Overnight Criccieth area.
Day 2
Play Nefyn, one of the most spectacularly sited courses in the world. Overnight Criccieth area.
Day 3
Play Royal St David’s, a stunning links course that sits at the foot of the towering castle built by Edward 1st in the 13th Century. Overnight Criccieth area.
Day 4
Transfer North playing Maesdu along the way. This course, a challenging mix of parkland and links golf, with magnificent views along the North Wales coast. Overnight Southport area.
Day 5
Play Royal Liverpool, host of the 2014 Open championship, and the second oldest links in England. Overnight Southport area.
Day 6
Travel north to play Royal Lytham and St Annes, another of the great Open venues, renowned for its severity. Overnight Southport area.
Day 7
Play Royal Birkdale, a relative new comer to the Open circuit (debut 1954) which immediately became know, not only for the undoubted quality of the challenge it sets, but for its fairness. Overnight Southport area.
Day 8
Transfer to Manchester Airport. Return hire car and check in for return flight.
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