Royal Liverpool
Hoylake, Wirral, ENG
- Par
- 71
- Yardage
- 7,383
- Designer
- Robert Chambers
- Opened
- 1869
- Avg winning score
- -13
What this course rewards
Balanced venue — no single skill dominates scoring. Length: 60th percentile of tour venues. Emphasis is derived from this venue's profile — it describes what the course rewards, and complements the course-fit model (terms in the glossary).
- Approach29%
graded on mid-iron proximity (125–150 yds) and mid/long-iron proximity (150–175 yds)
- Off the tee23%
graded on total driving (distance + accuracy combined) and distance from the edge of the fairway
- Course history20%
past results at this venue
- Around the green16%
scrambling from rough and sand
- Putting12%
5–10 ft make rate and lag putting
Hole by hole
Par, yardage, and how the field actually scored — difficulty ranks 1 (hardest) to 18. From the most recent tournament played here. Tap or arrow through the holes; bar height is hole length.
Hole 1Par 4 · 439 yds
- Field average
- 4.280 (+0.280)
- Difficulty
- #5 of 18
- Birdies · Pars · Bogey+
- 12 · 91 · 53
Under par · par · over par, share of the field

| Hole | Par | Yards | Scoring avg | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 439 | 4.280 | #5 |
| 2 | 4 | 454 | 4.100 | #12 |
| 3 | 4 | 396 | 4.340 | #3 |
| 4 | 4 | 353 | 4.080 | #14 |
| 5 | 5 | 482 | 4.670 | #18 |
| 6 | 3 | 205 | 3.330 | #4 |
| 7 | 4 | 473 | 4.110 | #11 |
| 8 | 4 | 433 | 4.130 | #8 |
| 9 | 3 | 203 | 3.020 | #15 |
| OUT | 35 | 3,438 | 36.060 | |
| 10 | 4 | 506 | 4.350 | #2 |
| 11 | 4 | 386 | 3.990 | #16 |
| 12 | 4 | 412 | 4.240 | #7 |
| 13 | 3 | 201 | 3.100 | #13 |
| 14 | 4 | 404 | 4.350 | #1 |
| 15 | 5 | 594 | 4.690 | #17 |
| 16 | 4 | 465 | 4.240 | #6 |
| 17 | 3 | 127 | 3.120 | #9 |
| 18 | 5 | 590 | 5.120 | #9 |
| IN | 36 | 3,685 | 37.200 | |
| TOTAL | 71 | 7,123 | 73.260 |
Hosting history
| Season | Tournament | Winner | Score | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | The Open Championship | Brian Harman | -13 | $16,500,000 |
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