Breaking into Birkdale: The 1961 Open
It was July 1961 and a carefree, 18-year-old Richard Wax was at the Open, although the final day of the championship did not go exactly to plan
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In the Dunes: the great links of Southport
For a concentrated cluster of vintage links golf, you can’t beat the Lancashire trio of Royal Birkdale, Hillside and Southport and Ainsdale
Whitewash & Windows: the Royal Birkdale clubhouse
Like much of the world’s finest architecture, the clubhouse at Royal Birkdale splits opinion.
Ryder Cup: Made for match play
Kingdom’s series of notional golf courses—comprising real holes from different courses—pays its dues to the Ryder Cup
Farewell Seve Ballesteros
Severiano Ballesteros passed away in 2011 after a typically feisty battle against cancer. Long-standing friend Bill Elliott provides this heartfelt tribute
Royal Birkdale: Open to Royalty
Royal Birkdale became a major championship venue in 1954 and this year it hosted its ninth British Open. Robin Barwick looks back on the Lancashire course’s links with golf’s oldest championship.
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