Episode 27: The Evolution of Golf at Hoylake host of the 151st Open Championship
Royal Liverpool Golf Club hosts the 151st iteration of the Open Championship in July 2023 - we take a look at the evolution of the golf course since the clubs foundation in 1869, with long time member Joe McDonnell
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Show Notes
With the Open Championship quickly approaching Joe McDonnell, member of RLGC for over 30 years, joins us to explore the seemigly ever changing faces of Hoylake. Many thanks to Joe for his time and expertise.... this should whet your appetite in advance of the 151st staging of golfs' original and greatest major.
Links mentioned in the episode
Richard Latham's golf history books
The Updated version of Scott MacPherson's Evolution of the Old Course
Joe McDonnell's Time Machine
Please click here to see some imagery from Joe's bucket list, time machine - Royal Birkdale, St. Andrews Old Course and Royal Liverpool
Please check out a video of Brancaster at high tide and Elgar's_ Nimrod _as the sound track.... wonderful!
Episode imagery credits - Joe McDonnell, Simon Haines, Royal Liverpool Golf Club & Kevin Murray
Intro and outro music - _Shoreline Serenade by Dye O _- under license from Epidemic Sound
Special Guest: Joe McDonnell.