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Open Golf Championship promises cash bonanza for Wirral

April 17th, 2012

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WIRRAL and the Northwest can expect an economic bonanza of around £100m when the Open Golf Championship returns to Hoylake in two years time, according to R&A studies.

Golf’s governing body based their forecast on an independent exercise carried out by researchers at the Sport Industry Centre at Sheffield Hallam University into the likely economic benefits to the regional economy delivered by this year’s Open at Royal Lytham and St Anne’s on the Lancashire coast.

A Royal and Ancient spokesman said that the predicted £90m economic boost from this summer’s open golf championship could well be exceeded when the event is staged in Wirral in 2014.

He said: “It is reasonable to speculate that with spectator numbers traditionally higher at Royal Liverpool, the total economic benefit to the region will be greater in 2014.”

The headline figure for Royal Lytham includes a forecast economic impact of £35.1 million and a destination marketing benefit of £52.6 million gained through global television exposure of the week-long event (15-22 July 2012).

Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University base their economic impact forecast on 185,000 spectators admissions and the established spending pattern of players, the media, event staff, sponsors and organisers measured over the last two championships.

Commenting on the research findings R&A Executive Director – Championships, Johnnie Cole-Hamilton said: “The Open Championship comes to England’s Golf Coast to provide the best players in the world with a true test of golf and it is good to know that we also bring an important financial boost to the host economy.”

Welcoming The Open Golf Championship economic impact forecast Fylde Borough Council Chief Executive, Allan Oldfield said: “Having The Open Championship in town is clearly beneficial to local people and businesses in Fylde and we look forward to welcoming the many thousands of spectators destined to attend this years event”.

Lancashire County Council Chief Executive, Phil Halsall said that hosting the event could make a real difference to the economic outlook of the region.

Companies in the North West are demonstrating their enthusiasm to do business at The Open accounting for 30 percent of official hospitality sales to date. Overall official hospitality sales are a third up on last year at this time with some packages already sold out.

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By July 2014 The Open Golf Championship will have been staged in the North West four times in eight years: Royal Liverpool (2006 and 2014), Royal Birkdale (2008) and Royal Lytham & St Annes (2012).

The Open Championship is golf’s oldest major championship. Played since 1860 on British links golf courses it has qualifying events on every continent. For one week each year, the pursuit of the famous Claret Jug trophy is the focus of the sporting world, followed globally by millions of fans.

source: wirral Globe

Hoylake links Course Set To Host It’s 12th Open Golf Championship

January 27th, 2011

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Royal Liverpool Golf Club is scheduled to host The Open Championship in 2014, the 12th occasion the Hoylake links has hosted golf’s most well-known Major competition.

When The Open made a comeback to Hoylake in 2006 after a 39-year absence, Tiger Woods became the first back-to-back champion since Tom Watson in 1983.

The event attracted around 230,000 golf enthusiasts, a record for the championship in England.

“We are delighted the Open is returning to Royal Liverpool,” said David Hill, the R&A’s Director of Championships.

“In 2006 Hoylake featured links golfing at its greatest and participants, visitors and officials were definitely united in their compliments for the golf course as well as for the event as a whole,” he added.

All of us look forward to getting prepared to encourage completely new visitors to the peninsula, along with returning golf aficionados
Councillor Steve Foulkes, leader of Wirral Council

Paul Cassidy, captain of Royal Liverpool Golf Club, added: “We are extremely proud of our club’s rich heritage and every one of the unforgettable golfing moments staged at Hoylake since our founding in 1869.

“We are incredibly excited to be asked to host The Open Championship in 2014.”

With The Open Championship expected to further improve the local economy by £70m every time it is played in the north west of England, the news has additionally been highly welcomed by councillor Steve Foulkes, leader of Wirral Council.

“This is wonderful news for Wirral. We look forward to getting ready to welcome new visitors to the peninsula, as well as returning golf fans who really enjoyed themselves so much with us 4 years previously,” said Mr Foulkes.

‘Amazing creativity’

“The return of certainly one of the world’s major sporting events to Royal Liverpool Golf Club is not only excellent for Wirral but the entire area of the North West.”

In 1885, Hoylake hosted the inaugural Amateur Championship – the first of 17 to date – and, in 1921, it staged the first international match between Great Britain and the USA, a competition which would in the future turn out to be the Walker Cup.

The venue has experienced a variety of unique Open Champions.

In 1907, Arnaud Massy became the only Frenchman to have won the title, Fred Daly became the first Irishman to do so in 1947 and Argentine golfer Roberto De Vicenzo became the first South American to win a Major when he lifted the Claret Jug in 1967.

When Tiger Woods appeared in 2006 he said the Wirral course was a “fantastic test” of golfers’ skills and “lent itself to amazing creativity”.

Royal Liverpool Golf Club

January 28th, 2011

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The Royal Liverpool, also known as Hoylake, is the second oldest seaside links golf course in England.
Built on a racecourse in 1869, the famous course has played host to some of golf’s most historical moments, including holding the inaugural men’s amateur championship in 1885, the first international match in 1902 between Scotland and England and in 1921, the first international match between Great Britain and the United States, later known as the Walker Cup.

Between 1897 and 2006, Hoylake has hosted the men’s Open Championship 11 thrilling times, including the 1930 famous victory of Bobby Jones who went on to win a grand slam that year.

More recently, after a gap of nearly 40 years, the Open Championship returned to Hoylake in 2006 with Tiger Woods triumphing during a week of unusually benign weather.

Ominously the club’s website highlights Bernard Darwin’s famous quote: “Hoylake, blown upon by mighty winds, breeder of mighty champions” and there is no doubt that the course will test the strategic strengths for which the world’s best women are so renowned.

During his 2006 victory, where for once the winds did not blow, Tiger Woods’ respect for the penal bunkers was such that he struck his driver only once during the tournament.

The Open Golf Championship 2014

The R&A has announced that Royal Liverpool Golf Club will host The Open Championship in 2014. It will be the 12th time the Hoylake links has hosted golf’s oldest major.Tiger Woods won the last Open to be staged at Royal Liverpool in 2006, becoming the first back-to-back champion since Tom Watson in 1983 as the Open returned to the course after a 39-year absence.

The Hoylake links course has also witnessed a string of unique Open champions. In 1907 Arnaud Massy became the only Frenchman to have won the title and Fred Daly became the first Irishman to do so in 1947.
Argentina’s Roberto De Vicenzo became the first South American to win a major when he lifted the Claret Jug in 1967.

Directions

Royal Liverpool Golf Club is situated on Meols Drive (A540) between Hoylake and West Kirby, 10 minutes from Junction 2 of the M53 and less than 1 hour from Manchester International Airport. We are close to Hoylake railway station (Merseytravel Line).

From Southport
Follow A565 to Liverpool From Preston follow A59 to Liverpool. From Leeds and North Manchester region follow M62 to Liverpool. In Liverpool, follow signs for Wallasey (Kingsway) Tunnel and then take M53 signposted Chester and North Wales.
Leave M53 at Junction 2, follow A551 to Moreton and then A553 to Hoylake. Continue straight ahead at the roundabout in Hoylake (railway station is on the left) and the Club is 300 yards along Meols Drive on the right.

From South Manchester & Airport
Follow M56 (Chester and North Wales). At Junction 15 transfer to M53, signposted Birkenhead, exit at Junction 2 and follow directions above.

From Chester
Take A540 signposted Hoylake – in approximatley 18 miles pass through West Kirby (railway station on right) and continue along A540 Meols Drive for 1 further mile and the entrance to royal Liverpool Golf Club is on the left.

For more information visit the Royal Liverpool Golf Club Website or contact the club below.

Address
Meols Drive
Hoylake
Wirral CH47 4AL

Tel: (0)151 632 3101
Fax: (0)151 632 6737
Email: secretary@royal-liverpool-golf.com

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Simple Approaches to Spin the Golf Ball to Fade and Draw

May 16th, 2012

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If you were to ask almost any golfer “the way to spin a ball”, they’d of course suppose you were discussing backspin. Understanding the way to impart enough Backspin on a Ball will minimally manipulate your golf ball as it lands on the green, and when you are extremely talented at it it is possible to make the ball reverse its direction and come back to you. That skill could turn out to be useful with a tight pin placement, as you will be able to get the golf ball closer even as your golf shot will have more margin for error.

However more often we might visualize spin to form the ball for the route we want it to travel. This of course came in handy for Bubba Watson at the 2012 Masters, when on the sudden death hole he had to hit the ball out of trees, then abruptly hook it so it had a possible opportunity to get to the green. As we know he made a remarkable golf shot under pressure, putting it to the green and winning the event on the hole.

Lacking the ability for shaping the ball left-to-right (Watson is left-handed) and hook it just the right amount, he likely would’ve lost the tournament on the hole. The reason why he and any golfer can form the ball in any path is, naturally, the ability to spin the golf ball. And much like putting backspin to a golf ball, it mostly involves technique and practice. However whenever we observe our ball hook or slice out of bounds, we’ve either put too much spin on the golf ball or spun it too much by accident. Then we have to figure on how to Fix a Golf Slice.

A handful of golfers can hit the ball a decent distance and hit it absolutely straight with consisency, but very few. With the majority of golfers the normal swing is likely to be slightly inside-out, producing a draw, or outside-in, producing a fade. If you are attempting to get too precise and try striking the ball straight, nearly all of the time you will not accomplish perfection and it will shape, or spin come what may. One of your greatest disconcerting things that can transpire to a golfer is not knowing which direction the ball will spin. This provides him small margin for error when lining the shot up.

So on the driving range; decide if you want your golf ball to draw or to fade. Then proceed through the following checklist:

1. Grip. Provided you want to spin the ball to create a draw, use a powerful grip to help maintain the clubface somewhat closed through impact.
2. Alignment of the feet. To generate a draw of the ball, shut the stance a little. This would maintain a swing pathway that goes from inside the golf ball to outside through impact.
3. Shoulder location. For creating a draw, keep the lead shoulder from opening, while keeping the clubface moving through the golf ball longer through impact.

Obviously, to create spin that will cause the ball to fade, do the complete opposite of the above. Shaping your ball left or right simply means spinning it clockwise or counterclockwise and only a small amount of spin will be required to successfully shape the ball right or left.

Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa

October 9th, 2011

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Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa

Cheshire’s Thornton Hall Hotel is a 4-star hotel with a sociable spa and health club, nestled in the Wirral countryside. The main health club and spa offer an extensive treatment menu and good facilities.

Combine a luxurious stay at the Thornton Hall Hotel with a memorable game of golf

Wirral forms part of the English Golf Coast, with stunning countryside and easy access to a huge number of courses, Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa makes an ideal base for your Golf Break . Golf resorts and hotels such as the Thornton Hall Hotel have never been more popular in England and it is easy to see why with their challenging golf courses and excellent hospitality. Many golf resorts and hotels have spa facilities for the non-golfer in your party to enjoy some relaxation while the golfers are out on the golf course.

Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa is proud to have been selected as HQ Hotel of The R&A during The Open Championship in 2014.

The 2014 Open will be the twelfth hosted by Hoylake, the last of which, in 2006, saw Tiger Woods triumph with a strategy that involved his driver being used only twice during the week. Free WiFi throughout hotel and Free carparking – Just 20 mins from Liverpool and Chester,Thornton hall hotel is an ideal location for those looking to visit the Hoylake Open and the surrounding areas.

Enjoy 4 Star Elegance at The Thornton Hall Hotel

An elegant 4 star country hotel has been shortlisted for the 2nd year running in the British Beauty Awards. The hotel is set within it own grounds in the village of Thornton Hough. Our Executive Bedrooms boast panoramic views of the grounds and surrounding countryside.

The hotel Spa – one of the finest in the region offers state of the art fitness equipment 20 metre pool sauna solarium steam room beauty treatments in our holistic or clinical Spa range from relaxing massages to IPL. We also have a Hair Spa and for that ultimate get away from the stresses of the day there are two outdoor hot tubs. Our award winning 2 rossette Restaurant has a new look and name now The Lawns Restaurant and our Brasserie style second Restaurant complete your dining options.

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