This week’s 2023 Open Golf Championship will be played at the Royal Liverpool (Hoylake) course, but when was golfing’s oldest major last staged here and which player won?
The Last Open Golf Championship Staged at Royal Liverpool Was In 2014
As we lock ourselves in for the 151st running of the Open Championship this week it’s the turn of the Royal Liverpool course (Hoylake) to stage the event – but when was the last time the Merseyside venue welcomed the oldest golfing major to town and who lifted the Claret Jug?
We must go back to 2014 to find the last time the Open golf Championship was played at Royal Liverpool – 9 years ago.
Royal Liverpool Course Info:
- Par: 71 (three par 5’s, 11 par 4’s & four par 3’s)
- Length: 7,383 yards
- 18 Hole Course Record: Tiger Woods 65 (when par 72)
- 72 Holes Course Record: Tiger Woods 270 (when par 72)
Rory McIlroy Won the Last Open Golf Championship Played At Royal Liverpool
It was Rory McIlory that won the 2014 Open – the last one staged at Royal Liverpool.
McIlroy shot a score of -17 that year to win his first (and only to date) Open title, seeing off Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia by 2 shots.
This remains McIlory’s only win in the Open, but after winning the recent Scottish Open the Northern Irishman is heading into the 2023 Open as the bookmakers favourite @ 7/1 with the best UK golf betting sites.
The world number one is also the only proven winner at the course in the field of 156 players this year.
Before McIlory It Was Tiger Woods That Won At Royal Liverpool in 2006
Prior to Rory McIlroy winning at Royal Liverpool in 2014, it was Tiger Woods that won that the venue in 2006.
Plus, with the former world number one golfer Woods also winning the Open at St Andrews in 2005 this means last year’s winner Cameron Smith will be trying to emulate the Woods course Open double with wins at St Andrews (2022) and Royal Liverpool (2023).
How Many Times Has The Open Championship Been Played At Royal Liverpool?
Since the first Open golf Championship in 1860 the tournament has been staged at Royal Liverpool 12 times.
The first of these came in 1897 when England’s Harold Hilton won the event.
There was also a big period between 1968 and 2005 with no Open Championship played at the Hoylake course – a 38-year run.
2023 Open Golf – Tournament Information
- ⛳️ Event: 151st Open
- 📅 Date: Thursday 20th July, 2023 – Sunday 23rd July
- 🕛 Opening Tee Time: Approx. 7am GMT
- 🏆 2022 Winner: Cameron Smith
- 📺 TV Channel: UK: Sky Sports
- 🏟 Venue: Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Hoylake)
- 🎲 Odds: McIlroy 7/1| Scheffler 8/1 | Rahm 12/1 | Cameron Smith 16/1 | Viktor Hovland 20/1
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2023 Open Golf Betting Odds
The latest 2023 Open golf odds that you can get by joining the best UK golf betting sites. You can see the Rory McIlroy Open odds for 2023 are 7/1 and favourite for the tournament.
- Rory McIlroy 7/1
- Scottie Scheffler 8/1
- Jon Rahm 12/1
- Cameron Smith 16/1
- Viktor Hovland 20/1
- Brooks Koepka 22/1
- Patrick Cantlay 25/1
- Tommy Fleetwood 25/1
- Rickie Fowler 25/1
- Tyrell Hatton 25/1
- Xander Schauffele 25/1
- Collin Morikawa 25/1
- Shane Lowry 33/1
- Dustin Johnson 40/1
- Jordan Spieth 40/1
Note: Others on request and odds subject to change (correct 17th July 23)
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