With The 143rd Open Championship just a day away, excitement is building at Hoylake. There are no less than 32 players from Great Britain and Northern Ireland competing this week…
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Open 2014 – Bill Elliott Blog
Bill Elliott discusses Tiger Woods' return to the golfing world following his absence from the sport due to back surgery in this Open 2014 blog
Tony Jacklin: Glenmorangie ambassador looks back on the 1969 Open
Glenmorangie ambassador Tony Jacklin talks to Jeremy Ellwood about his rise to prominence and staying in the moment during that final round in 1969...
Behind the Scenes at the Open 2014 – “Morning, ma’am, haven’t we met?”
In the first of our series of behind-the-scenes profiles from Royal Liverpool, we catch up with courtesy car driver Rachel Bridge, by Robin Barwick
Matthew Baldwin: Local Hero
Matthew Baldwin will tee it up in his third Major and second Open Championship this week at Hoylake. It’s fair to say the 28-year-old won’t start among the favourites. In…
Tony Jacklin: Glenmorangie ambassador reflects on his 1969 Open win
Glenmorangie ambassador Tony Jacklin looks back on Lytham 1969 with Jeremy Ellwood and remembers a sleeping pill and calming his caddie's nerves...
Phil Mickelson returns Claret Jug
Robin Barwick reports from the Open 2014 as Phil Mickelson returns the Claret Jug he won in 2013
Open 2014: Bill Elliott Blog
Bill Elliott talks about the sights and sounds of the Open 2014, including an interview with Tom Watson
Open Championship 2014: Social Media
Paul Shaw, Royal Liverpool Golf Club’s social media guru, discusses digital plans for the 2014 Open Championship
Open Championship: The challenge of the links
Controversially for my first blog about this year’s Open Championship, I’m going to start by talking about another competition – last week’s Scottish Open at Royal Aberdeen. Played over the…
Why The Open Championship is our favourite major
In polls of our favourite major events it’s nearly always our home event, The Open Championship, that comes out on top. But why does it hold such a dear place…
Adam Scott Learning From Greg Norman Ahead of Open Championship
Adam Scott reached a world ranking of number one for the first time in May, and ever since he has been doing his best to stick to instructions from Greg…
Open Championship 2014: Six Key Holes
Golf Monthly editor and Royal Liverpool member, Michael Harris, selects six holes that will help decide who lifts the Claret Jug in July...
Q&A with R&A Chief Executive Peter Dawson
Peter Dawson Q&A How is the course at Royal Liverpool looking? We’re very pleased with the condition, given the winter they’ve had. It’s good and firm, and much less mossy…
Open Championship 2014: Top UK Contenders
Justin Rose World Ranking: 6 Best Open Finish: T-4 (1998) Best 2014 Finish: 1st Quicken Loans National and 1st Scottish Open Justin Rose will be feeling confident heading into the Open,…
Rory McIlroy: Open 2014 preparation
Rory McIlroy talks through his preparation for the 2014 Open Championship
Rory McIlroy talks about Hoylake
The last time the Open was played at Hoylake the course was, to put it mildly, a little firm under foot. The preceding weeks had been unusually hot and dry…
Rory McIlroy: Open Championship Club Set-up
A key part of Rory McIlroy’s preparation for this year’s Open Championship at Hoylake was to visit Nike’s new Performance Fitting Centre at Archerfield in East Lothian. While there to…
The Open Championship: an American Perspective
Of all my memories watching golf growing up, the “British Open” provided some of the most unique experiences. I remember my dad telling stories of the mysterious links style courses…