The West Lancashire Golf Club is one of the most natural and testing links courses in the British Isles. Host Final Qualifying for The Open from 2023-26.
It is our starter Ray’s 80th birthday today. Let’s all lift his spirits whilst at home, we all need a bit of this at the moment. Happy Birthday Ray, see you back on the 1st tee soon 🎂
#StaySafeStayHome
Happy Birthday to Ray our starter, 83 years young today. Rays been through a tough time lately but we all look forward to seeing him back on the 1st tee soon. Get well soon Ray 👍
One of the biggest changes we’ve made this year is the improvement to our practice area. We’ve added sleeper lining and extended it and under the guidance of
@westlancsgreens
, our green staff have some a wonderful job of improving this area for our members and guests.
Congratulations to Jack Brooks on winning the
@NorthernOOM
Crosby Challenge Plate today with a total score of level par 144. A fantastic score in tough cold windy conditions today from the Black tees.
Absolutely delighted with the recent
@GolfWorld1
Top 100 rankings. Up 19 places to number 28. Fantastic work from the whole team
@westlancsgreens
to get us climbing the rankings. Can we break the top 20 for our 150th anniversary in 2023 ⛳️
Qualified ✅
Congratulations to Matt Wallace, Matthew Jordan, Kyle Barker, Alex Fitzpatrick & Tiger Christensen for securing their place at the 151st Open!
Stellar golf all round ahead of the Claret Jug’s return to
@rlgchoylake
@therandagolf
@theopen
The weather has finally brightened up for Final Qualifying Practice. Here’s
@Graeme_McDowell
starting his practice for
@TheOpen
Final Qualifying tomorrow.
A little video of our club taken just a couple of weeks ago when we re-opened. Thanks to Liam
@Golf_Mates_
for the footage, great video 👍
The countdown is on until we host The
@RandA
Women’s Amateur from 24th -29th August.
#1873
#linksgolf
Official practice day tomorrow for the
@TheOpen
Regional Qualifying. First golfers off at 07:30. Spectators welcome tomorrow and Monday, entry is free of charge.
Following on from announcing the
@RoseLadiesGolf
series yesterday, we are delighted to announce we will be hosting
@randa
Final Qualifying for
@TheOpen
from 2023 to 2026. Full details can be found here -
Finishing tied for first with a score of -6 with Sam Horsfield, local amateur Matthew Dodd-Berry from
@RLGCHoylake
reflects on a great day at West Lancs as he looks forward to
@RoyalTroonGC
later this month.
Founded in 1873 by seven members of Royal Liverpool Golf Club anxious to expand the 'Scottish national game', the West Lancashire Golf Club is the oldest in the county of Lancashire and one of the earliest golf clubs in England.
Delighted to announce ourselves and
@RoyalBirkdale_
will be hosting the R&A Amateur Championship 2020. Will we see the next
@ManasseroMatteo
burning the course up?
Great to hear Colin Montgomerie
@montgomeriefdn
talk about our ‘bloody good golf course’ whilst out practicing in Marrakech. Be great to see you back here, maybe to watch the
@RandA
125th Amateur Championship in June?
#linksgolf
We're thrilled to be playing our part when
@TheOpen
returns to
@RLGCHoylake
this July.
Final Qualifying will be held here on 4th July & golfers wanting to play in Regional and Final Qualifying can view the entry criteria & submit an entry form via The Open website.
No matter the weather or temperature, our brilliant greenkeeping team continue to work tirelessly to keep the course in superb condition.
On sandy links turf, West Lancs drains exceptionally well and is perfect for winter golf.
The course and weather is looking absolutely stunning for our Pairs Open today. Is there any better place to be on earth on a day like today?
#linksgolf
#summerishereatlast
A stiff breeze welcomes the members back this morning. Full credit to Stuart
@westlancsgreens
and the team, the course looks magnificent from the balcony. They have the course to themselves for another 10 minutes before play begins.
After making
@westlancsgreens
move the gator for the perfect picture he still ended up in the next take! What a difference 24 hours makes! The course looks stunning this evening. Match play of the
@RandA
Women’s Amateur starts tomorrow after a cut of +6 today.
A scary view from the golf course this afternoon with the wind blowing the fire in our direction. A huge thank you to the fire brigade who attended and put the fire out before it caused too much damage and reached the golf course.
Set up nearly complete for
@TheOpen
Regional Qualifying.
@westlancsgreens
Fairway mowers still working hard on the 10th. Not a breath of wind here this morning.
An incredible
@theopen
draws to a close. Congratulations to
@therandagolf
@rlgchoylake
Congratulations to Brian Harman on the win and to
@alex_fitz9
and
@matty_jordan7
on such great performances after qualifying at West Lancs.
A tremendous showcase of England’s Golf Coast!
All set for the
@RandA
Women’s Amateur starting tomorrow. Practice day tomorrow followed by the two strokeplay qualifying rounds. Good luck to all players.
#linksgolf
#1873
#womensamateur
Just 1 day left until Open qualifying! The world's top golfers will gather at West Lancs, vying for a spot in the prestigious Open at Royal Liverpool. Will you be there to witness the excitement?
Three days to go! Not long to go before the Final Qualifying for
@TheOpen
at
@RLGCHoylake
Final Qualifying is on Tuesday the 4th of July at the
West Lancashire Golf Club. Entrance is free and
visitors are encouraged. The draw for the event below
Our team have build a fantastic new driving range over the off season and all their hard work has paid dividends. Stuart and his greens team have transformed the area into a facility we can all be proud of.
@westlancsgreens
Congratulations to
@GavinAbsonGolf
Joe Walsh, Ian Kearney and James Tottey for winning the Crosby Beacon today. A fantastic team score of 222 (+6). We last won the event in 2012. Thanks to all the clubs who entered and we look forward to hosting you again in 2023!
Congratulations to Jim Payne of
@SandAGolfClub
winning the Professional Prize and
@Hillside_GC
for winning the Team Prize at our Crosby Beacon Tournament today. 3 teams on the winning score of 221 (best 3 from 4). True links conditions today.
Who will make it to Final Qualifying on Tuesday?
The course looks absolutely magnificent again thanks to
@westlancsgreens
. Stunning team effort up to now.
Final pieces to the jigsaw out in place today ready to welcome everybody for Regional Qualifying on Monday. Course in fantastic condition. Menu looks 👌 if you are staying for something to eat. How could you not want to enjoy our balcony with that view?
Today is
#ThankAGreenkeeper
Day!
We would like to say an enormous thank you to Stuart Hogg and our wonderful greenkeeping team who have worked tirelessly to present our course this year.
We are very lucky to have such a great team!
@westlancsgreens
👏
The countdown is on! 2 months today the best golfers in the world will be playing the opening round of the 151st Open
@rlgchoylake
With Final Qualifying here as well, we can't wait to show the world just how great links golf is in the North West of England.
Proud to be in the ‘Top rated Courses of 2020’ on
@golfshake
. Thank you to everyone who has played throughout 2020, we hope you enjoyed your visit and look forward to welcoming you again in 2021 and beyond.
Meet Sarah our Halfway House Manager.
Always putting a smile on the face of those who come through, regardless of how well their round is going! Sarah is on her own golfing journey too, so be sure to ask her about it when you pop in for a sausage roll and a drink!
Just a few days to go before
@randa
Regional Qualifying for The Open. Players, we wish you the best of luck, we've booked the good weather for you. Spectators, we are afraid the car park is reserved for players and volunteers only and so please find a safe place to park near by.
2023 is our 150th anniversary here at The West Lancashire Golf Club. As part of our celebrations we're delivering several improvement projects both on & off the course - it's going to be a great year & an exciting time for everyone involved!