Wallasey Golf Club

Wallasey is located five miles west of Liverpool, England on Liverpool Bay, and was originally designed by Tom Morris in 1891, with later revisions by Harold Hilton, James Braid and Sandy Herd, and Donald Steel. An interesting fact that the Stableford scoring system was devised by Dr Frank Stableford, a member of Wallasey. In the clubhouse is a painting of Bobby Jones, by artist and Wallasey member J.A.A.Berrie, RA. Jones sat for the painting during his 'Grand Slam' year of 1930, when the Open was held at nearby Hoylake and qualifying at Wallasey. This is a great links course played through sand dunes, with few flat lies on tight, running fairways. The greens are firm and fast, and constant sea breezes make clubbing difficult. More than half the holes at Wallasey play over, through and around large dunes, the rest are on flatter land and are a bit boring. It's a bit overpriced, but a nice setting overlooking the Irish Sea, and one of the better links courses in the area.