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Open Championshiop 2006 - Royal Liverpool:We have an exceptional program for the Championship in 2006, restricted to just four couples. Travel will be by executive coach with air-conditioned leather interior. Entry tickets to all four days of the championship are included, as are executive rooms at the fabulous Chester Grosvenor Hotel and Old Course-facing rooms at the St Andrews Old Course Hotel, for a post-trip experience at the 2005 Open venue.Sunday 16 July Depart USA for Manchester, England Monday 17 July Arrive Manchester Airport. Met by driver and executive coach for transfer to the Chester Grosvenor Hotel. The afternoon allows an opportunity to stroll around the historic city centre with its Roman history, chic boutiques and Tudor buildings. Overnight at Chester Grosvenor. Tuesday 18 July Play the excellent Tom Morris-designed links course of Wallasey. Founded in 1891 and 6607 yards long, Wallasey overlooks Liverpool Bay and benefits from similar soils and duneland to Royal Liverpool. Over time, Morris' original design has been up-dated by Alec Herd, James Braid, and Harold Hilton to create additional length and hazards. And one prominent club member, Dr Frank Stableford, invented the points scoring system which has been adopted for competitions the world over. Overnight at Chester Grosvenor. Wednesday 19 July Today Royal Birkdale is our venue. Rated the best course in Britain over the last few years by some surveys, this Open venue is a classic links from which, unusually, you never see the sea. It lies inland from the coast road below Southport in a glorious stretch of golfing terrain, which includes Southport & Ainsdale, West Lancashire, Formby, and Hillside. Designed by Fred Hawtree and J H Taylor, the modern links were established in 1922, although the club had been founded in 1889. The Club has hosted many major tournaments: Walker Cups, Ryder Cups, Opens, Curtis Cups, and Ladies Opens, as well as a PGA Match Play championship and numerous amateur events. The 6703 yards, from the medal tees, is extended for Open Championships, but is quite long enough to test the best amateur players. Overnight at Chester Grosvenor. Thursday 20 July The opening round of the Open Championship. This will be an emotional day for Royal Liverpool. 1967 was the last time the Open came here, when Roberto de Vicenzo won a popular victory. Recent changes to the course master-minded by Donald Steel and refurbishment of the clubhouse have prepared Hoylake, as the locals call it, for another Open visit. To paraphrase Bernard Darwin, if the mighty winds blow, a mighty champion will be created! Overnight at Chester Grosvenor. Friday 21 July Round Two of the Open, when the big names often reel in the early leaders, and the whole field aims not just to beat the cut, but to gain position for the weekend. Overnight at Chester Grosvenor. Saturday 22 July The crowd swells as weekend visitors join the throng. Weather plays a vital role on all links courses, and the members will be hoping the wind really does blow so that they can see how the top players contend with the sort of windy conditions, which the locals experience on a weekly basis. Overnight at Chester Grosvenor. Sunday 23 July The final day! Will it be Tiger or Ernie? Can Phil or Vijay add the Open to their trophy cabinets? Or will a local boy come through? Ian Poulter has the wardrobe for all occasions, but has he got the game? Be there on Sunday afternoon to find out! Overnight at Chester Grosvenor Monday 24 July A leisurely transfer to St Andrews, with a scenic drive through the Scottish Borders. Our destination is the famous Old Course Hotel, which looks out over the fairway of the legendary Road Hole. Every big name has trodden these links, and what a thrill it is to face the same shots as those of our golfing heroes on the world’s most famous course. Overnight at Old Course Hotel. Tuesday 25 July Kingsbarns has rightly leapt to prominence in every informed listing of the great courses. Kyle Phillips could retire tomorrow and his place in history would be assured, thanks to the creation of this wonderful links just east of St Andrews. Every hole has spectacular sea views, the bunkering is stupendous, course presentation is immaculate and the greens are sensational. Overnight at Old Course Hotel. Wednesday 26 July A day in St Andrews for the Old Course with an optional round on the New. However many times you play the Old Course, you discover something new – the subtlety of the design, the grandeur of the greens, the sense of history heightening the experience. No wonder Alistair Mackenzie contended that the Old Course should be the yardstick by which all other courses might be judged. Overnight at Old Course Hotel. Thursday 27 July Carnoustie lies just across the Tay Bridge from St Andrews and is truly a demanding links. One of the hardest of the Open courses, it requires good ball striking and strategic thinking, particularly during the tough finishing holes, where the Barry Burn can wreck a score in a matter of minutes – just ask Jean van de Velde! Overnight at Old Course Hotel Friday 28 July Morning transfer to Glasgow Airport for departure to United States. Note: tee times are subject to confirmation from the clubs by 1 January 2006. |
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