Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is an 18-hole championship links in Southport, Merseyside, on England’s northwest coast. Its fairways run through valleys between large dunes, with the clubhouse overlooking the finish. Although it is a private member club, visiting golfers can book through its official visitor program.
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Full leaderboard →About Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Founded in 1889, the club moved to its present site in the 1890s. Much of its recognizable character comes from the remodeling by Hawtree and J.H. Taylor, who routed holes through the valleys rather than repeatedly taking them over the dunes. The surrounding sand hills also created natural places for spectators to watch championship golf.
The art deco clubhouse opened in 1935 and remains a landmark above the closing hole. Royal status followed in 1951, and the course first hosted The Open in 1954. Those milestones help explain Birkdale’s place in British golf without relying on a changing ranking. For visitors, the attraction is the combination of that championship history and a links layout shaped by the dunes. Arrangements for play are handled by the club.
Tees & scorecard
| Tees / rating category | Yards | Par | Course rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 7,156 | 70 | 76.5 | 151 |
Longest tees first. Select a tee to view its hole-by-hole scorecard. Where supplied, M and L/F identify men’s and women’s ratings. Missing ratings are shown as —.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 446 | 416 | 444 | 215 | 322 | 512 | 149 | 458 | 411 | 3,373 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
| HCP | — |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 399 | 431 | 183 | 498 | 600 | 175 | 390 | 563 | 506 | 3,745 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| HCP | — |
YouTube course leaderboard
Royal Birkdale Golf ClubRanked by Score Differential — normalises gross scores across different tees using slope and course rating, so a ‑1 from the tips can be fairly compared to a ‑10 from the reds.
| # | Player | Video | Tees | Par | Score | Diff |
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Can I BREAK PAR at Royal Birkdale? (The Open Edition) Jul 9, 2026 |
Black
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70 | -1 | -5.6 |
| 2 |
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Can We Make Major Cut @ The Open? (Royal Birkdale) Jul 14, 2026 |
Black
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70 | +1 | -4.1 |
| 3 |
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The Major Cut @ Royal Birkdale (Open Edition) Jul 13, 2026 |
Black
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70 | +3 | -2.6 |
| 4 |
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Can We Make Major Cut @ The Open? (Royal Birkdale) Jul 14, 2026 |
Black
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70 | +4 | -1.9 |
| 5 |
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The Major Cut @ Royal Birkdale (Open Edition) Jul 13, 2026 |
Black
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70 | +6 | -0.4 |
| 6 |
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The Major Cut @ Royal Birkdale (Open Edition) Jul 13, 2026 |
Black
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70 | +6 | -0.4 |
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Can We Make Major Cut @ The Open? (Royal Birkdale) Jul 14, 2026 |
Black
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70 | +8 | +1.1 |
