Royal Birkdale Golf Club

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Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a renowned championship links course in Southport, England, famous for hosting multiple Open Championships and other major golf tournaments.

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Birkdale 2
Birkdale Golf Club 1
Royal Birkdale 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf golf club
links golf course
sports venue
country England
foundedIn 1889
governingBody The R&A
grantedRoyalStatusBy King George VI
linked to: George VI
hasCourseDesigner Fred Hawtree
Frederick G. Hawtree
J. H. Taylor
linked to: J.H. Taylor
hasCourseType links
hasFeature coastal winds
narrow fairways sheltered by dunes
towering sand dunes
hasNumberOfHoles 18
hasPar 70
71
hasReputation one of the finest links courses in the world
regular venue for major championships
hostedCurtisCupInYear 1948
1952
1966
1984
2012
hostedOpenChampionshipInYear 1954
1961
1971
1976
1983
1991
1998
2008
2017
hostedRyderCupInYear 1965
1969
hostedTournament British Amateur Championship
Curtis Cup
Ryder Cup
Seniors Open Championship
The Open Championship
Walker Cup
Women’s British Open
hostedWalkerCupInYear 1965
hostedWomensBritishOpenInYear 2000
2005
2010
locatedIn Merseyside
North West England
Southport
locatedOn English coastline
nearestCity Liverpool
notableWinner Arnold Palmer
Jordan Spieth
Lee Trevino
Tom Watson
originalName Birkdale Golf Club
receivedRoyalStatusIn 1951
sport golf

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southport hasGolfCourse Royal Birkdale Golf Club
The Senior Open Championship hasNotableVenue Royal Birkdale
linked to: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
John David Pugh representedWard Birkdale
linked to: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Ainsdale near Birkdale
linked to: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club originalName Birkdale Golf Club
linked to: Royal Birkdale Golf Club