Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the town of Southport, England, and is one of the clubs in the Open Championship rotation for both men and women. It has hosted the men's championship nine times, first in 1954 and most recently in July 2008. Previous winners of the Open at Royal Birkdale are Pádraig Harrington, Mark O'Meara, Ian Baker-Finch, Tom Watson, Johnny Miller, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer and Peter Thomson (twice). It has hosted the women's tournament five times, latterly in 2010.
Royal Birkdale has also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1965 and 1969, the Walker Cup, and the Curtis Cup. It is scheduled to host the Senior Open Championship in 2013.
Read more about Royal Birkdale Golf Club: History, The Open Championship, The Women’s British Open, Scorecard
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