The Open Championship 2014

16th - 20th July 2014

Official Hospitality, Royal Liverpool

Royal Liverpool — or Hoylake, as it is usually known — is the second-oldest seaside links golf course in England, and was the first course in North-West England to host The Open. Built on the racecourse of the Liverpool Hunt Club, it retained a dual role as horse racing venue and golf course for the first few years of its life.

The club played a key part in the development of Amateur golf: in 1885, it hosted the inaugural Amateur Championship; and 1921, it hosted the first informal match which would become the Walker Cup. Furthermore, two of the three amateurs who have won The Open were Hoylake members: John Ball and Harold Hilton. Fittingly enough the other amateur winner, Bobby Jones, won his third Open at Hoylake, an event which was the second of four steps in his unprecedented, and unmatched, grand slam.

Aside from Hilton and Jones, Hoylake has witnessed a string of unique Open winners: Arnaud Massey became the only Frenchman to win the title here in 1907; Fred Daly became the first Irishman to do so, in 1947 (Padraig Harrington in 2007 was only the second); and Argentinian golfer Roberto De Vicenzo became the first South American to win a major when he triumphed at Hoylake in 1967.



After the 1967 Open, it seemed unlikely that the Championship ever return to Hoylake. Yet in 2006, following years of work undertaken to create the space needed for a modern Open, the event returned — and it did so in style. In a week of wonderful weather on a superb, fast golf course, Tiger Woods produced an imperious display of intelligent golf — during which he only once used his driver — that would ensure a second Open Championship victory in as many years.

The Open Hospitality 2014

As the spectacle unfolds on the course, The Open Hospitality gives you and your guests the perfect space in which to relax and savour fine food while soaking up the atmosphere as the matches move towards the final hole.

Situated on Royal Liverpool's 16th hole, The Premier Suites and The Gallery Restaurant provide a setting like no other location on the course from which to absorb the atmosphere, build relationships and see the world’s greatest golfers compete for the sport’s oldest Major.

The 1860 Club and The Champion’s Club are ideally situated in the vibrant tented village giving easy access to the 16th hole and other parts of the course.

The Open HospitlaityExperience The Open in the best way possible by choosing from one of three superb restaurants – The Gallery, The 1860 Club or The Champion’s Club or one of our luxurious Premier Suites. You and your guests will enjoy a full day of all inclusive hospitality including award winning food and complimentary bar service throughout the day.

All hospitality guests receive parking passes providing easy access to the course and the Hospitality Village. Open from 8.30am to 7.00pm, you will have all the time you need to catch up with clients, friends or family.