Situated on the shores of the Irish Sea, Royal Liverpool is a unique course in a few ways and shares a great deal of history with the Open Championship, being played there for the 12th time. The last time the Open Championship was played at Royal Liverpool was in 2006, where it was won by Tiger Woods in unusually windless but fast conditions. Incidentally, Tiger Woods will be in the field this week, despite recently having back surgery and this being his first tournament since missing the cut at the Quicken Loans National earlier this year.
Royal Liverpool is also infamous for it's finishing holes. Two out of its last three holes are par 5's (16th and 18th). This means that players will have scoring abilities much later in their rounds, which should make for an exciting finish come Sunday afternoon.
And of course this being a traditional links course located near the sea, the weather will also be a factor. Rain or winds can easily change the dynamic of the course. Rain is forecasted on Friday and Saturday, but you can never really predict the weather on a links course. Links courses also demand creativity and unconventionality that's not usually see on the typical golf course. Amercian Bubba Watson mentioned in his press interview earlier today that "[links golf requires] stuff you can't do in the States".
By the looks of it, this year's Open Championship is shaping up to be one of the more exciting ones. Stay tuned tomorrow for our picks on who we think is going to win this year,
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
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