点评:Royal Birkdale is one of the Open sites on the northwest coast of England along with Royal Liverpool and Lytham St. Annes. In my opinion it is the best of the three although Lytham St. Annes is a close second. A list of the winners is a who's who of modern golf with Peter Thomson winning the first two and then Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller, Tom Watson, Ian Baker-Finch, Mark O'Meara, Padraig Harrington and finally Jordan Spieth. Surprisingly missing are Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tiger Woods. As one of our caddies stated "You won't find any Todd Hamiltons winning here".
The course was in excellent conditions with the best fairways and greens of the three. The greens were also much faster than the other two Open courses and several others we played in the area.
The clubhouse is a more modern design than most in England with a distinctive clock tower that can be seen from every hole on the course.
One of the best features is that on all but a few holes you see nothing but the hole you are playing with each hole being nestled between fescue covered dunes.
There are plenty of the typical pot bunkers that Open courses feature, but if you know how to play out of them they are not as threatening as they look. If you don't know how then it will be a long day and a high score.
On the 16th hole have the caddies show you the small plaque marking the spot where Arnold Palmer blasted a six iron out of a seemingly impossible lie to claim the title in 1961.
All in all this is a joy to play and will create golf memories that will last a lifetime.
翻译:皇家伯克戴尔是英格兰西北海岸的公开赛场地之一,与皇家利物浦和莱瑟姆圣安妮斯并列。在我看来,它是三者中最好的,尽管莱瑟姆圣安妮斯紧随其后。获胜者名单是现代高尔夫名人录,彼得·汤姆森赢得了前两届,然后是阿诺德·帕尔默、李·特维诺、约翰尼·米勒、汤姆·沃森、伊恩·贝克-芬奇、马克·奥米拉、帕德里克·哈灵顿,最后是乔丹·斯皮思。令人惊讶的是杰克·尼克劳斯、加里·普莱尔和泰格·伍兹没有获奖。正如我们的一位球童所说:“你不会在这里看到任何托德·汉密尔顿获胜的人。”
球场状况极佳,球道和果岭是三者中最好的。果岭也比我们在该地区打过的其他两个公开赛球场和其他几个球场快得多。
俱乐部会所的设计比英格兰的大多数会所都更现代,有一个独特的钟楼,从球场的每个洞都可以看到。
最好的特点之一是,除了几个洞之外,您只能看到您正在打球的球洞,每个球洞都坐落在羊茅草覆盖的沙丘之间。
开放式球场有许多典型的沙坑,但如果您知道如何打出这些沙坑,它们并不像看起来那么危险。如果您不知道怎么做,那将是漫长的一天,但您将获得高分。
在第 16 洞,让球童向您展示一块小牌匾,上面标记着阿诺德·帕尔默在 1961 年从一个看似不可能的球位击出六号铁杆并夺得冠军的地方。
总而言之,这是一种乐趣,将创造一生难忘的高尔夫回忆。