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Bowring Park Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 70 public parkland course measuring 6,191 yards, located in Huyton on the eastern outskirts of Liverpool in Merseyside. The course was established in 1913 on land that forms part of Bowring Park, a historic green space gifted to the city of Liverpool by Alderman Sir William Bowring for the permanent use of its inhabitants. It is widely regarded as the oldest municipal golf course in England. The course was designed and has subsequently been worked on by Hawtree Ltd, the long-established golf architecture practice.

The expansion of the M62 motorway in the 1970s bisected the original layout, temporarily reducing the course to nine holes, before land south of the motorway was acquired in the 1980s to restore the full 18-hole configuration. This history gives the course an unusual characteristic: players must cross beneath the motorway during the round, transitioning between the two distinct halves of the layout. The terrain is gently undulating parkland, with mature trees framing the majority of fairways. The course contains no par 5s, being composed entirely of par 3s and par 4s, giving it a compact, accuracy-focused character throughout.

The course operates as a public pay-and-play facility managed on behalf of the local authority and has no significant professional tournament history. It serves primarily as an accessible, affordable venue for golfers across the wider Liverpool and Merseyside area, valued for its historical distinction and its parkland setting within a well-used public park.