Hoylake Golf Club

Hoylake Golf Club is an 18-hole public course situated on Carr Lane in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. The course was established in 1933, laid out by five-time Open Champion James Braid on land that had previously served as the Hoylake Ladies' Golf Links. The Wirral Borough Council sanctioned the project following approval to borrow funds for the purchase of around 200 acres of land in the early 1930s. The course plays to a par of 70 over approximately 6,313 yards from the white tees, with a standard scratch score of 70.

The layout occupies relatively flat terrain on the western edge of the Wirral, with a character that sits somewhere between links and parkland. The course features a high concentration of par-4 holes across both nines, giving it a consistent demand for iron play into greens. Bunkers are numerous and a notable feature throughout the round. The front nine opens with a sequence of moderate-length par 4s before the course's more demanding holes emerge, with the par-4 fifth at 447 yards representing the stroke index one challenge. The back nine introduces par 5s at the twelfth and fifteenth, offering some variation in rhythm.

The club sits adjacent to Royal Liverpool Golf Club, one of The Open Championship's most historic venues, and Hoylake Golf Club's grounds were used as a practice facility for the 2023 Open. The municipal course is open to the public year-round and has historically served as an accessible community golfing facility for the Wirral area, though it has faced challenges in maintenance investment in more recent years.