Is Hoylake Worthy of Another British Open?
The British Open hasn’t been played at Hoylake since 1967, and that raises a few questions in my mind. We all know about The Old Course at St. Andrews, Turnberry, Carnoustie, Royal Troon, etc. However, I know very little about Hoylake because I wasn’t even close to being born in 1967. This doesn’t mean the course stinks by any means. It could very possibly produce one of the best and most exciting tournaments in recent history. The intriguing part to me is the “out of bounds” situation. From what I’ve seen so far, there seems to be an excessive amount of out of bounds compared to the typical North American golf courses. I’m a big fan of having the golfers punished for hitting wayward tee shots, and we are either going to see a lot of penalty strokes or a lot of hybrids and 5-woods off the tee. Then again, we may see a lot of both. A lot of golf fans like to see the “grip it and rip it” approach, but I’m more of a strategic guy myself. This course sounds exciting to me. Whether or not t
