About this episode

Garrett and Joseph discuss the history and preparation of Royal Birkdale Golf Club for the upcoming Open Championship.

Next week, Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, will host the Open Championship for the 11th time. The pros will probably love it (because they almost always do), but will we like it? In this episode, Garrett discusses all things Royal Birkdale with his Fried Egg Golf colleague Joseph LaMagna, who recently visited the course. Garrett and Joseph talk about Royal Birkdale’s history, land, routing, greens, and architectural philosophy before delving into the changes the club made in preparation for this year’s Open. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Garrett

Guest: Joseph LaMagna

Topics covered

• Royal Birkdale
• Open Championship
• golf course architecture
• golf history
• course preparation

Keywords

• Royal Birkdale
• Open Championship
• golf
• course routing
• architectural philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Birkdale Golf Club

Places: Southport, England

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