About this episode

The episode discusses the preparation of Royal Birkdale for The Open Championship with insights from course manager Sean McLean and agronomist Adam Newton.

What does it take to prepare Royal Birkdale for The Open Championship? Course manager Sean McLean and agronomist Adam Newton from The R&A joined our podcast to discuss the nuances of maintaining a links course, the ins and outs of revetted bunkers, the ecological benefits of the native dunes around Royal Birkdale, how data collection informs course setup, and much more.

People in this episode

Guests: Sean McLean, Adam Newton

Topics covered

• course preparation
• links course maintenance
• bunker design
• ecological benefits
• data collection
• Royal Birkdale

Keywords

• Royal Birkdale
• Open Championship
• course management
• agronomy
• links course
• bunkers
• data collection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The R&A

Places: Royal Birkdale

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