West Lancashire Golf Club

West Lancashire Golf Club plays as a links course on the Merseyside coast near Liverpool, laid out by the designer C K Cotton across around 200 acres of coastal land. The design follows the classic links pattern of two loops of nine holes, with both the 9th and 18th greens returning to sit in front of the clubhouse. The round opens with a demanding dogleg par four and keeps that intensity through a strong run of holes from the 7th to the 9th, before a testing par three 12th leads into a climb up to an elevated 13th tee with views out across the surrounding coastline. That mix of tight opening holes, a difficult short hole mid-round and an elevated tee shot later in the round gives the course a varied rhythm rather than a single defining stretch. Its position among the dunes and coastal grassland north of Liverpool places it within a cluster of well-known links courses along this stretch of the Merseyside and Lancashire coast. Regular visitors, including golfers who play the game at a competitive level, have noted the consistency of its conditioning, and the course is generally kept in play throughout the year despite its exposed coastal setting.