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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Wilson, Mike |
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| Author Affiliation: | Contributing Editor, Golfdom Europe |
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| Title: | A stately honor: Royal Birkdale's raw beauty tests the best in The Open Championship |
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| Source: | Golfdom Europe. Vol. 1, No. 3, July 2008, p. 20-22, 24, 26. |
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| Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: Questex Media |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf tournaments; Golf course renovation; Tournament preparation; Golf course design; Golf course superintendents; Tournament operations; Membership relations; Nature conservation; Water conservation; Course profile
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| Facility Names: | Royal Birkdale, in Southport, England |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Lancashire, United Kingdom (UK), which hosted the 2008 Open Championship. Highlights the club's renevation process, stating that "the course alterations...include a new 17th green, six new championship tees and 20 new hazards, 16 of which are fairway bunkers...Part of the reshaping package was to stiffen the challenge of these holes, which include the strategically critical 15th, 16th and 17th holes." States that "the classic paradox for members of golf clubs hosting major golf championships is the balance between disruption to their playing routine and pride of having their golf course tested by the best." Discusses preparations taken for the Open, stating that "greens were cut thrice daily during the Open Championship, twice each morning and once in the evening. Greens also were rolled each morning. Tees, aprons, surrounds, fairways and semi-rough were cut daily, and there was also a daily regime of divoting and bunker raking." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Wilson, M. 2008. A stately honor: Royal Birkdale's raw beauty tests the best in The Open Championship. Golfdom Europe. 1(3):p. 20-22, 24, 26. |
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