Golf club in Merseyside, England
Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club is an 18-hole championship
golf course in
North West
England , situated near the
Merseyside (formerly
Lancashire ) towns of
Southport and
Ainsdale , north of
Liverpool . The course is near the coast of the
Irish Sea , set amongst ranges of tall sandhills and smaller sand dunes, just south of
Royal Birkdale Golf Club .
Founded 118 years ago in 1906, the club hosted the
Ryder Cup in
1933 and
1937 .
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[4] It has also staged many other notable tournaments, including the 2005
Amateur Championship with Royal Birkdale, the 2018 Bearfight Invitational, and is on the roster for Final Qualifying tournaments for
The Open Championship . As of 2019, the club professional is former
European Tour golfer
Jim Payne .
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Ryder Cup venues
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Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club ,
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East Lake Golf Club ,
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Royal Birkdale Golf Club ,
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