Wallasey: Temporary greens on hole 15. Green 16 is now back in play, compulsory use of mats on all of the new turfed areas adjacent to green. The sand area to the left of the green is GUR please use the drop zone if your ball rests within the white line.
Many famous golfers have played at Wallasey over the years. Bobby Jones, James Braid and Henry Cotton came for the 1930 Open when qualifying embraced one round at Hoylake and one at Wallasey.
The 1936 Open qualifying again included Cotton as well as Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour and a young eighteen year old amateur called Bobby Locke.
1956 saw Peter Thompson’s third successive Open victory, for which, despite being the defending Open champion, he still had to qualify at Wallasey, along with previous Open champions Henry Cotton, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Max Faulkner and Bobby Locke. Also playing in that qualifying event were Peter Alliss, Dai Rees and Gary Player, then a twenty year old.
(Pictured: John Panton and Sam Snead in 1967 before the World Senior Professional Championship, won by Panton 3&2)