Southport Offshore Rescue Trust announced its crew was called to the sand dunes between Birkdale and Ainsdale at around 2.15pm today, December 25. The charity said quadbikes were deployed to ...

The venue Originally established in 1889, Royal Birkdale was remodelled in 1922 to create the current layout, which sees the fairways and greens intertwined with the sand dunes. It has hosted the ...

The R&A knows it because the Open regularly visits Royal Liverpool on the Wirral and Royal Birkdale near Southport ... back nine that flows between huge dunes (the 17th hole is pictured above).