What they sayabout the links
Tour players, architects and writers
Tour players, course architects and golf writers on the links at Wallasey, in their own words. Open each name to read the full piece.
“My favourite 3 courses in the UK are Wallasey, then Royal Portrush, then Royal County Down. There was something about Wallasey I just loved. It was just beautiful.”
Golf YouTuber with over 1.7 million subscribers“I have always enjoyed playing golf at Wallasey. It is especially important to me as I played my last ever amateur event at Wallasey in June 2014, finishing 3rd in the Frank Stableford Open. I also think it was the only time that my brother and I played in the same scratch event.”
“The course is without doubt one of the best courses within the UK. The view from the 4th tee is spectacular and the final 3 holes are very demanding, therefore even if you have a good scorecard going it is difficult to protect it over the finishing holes.”
“The staff and members were very welcoming and I really do hope to find time to play when I am next in the UK.”
2022 US Open champion, four time Ryder Cup player and world No. 3“I do not think I have ever seen a course on which the contours of the hills and valleys were so infinitely picturesque. We shall have found the golf infinitely pleasant and exhilarating.”
The Golf Courses of the British Isles“It has mighty sandhills that are fascinating, picturesque and exciting, lending a thrill to the golf on some holes that it would be difficult to better.”
Classic Links of Great Britain and Ireland“The course at Wallasey is everything you could wish for in a true links experience. Rolling rugged sand dunes hug an awe inspiring coastline, thin fairways towards raised greens, elevated tees and blind shots aplenty.”
The Golf Lovers Guide to England“Over the years I have always enjoyed playing Wallasey. It is one of the only courses on the Wirral to offer sea views and has always been in great condition.”
“With the recent changes it is now truly spectacular. More holes offer that special view of the water and the new grass paths create real visual drama as they meander through the dunes.”
“The removal of non-native trees, and the reintroduction of native grasses onto the newly re-instated dunes, really adds to this visual as well as having a very positive impact on the playability of some holes.”
“The most impressive thing of all is that there have been no extra materials used, only reconfigured from what was already there. It is a real triumph for everybody involved, I can’t wait to play it.”
European Tour member
“I was well and truly mesmerised when I first set sights on Wallasey”
They say you only get one chance to make a first impression. I can still vividly remember several years ago walking from the car park round to the back of the clubhouse and casting my eye over the 18th green and the narrow, turbulent fairway leading towards it.
All but a handful of holes are played through or over gigantic sand dunes and this makes for scintillating golf. One of the features at Wallasey is playing your second shot at many of the par fours to raised greens, and it is a couple of these that provide the best holes.
Wallasey is one of my favourite courses. It is not big and bold like a Royal Birkdale or Saunton, but is more intimate and picturesque. It is such a fun golf course to play with an endless variety of shots required to hit into the greens, especially the ones set high in the dunes.
