▁South port , ▁Mer se ys ide . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁rotation ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Open ▁Championship ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁British ▁Open ▁and ▁has ▁hosted ▁the ▁Open ▁Championship ▁ten ▁times ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁W inners ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁at ▁the ▁course ▁include ▁P ád ra ig ▁Harr ington , ▁Mark ▁O ' M ear a , ▁Ian ▁Baker - Fin ch , ▁Tom ▁Watson , ▁Johnny ▁Miller , ▁Lee ▁Tre v ino , ▁Arnold ▁Pal mer , ▁Peter ▁Thom son ▁( tw ice ) ▁and ▁Jordan ▁S pi eth . ▁ ▁Royal ▁B irk dale ▁hosted ▁the ▁women ' s ▁tournament ▁for ▁a ▁sixth ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Senior ▁Open ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁hosted ▁the ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁( 1 9 6 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ), ▁the ▁Walker ▁Cup ▁( 1 9 5 1 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Curt is ▁Cup ▁( 1 9 4 8 ). ▁Other ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁Open ▁ro ta ▁near ▁Liverpool ▁are ▁Royal ▁Liverpool ▁G olf ▁Club ▁( H oy la ke ) ▁and ▁Royal ▁L yth am ▁& ▁St ▁An nes ▁G olf ▁Club . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Open ▁Championship , ▁Br anden ▁Grace ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁in ▁major