Hoylake

British

/ ˈhɔɪˌleɪk /

noun

a town and resort in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside, on the Irish Sea. Pop: 25 524 (2001)

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A spokesperson for Wirral Council, which has seen protests outside a hotel in Hoylake, said "legal advice is being taken" and the authority is "considering the detail" of Tuesday's judgment.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

Harman was dubbed "the butcher of Hoylake" during his relentless march to the Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool two years ago as a result of his propensity to slay and eat big game.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

Cheered loudly by most of the 260,000 fans who made it to Hoylake, he looked poised to make a run on Sunday with birdies on Nos. 3-5.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

He played sensibly from tee to green, skilfully avoiding all but two of the penal Hoylake bunkers, and striking regularly with a putter which stayed hot throughout the week.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023

However, on the morrow of making that brave statement, he contrived, even with the "puggy," to take several strokes more than eighty to go round the Hoylake course for the championship.

From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.

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