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

Scheffler only just made the cut at Hoylake last year and finished outside the top 20 in what was only his third Open.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

Watch the best shots from the 2023 Open championship at Hoylake starring Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and champion Brian Harman.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2023

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

It gave much delight to the men of Hoylake that I should have drawn, as my first foe, my old enemy at Westward Ho!

From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.

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