The Clubhouse at Royal Liverpool, Hoylake: Home of The Open Championship 2014

In time for the return of the Open in 2006, the Clubhouse at Hoylake underwent a hugely successful programme of refurbishment at a cost of almost two million pounds. Additions and alterations have ensured that the building meets the demands of the twenty-first century and is appropriate to a Championship venue. There is a new reception area for visitors and an excellent Professional's Shop. It was the Club's aim to ensure that visitors receive a warm, helpful and efficient welcome upon their arrival at Hoylake, and these two areas, the ground floor of a substantial extension, have amply fulfilled that brief. On the second storey is the Club's new library, meeting room and balcony, accessible by lift if so required. The locker rooms and showers are also new, as is the décor of the entire building. State of the art kitchens have ensured that the RLGC's catering, always highly praised, is even better than before.