The first issue of Golf Monthly was published in March 1911, containing articles such as – “The Aims and Aspirations of a Professional” by five-time Open champion J.H Taylor, “My Favourite Shot and how I Play it” by the illustrious trio of six-time Open winner Harry Vardon, five-time champ James Braid and 1920 winner George Duncan. Then the rather amusing “Golfing Characters I have met” by W. Dalrymple – “Mrs George Valentine, the incomparable nurse who was with Old Tom Morris before his lamented death…” is the sort of thing covered there.
Back in 1911, the publication’s editor was the great amateur Open champion Harold Hilton. He was a member of Royal Liverpool and he was still editor when The Open travelled to his home club in 1913. Golf Monthly has covered Hoylake Opens ever since, from J.H Taylor’s triumph in 1913 up to Rory’s win 101 years later and now once more in 2023. Here, from the Golf Monthly archive, a resource which will soon be available to the public, we look at some of the best lines from the history of Golf Monthly’s Hoylake Open coverage.
