When you've got the DP World Tour knocking on the door asking to stage an elite level event on your hallowed links turf, it's fair to assume you're doing something right and your golf course is pretty special. This is the case with Hillside, who played host to the Cazoo Classic in July 2022, before staging the R&A Amateur Championship a year later. Offering 18 holes of some of the most testing yet immaculate links land, its rising reputation within the world of golf is only skyrocketing.
Tucked away on the Merseyside coastline, Hillside is nestled neatly between two world renowned neighbours; Royal Birkdale and Southport and Ainsdale. In the current Top 100 ranking, Hillside currently holds court in the 22nd position, placed just behind the likes of Wentworth and Royal Liverpool . One of the first striking features of Hillside is the natural serenity, going hand-in-hand with the attention to detail around the property.
Trim, immaculate walkways and a well connected network from practice range to putting green to club house arrive as an early greeting, with the first tee just strolling distance away, well within nerve-inducing view of a watching gallery. A good golf course usually masters the fundamentals in providing a varying yet stern test of patience and tactics while also taking players through a host of shifting shapes of terrain and texture. Hillside manages this willingly, with the first and second holes asking big questions of a player's mettle and temperament on the .
