Royal Liverpool Golf Club Hoylake

The course, which will stage the world's oldest major championship for the 11th time, has been extended by 263 yards since Argentina's Roberto de Vicenzo won the 1967 title.

The par-72 layout will measure 7,258 yards with the order of the holes slightly changed. The traditional par-four 17th has been switched to the opening hole so the par-five 16th can become the last for the tournament.

Renowned for its daunting finish, Hoylake will stretch 1,573 yards over the last three holes and culminate in a dogleg right par-five with out-of-bounds lurking on the right.

The course was lengthened and re-shaped by designer Donald Steel in 2001, with new greens constructed on the third and the 17th and the landing areas for drives tightened on the 10th and 12th.

Founded in 1869, Hoylake hosted the inaugural British amateur championship in 1885 and also the sport's first international match in 1902, between England and Scotland.

The first competition featuring amateur men's teams from the U.S. and Britain was played there in 1921, ushering in the inaugural Walker Cup the following year.

Situated on the mouth of the Dee estuary, Hoylake is unique among Open championship links because it is possible for a player to be out-of-bounds within the confines of the course.

Here is a hole-by-hole look at the layout, with the local name of each hole, for the July 20-23 British Open:

No. 1 (Royal) par four, 454 yards. The right side of the fairway on this dogleg left gives a good view of the green as it angles away between bunkers. A left-to-right wind can make this hole formidable with out-of-bounds lying in wait to the right.

No. 2 (Stand) par four, 436 yards. There are bunkers on both sides of the fairway on this dogleg right where the green slopes away on both sides.

No. 3 (Course) par four, 429 yards. Normally the club's opening hole, this par four features a sharp dogleg right that skirts the out-of-bounds practice ground all the way to the green. Many a player has gone out-of-bounds with the drive and the approach.

No. 4 (Road) par four, 372 yards. New bunkers guard the left side of the fairway. The green, protected by front bunkers to the left and right, falls away towards the back.

No. 5 (Long) par five, 528 yards. A severe dogleg left where the fairway threads between gorse on the left and bunkers on the right. A two-tiered green provides further problems for the player.

No. 6 (New) par three, 202 yards. The prevailing wind on this hole blows towards the tee from the right, posing problems with club selection. The generous-sized green is well bunkered at the front.

No. 7 (Telegraph) par four, 453 yards. This challenging par four features a tight fairway, placing a premium on accuracy off the tee. A deep bunker protects the front left of the green.

No. 8 (Briars) par four, 423 yards. The tee shot here can be daunting against a strong prevailing wind with a long carry required over an orchard and out-of-bounds to the left. The hidden fairway then swings gently to the left and onwards to the green.

No. 9 (Dowie) par three, 198 yards. Named after Hoylake's founder, this exposed par three can be treacherous with a narrow green guarded by front bunkers to the left and right and encircled by humps and hollows.

No. 10 (Far) par five, 534 yards. The first of three par-fives on the back nine, this hole stretches away to the furthest point from the clubhouse with a lone bunker lurking to the front and right of the green.

No. 11 (Punch Bowl) par four, 393 yards. The first of four holes running along the sea shore, this par four ends with a bowl of a green angled from left to right.

No. 12 (Dee) par four, 448 yards. A dogleg left with a sloping fairway that can propel the ball to the right. This par four features a raised green.

No. 13 (Alps) par three, 198 yards. A superb but tough par three with an oblong green set well back into sandhills that block out the left side. Out-of-bounds await behind the green.

No. 14 (Hilbre) par four, 456 yards. A sharp dogleg left named after nearby Hilbre Island with its variety of birds. The corner of the fairway is well bunkered and the green drops away into a hollow on the right.

No. 15 (Rushes) par three, 161 yards. Deceptively difficult, this short par three features an elevated tee and a necklace of bunkers surrounding the green. Recovery shots can be tricky for players who miss the green.

No. 16 (Field) par five, 554 yards. The second longest hole on the course is the start of Hoylake's demanding finish. A dogleg right, this par five culminates with a green bunkered to the left and guarded on the right by a deep grassy hollow.

No. 17 (Lake) par four, 459 yards. Pinpoint accuracy is required off the tee with fairway bunkers lurking on the left and right before a second shot can be struck into a two-tiered green.

No. 18 (Dun) par five, 560 yards. The 16th hole when de Vicenzo won the 1967 Open championship, this closing par five is likely to provide classic "risk/reward" theatre with out-of-bounds on the right threatening the drive and the second shot. De Vicenzo's 'winning shot" was a thunderous three-wood that cleared the out-of-bounds and finished 22 feet from the pin, setting up a two-putt birdie to keep at bay a charging Jack Nicklaus.