Links from the Road – Details, episodes & analysis

Sam's golf started at Hoylake, so it is only right that the series should start there too. As well as other big names such as Wallasey, Royal Birkdale, Formby, Hillside, he discusses his experience at Formby Ladies, Hesketh and West Lancs.

Episode 1 is Sam's ode to the links of home.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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Author Sam Cooper goes back to where it all began for him personally, and indeed for golf more generally in England's north-west.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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Author Sam Cooper is in his spiritual home of England's north-west. He is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, for a discussion of an unheralded course that is within a couple of miles of Royal Liverpool and enjoys historical connections with its near neighbour.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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Author Sam Cooper has almost made his way around the coast to reach Liverpool. But before we reach one of England’s most famous cities, we encounter Wallasey. Sam is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, for an in-depth discussion on a course that touches greatness – and has ambitious plans to embrace it.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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Author Sam Cooper visits a charming little course that is even closer to Liverpool than Wallasey, to which it is adjacent. He is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, who is eager to learn why it is that Sam is always so delighted to call in for a game here.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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Author Sam Cooper heads north of Liverpool to Crosby and finds a club that dates back to the 19th century but with a course that has only existed in its current form since the 1960s. Sam is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, for what is a celebration of this redoubtable links.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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Author Sam Cooper explains why this pint-sized layout that sits snugly inside the ‘big’ course is not to be missed when experiencing the best golf in England’s north-west. He finds a more than willing co-conspirator in the shape of host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, who is proud to have recognised Formby Ladies in their latest England list.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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Author Sam Cooper was recently appointed as the consulting architect at Formby. Want to know what he has in mind at one of the country’s most highly regarded courses? Join him and host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, as they discuss what makes Formby stand apart and how they would classify this unusual links-heathland hybrid.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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Author Sam Cooper turns his forensic attention to Southport & Ainsdale, known better as S&A. A multiple host venue of the Ryder Cup, it lies on linksland adjacent to Hillside and, in turn, Royal Birkdale. Sam is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, to celebrate this James Braid masterpiece.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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Author Sam Cooper explains why Hillside is actually one of the younger courses on the north-west coast despite looking like it has been there for centuries. He is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, who was most recently at Hillside last spring to take a look at Mackenzie Ebert’s recent work on the front nine.

This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from www.linksfromtheroad.com with subscription offers also available. 

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