NORTH OF ENGLAND OPEN, Southport

MONDAY 1st - THURSDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2025

Package includes:

Three nights’ accommodation in Waterfront Southport Hotel based on twin / double share;

Four rounds of competitive golf on four world renowned links courses;

        -       Royal Birkdale

        -       Formby

        -       Hesketh

        -       Hillside

Hot or cold breakfast each morning;

Range balls included;

Prizes for each day’s competition – total prizes value in excess of £1500;

All four rounds count towards Order of Merits;

Package prices:

Full package price sharing a twin / double (3 nights)                        £1508

Single supplement (3 nights)                                                            £144

Non golfer (3 nights)                                                                         £260

Bliss Hotel Southport additional night in twin / dble room                £70

Bliss Hotel Southport additional night in single room                       £118

Golf only                                                                                           £1298

Flights, accommodation & course transfers are not included & package price is based on twin / double share.

Golf Courses:

Mon 1           ROYAL BIRKDALE                                Tee times from 13.40   

Tue 2            FORMBY                                               Tee times from 10.00   

Wed 3           HESKETH                                             Tee times from 10.54

Thu 4            HILLSIDE                                               Tee times from 11.20 

Golf Club Addresses:

Royal Birkdale, Waterloo Road, Southport, PR8 2LX             Tel:  01704 552020

Formby, Golf Road Formby, Liverpool, L37 1LQ                    Tel:  01704 872164

Cockle Dick's Lane, Southport PR9 9QQ                               Tel:  01704 536897

Hillside, Hastings Road, Southport, PR8 2LU                        Tel:  01704 567169

Accommodation:

Waterfront Southport Hotel (formerly Bliss Hotel), Waterfront, Promenade, Southport PR9 0DZ

Check in Monday 1st September – Check out Thursday 4th September 2025

Daily Draw:  The draw for the first round will be on the website 2 day prior to the event. The draws for the last two rounds will be made in score order.  On Wednesday, the leaders will go out first and on Thursday the leaders will go out last. 

If you have any requests for early/late tee times, please make your request via the Message facility in your locker.

Format:  The scoring format each day will be individual Stableford with Playing Handicap 95% of Course Handicap.  All four rounds will count towards the Order of Merits.

Registration:  The registration desk will be set up in the Clubhouse each day at least 1 hour prior to the first tee time. 

Handicap:  All four rounds will be run under the WHS system and scores will automatically be forwarded to GB&I Golf Unions.  If you are a member of a club outside GB&I you MUST return your daily scores to your golf club and the easiest way to do this is to forward the email from Golf Genius, which you will receive after each round and which provides details of your scores.

The competition is open to all male and female golfers with an active WHS Handicap or an equivalent overseas handicap.

Golfers from Great Britain and Ireland must provide their WHS Membership Number, while overseas golfers need to present proof of their current Handicap Index when registering for the opening round.

We may reduce handicaps during the competition based on scores.

The maximum playing handicaps are set at 24 for men and 30 for ladies.

GAGT Handicap System (GHA):  In multi-round tournaments, players will use their Handicap Index from the start of the competition for all rounds. The tournament committee may lower a player's handicap during the event if they are performing significantly better than their current handicap.

Handicaps will be adjusted after each round based on the GHA system, which uses the following traditional reduction method for each shot played below a player’s handicap:

Category 1: Handicaps of 5 or less, adjustment factor of 0.1

Category 2: Handicaps of 6 to 12, adjustment factor of 0.2

Category 3: Handicaps of 13 to 20, adjustment factor of 0.3

Category 4: Handicaps of 21 to 28, adjustment factor of 0.4

Category 5: For women only, handicaps of 29 to 36, adjustment factor of 0.5

These adjustments will not affect a player's club Handicap Index. The GHA system will take priority over adjustments made by a player’s home club to ensure everyone is on the same system, especially since some overseas clubs may be slow to update scores.

Range Balls:  Range balls are included at each golf club.

Buggies & Electric Trollies:  Buggies & Electric Trollies are not included. Buggies & Electric Trollies are limited in availability at any of the courses and will need to be booked in advance. If you require a Buggy or Trolley, please contact the Golf Club directly.

Prizes:  Prizes will be in the form of vouchers for the Global Amateur Golf Tour as follows:

Daily vouchers: 1st - £100, 2nd - £70, 3rd - £50       Overall vouchers:  1st - £175, 2nd £150, 3rd - £125.

Dress Code:  Players and their Guests must be smartly dressed on and off the course. Please wear golf clothing that can be found in most professional shops. Tailored shorts are permitted with short socks. Inappropriate clothing, for example, blue denim jeans, tracksuits, crew-neck t-shirts, flip-flops or similar are not permitted. Please remove hats and waterproof clothing before entering the main clubhouse area.

Nearest the Pins:  There will be two Nearest the Pins for each round.  The prize will be a £25 GAGT voucher.

Sweep:  There will be an optional sweep of £40, £10 per round and this will be collected in cash when you check in before the first round.  The sweep will be paid out daily for the leading three scores and anyone who scores a two. Please remember to bring cash for the sweep.

GPS & Range finding equipment:  The use of GPS range finding devices is permitted on the Tour. 

Emergency Contacts:    

Gareth – 07565886700           Mike – 07957816283          Office – 03454662222