[golfbulldog]

Not sure how Brian is fixed for July at Royal Birkdale....but he would be welcome in UK...great place for family holiday...Liverpool (current European City of Culture) is nearby ...ok that might be seen by some southern english chaps as a bit funny but I like scousers...and London is never far away...

Birkdale is measuring 7,173 yards this year - par 70 - but if you know links golf in the summer the yards don't mean much...if it is dry and sunny it is less...if a gale whips up off the Irish Sea then even Tiger struggles...but I know that a guy who can hole putts will win!

Royal Birkdale has a really great Art Deco style clubhouse design - quite popular style amongst many English coastal towns.

Loads of other great course nearby...Formby I have played and it really nice and varied....some pine tree stuff....some obvious links stuff. Hosting British amateur this or next year....Olazabal beat Monty there years ago for the amateur championship... again another major that Monty missed....

Welcome to UK , Brian !! Not sure how your recent PGA tour win puts you for automatic qualifying but come on over and bring the family. You can putt and you could win!! Faldo won on links because he could control the ball...position not distance...

I really want to go this year - hope to finally see Tiger in the flesh...my father saw Hogan at Carnoustie and I want to see Tiger.