YOUR GUIDE TO VISITING THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

TICKETS

Tickets for all four competition days have sold out in advance. For returns, visit theopen.com

HOSPITALITY

Hospitality, which comes with an entrance ticket, are still available, with prices starting from £275+VAT for The Links Club, which is located to the left of the 4th hole and just a short walk from a reserved seat in the 18th green grandstand. Access to the Links Pavilion is included, although food and drink is offered on a pay basis.

OPENING TIMES

Gates open at 7am on practice days, 6am on July 20-21, and 7am on July 22-23.

GETTING TO THE OPEN

• By road from the South: Exit

the M6 at junction 20a and join the M56 signed for Chester. Leave the M56 at junction 15

• and join the M53 heading towards Birkenhead.

• Park & Ride: Park & Ride facilities (£10 Sun-Tues, £15 Thurs-Sun) will be operating a short distance from the course. There are no public car parks adjacent to the course and those arriving by car without a reserved car park label should use the Park & Ride facilities.

• By rail: Passengers travelling via Lime Street Station, Liverpool, should change onto the Merseyrail Wirral Line for trains to West Kirby. Alight at Hoylake and follow the signs. A special service will be running throughout the tournament.

IF YOU’RE STAYING AT HOME

Sky Sports Golf will have live TV coverage of the championship for all four days, while BBC Radio 5 Live will have full radio coverage.