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- This is one of those. On Monday, Royal Liverpool Golf Club—better known as Hoylake—released this video of a literal bomb going off beside one of its famed greens.
- But don’t worry, it wasn’t the product of another terrifying headline or one of Gil Hanse’s links “restorations” (credit to our own Alex Myers for that zinger).
- Instead, it was the controlled detonation of a WWII-era artillery shell that was recently discovered beneath the 13-time Open Championship venue.
- Check it out. RELATED: Your vibes-only guide to the 10 best golf moments of 2025AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRemarkable stuff.
- During World War II, Royal Liverpool, like many coastal links courses across Great Britain, was converted into a military site.
