An Complete Overview on Starmaker

Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo both made their professional names at Birkdale. In 1976, Seve led The Open by three strokes with 17 holes left. He eventually finished equal second.

Despite hosting six Opens, Birkdale's greatest moment was the climax to the 1969 Ryder Cup match. With the teams tied at 15 points all, American Jack Nicklaus and Great Britain's Tony Jacklin were also level after both reached the 18th green in two shots. The destiny of the cup hinged on their final strokes. Both players missed with their first putts, which left Nicklaus about 4ft (1.3m) away and Jacklin half that.

The American coolly sunk his putt and nobly conceded Jacklin's putt for a half. It was a generous gesture by the greatest player of the last 30 years.