{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/671bba69e2cfa0e3ae0b46cd/67ed08f1d4b40d7b30ca0407?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 010: Royal Birkdale","description":"<p>Author Sam Cooper and host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, marvel at the sheer scale of the coursework undertaken by Birkdale little more than a year ahead of the Open Championship’s return to the Southport links. Very few of the holes have not been significantly worked on since Jordan Spieth lifted the Claret Jug here in 2017.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This 18-volume series Links from the Road covers every links course in Great Britain. Volume 1: The Wirral, Liverpool and Southport is available to purchase now from&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://linksfromtheroad.com/?utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=linksfromtheroad\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.linksfromtheroad.com</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;with subscription offers also available.&nbsp;</strong></p>","author_name":"Sam Cooper"}