Overview
- Course staff discovered the suspected unexploded artillery shell on December 12 while conducting routine drainage work several feet below the surface.
- Merseyside Police secured the area and called in an army bomb disposal unit, prompting an evacuation of the course and cancellation of play.
- Specialists conducted a controlled explosion on site, and authorities and the club later confirmed the area was made safe.
- Royal Liverpool shared photos of the unearthed shell and a video of the detonation on its official social media accounts.
- The club’s WWII history—including fortifications, minefields and later clearance by Royal Engineers—offers context for lingering ordnance at the Hoylake links.