Bomb Squad Destroys Artillery Shell Discovered On Golf Course That Has Hosted The British Open 13 Times

Royal Liverpool found and blew up an artillery shell on the course today

Legendary Golf Course Evacuated After Live World War II Bomb Discovered

The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is a storied course that has hosted The Open Championship 13 times, and they just added another chapter to its rich history.

Legendary golf course closed due to unexploded artillery shell

ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB carried out a controlled bomb explosion on the course after a World World Two-era artillery shell was found. The...

Chaos Hits Iconic Major Championship Golf Course As Workers Dig Up A Live WWII Bomb

Royal Liverpool Golf Club is a historic venue that has hosted The Open on 13 separate occasions, most recently in 2023. Over the weekend, the England club became that much more historic, not because of anything to do with golf, but because a live bomb suspected to be from World War II was discovered on the property.Staffers were carrying out routine drainage work on the golf course when they came across an unexploded artillery shell. Thankfully,…

Bomb Squad Destroys Artillery Shell Discovered On Golf Course That Has Hosted The British Open 13 Times

Wyndham Clark during British Open at Royal Liverpool Each year, authorities in the United Kingdom deal with dozens of calls concerning unexploded bombs that were dropped on the country during World War II. That includes an artillery shell that was recently discovered on a golf course that has hosted the British Open six times since that conflict, which was forced to halt play so it could be dealt with. World War II had been waging for around a y…

WWII Bomb Found At Royal Liverpool Golf Course Leads To Evacuation, Detonation

You do not see that on the golf course everyday. PublishedDecember 16, 2025 1:30 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 16, 2025…