Which architect is listed as a Royal Birkdale designer alongside J. H. Taylor?

Frederick G. Hawtree is listed as the Royal Birkdale designer alongside J. H. Taylor. Their work shaped the course’s current routing through the large coastal dunes at Southport.

Hawtree was part of a prominent golf-course-designing family, while Taylor was both a champion golfer and an influential course architect. Together, they arranged the holes through the natural valleys between the dunes, creating a layout that is challenging for players but also offers unusually good viewing for spectators.

Royal Birkdale’s design history continued after their work. Frederick W. Hawtree, Frederick G. Hawtree’s son, modified the course in the 1960s, and Martin Hawtree later modernised it. In the 1990s, all 18 greens were rebuilt to improve turf and drainage.

The other options are associated with important golf-course design, but they are not the architect listed with J. H. Taylor for Royal Birkdale.