The visitors will get the chance to play golf inside the Premier League team Everton F.C.’s residence – the Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool, England (UK) – this summer in an exclusive first for the club’s waterfront home.
‘Everton Football Club’ stated that the Upper Deck Golf is set to take over the stadium across July 16th to July 19th transforming it into an interactive golf experience with tee boxes placed high in the stands and custom greens laid out on the pitch below. It marks the first time the Upper Deck Golf has hosted at a stadium outside North America.
The Everton Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England (UK). The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
The 52,769-capacity Hill Dickinson Stadium, known as the Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium or the Everton Stadium during construction and renamed for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in Vauxhall, Liverpool, England (UK). It is the home ground of the Premier League club Everton F.C.
The stadium is designed as a year-round destination for the city – hosting elite-level Premier League matches as well as major events, concerts and community activity that will benefit Liverpool and the wider city region.
The Upper Deck Golf is an unforgettable golfing experience inside the most iconic stadiums and ballparks across the world! Enjoy a VIP experience while hitting tee shots from the upper deck throughout the stadium, down to custom greens on the pitch below. One will start and end one’s round at the VIP clubhouse inside the stadium with great music, cold beers, food, and multiple golfing challenges.
‘Everton Football Club’ further stated that the four-day event will give the participants the chance to hit a series of approach shots from different vantage points around the ground while enjoying a lively, festival-style atmosphere with music, food, drinks, and a range of golf challenges.
The participants will also be able to watch live golf coverage of the 154th The Open Championship taking place at the Royal Birkdale just a few miles from the stadium on screens across the venue.
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open outside of the United Kingdom, is the oldest golf tournament in the world and one of the most prestigious.
The Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom in North West England located in Southport, Merseyside.
The tee times at the Hill Dickinson Stadium will run from 7 am to 9 pm on July 16th, July 17th and July 19th with bookings available in the two-player slots. The premium and VIP packages will also be available including access to the additional challenges and complimentary food and drink. The clubs will be provided at each hitting location.
The season ticket, premium and Forever Blue+ Members will receive priority access to the tee times through an exclusive pre-sale window. A second priority window will be available for those who register for early access ahead of the general sale in June with limited availability and strong demand expected.
Exulted Aaron Duckmanton, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Everton Football Club, “We are delighted to be bringing Upper Deck Golf to the Hill Dickinson Stadium. It’s an experience that has been delivered at some of the world’s most iconic venues and this is a great opportunity for the people to see our new home from a completely different perspective. With The Open Championship taking place nearby events like this bring something unique to the city – whether that’s hitting shots from the upper tiers down onto the pitch or enjoying the clubhouse-style atmosphere, activities and challenges around the venue. It’s a fresh and memorable way to engage with the stadium during one of golf’s most historic tournaments.”
Added Duckmanton, “We’ve always said we want the stadium to be more than just a matchday venue and events like this show how we can use the space in new and innovative ways, attract the different audiences and keep it active all year round.”
The Upper Deck Golf – which has been staged at some of the world’s most recognized National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums, including the 41,649-seat Wrigley Field in Chicago, the 54,251-capacity Yankee Stadium in New York and the 56,000-capacity Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles – all in the United States – is bringing its unique format to Europe for the first time.
New York (US)-based the National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).
New York (US)-based Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL) with 29 in the United States and one (1) in Canada. The MLB is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional baseball league in the world.
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