Royal Liverpool Green, But Not Ridiculously So

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Anyone who remembers the 2006 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool or who saw the recent Golf Channel replay knows it was an almost blonde shade (apple cider was how Bill Fields put it in this week's Golf World). We've heard it's lush this year from rains, and the fairways even looked pretty lush in this video showing off the grandstand setup, but based on the photo Tweeted by Rory McIlroy playing an advance round at the Open Championship site, it's not overly green. A little sun and not too much rain could have it dried out enough to be interesting. Maybe not 2006's shade, but at least dry enough for great links golf.