Open Diary: Homage to Liverpool seen on players equipment and footwear

The colour of TaylorMade’s staff bags, a bright yellow, is in itself a tribute to the distinctive tones of the championship’s iconic scoreboards and hole flags while the numbers 270 and 271 on them reference the winning scores at the Hoylake course posted by 2014 winner McIlroy and 2006 champion Tiger Woods.

HOMAGE TO LIVERPOOL: The colour of TaylorMade’s staff bags, a bright yellow, is in itself a tribute to the distinctive tones of the championship’s iconic scoreboards and hole flags. Pic: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

It may seem a little odd that Manchester United supporter Rory McIlroy has “Merseyside Derby” stitched into his TaylorMade staff bag this week but his is not the only equipment that is taking Liverpool as its theme at The Open.

References to both the city’s football and music scenes are, ahem, Here, There and Everywhere.