The Open memory that brought Claret Jug to Southport nan’s front room

Carolyn Gorman's nan Hilda Edwards came to the rescue00:01, 16 Jul 2026When Southport was bursting at the seams during The Open Championship in 1991, one local nan did something that would leave her with a remarkable place in golfing history.‌With every hotel and guest house full, two stranded caddies walked up to the Tourist Information Centre which was stationed in a Victorian bathing hut on the Royal Birkdale golf course. It was manned by 23-year-old Carolyn Gorman, who was tasked with helping visitors during one of the town's busiest weeks of the year.‌Carolyn, 57, from Southport, told the ECHO: “I worked at the Southport tourism department for 24 years, and in 1991, I was working at the tourist information centre. We had an office on Lord Street, but during events they used to bring o