Established 1965 Length 7,118 yards (6,509 m) | Par 70 Format Stroke play | |
Location Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England Course(s) Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | ||
The Lytham Trophy is an amateur golf tournament founded in 1965 by the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, where it has always been held. It is a 72-hole scratch stroke play competition, and is classified as a Category A event by the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
In 2004 James Heath set a new tournament record with an 18 under par total of 266, winning by eight strokes over Ross Fisher. His total was five strokes better than the 271 posted by Tom Lehman when he won The Open Championship in 1996, and is believed to be a record four round total over the course.
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