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Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club

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Type
  
Private

Website
  
royallytham.org

Phone
  
+44 1253 724206

Total holes
  
18

Length
  
6,509 m

Established
  
1886

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

Location
  
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England

Tournaments hosted
  
Lytham TrophyThe Open Championship,The Amateur,Senior British Open,Women's British Open

Designed by
  
George LoweHarry Colt (1919 redesign)

Address
  
Links Gate, Lytham Saint Annes FY8 3LQ, UK

Hours
  
Closed now Thursday8AM–6PMFriday8AM–6PMSaturday8AM–6PMSunday8AM–6PMMonday8AM–6PMTuesday8AM–6PMWednesday8AM–6PMSuggest an edit

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, is one of the courses in the Open Championship rotation. The Women's British Open has also been played on the course four times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour, and three times since.

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History

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886 and the present Course constructed in 1897. The Clubhouse celebrated its Centenary in 1998. It is one of the premier links courses in the world, host to ten Open Championships, two Ryder Cups and numerous other major tournaments including the Women's and Seniors Open Championships. Northern hospitality has always been famous and Royal Lytham leads the way. You will be made very welcome.

It is renowned as a Course on which is it hard to scramble a good score, after all, there are 204 bunkers peppering the Fairways and surrounding the Greens. It may not be the longest of courses but it is one where careful thought and accurate shots are required.

As Darwin wrote:

'Hit your ball to the right place and the way to the hole is open to you, but hit your ball to the wrong place and every kind of punishment, whether immediate or ultimate, will ensue'.

The Club Professional is Ben Squires. He has been the Professional since 1 January 2013.

The Open Championship

The Open Championship has been held eleven times at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

  • Note: For multiple winners of The Open Championship, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers.

    • (a) denotes amateur

    Women's British Open

    The Women's British Open has been held four times at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

    Notes
  • For multiple winners of the Women's British Open, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers.
  • Years in bold signify editions that were recognised as major championships by the LPGA (2001-present).
    Since its inception in 1979, the Women's British Open has always been a major on the Ladies European Tour.

    • Scorecard

  • The 6th hole was a par 5 in previous Opens (1969-2001)


    • Lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):

    References

    Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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