Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

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Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club
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2009 Women's British Open - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Course (150).jpg
Clubhouse in July 2009
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Location in the Borough of Fylde
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Location in Lytham St Annes
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Club information
Coordinates 53°44′59″N3°01′04″W / 53.7496°N 3.0178°W / 53.7496; -3.0178
Location Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Established1886
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Events hosted Lytham Trophy
The Open Championship,
The Amateur,
Senior Open Championship,
Women's British Open
Website royallytham.org
Designed by George Lowe
Harry Colt (1919 redesign)
Par 70
Length7,118 yards (6,509 m) [1]

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 five times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour, and four times since.

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History

Lytham & St Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886 and the present course constructed in 1897. The club was bestowed with its "Royal" title by George V shortly before it hosted its first Open Championship in 1926. [2] The clubhouse celebrated its centenary in 1998. It is one of the premier links courses in the world, host to eleven Open Championships, two Ryder Cups and numerous other major tournaments including the Women's and Seniors Open Championships.

There are 167 bunkers on the course lining the fairways and surrounding the greens. It is a challenging course which demands shot accuracy from its players.

The Open Championship

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

YearWinnerScoreWinner's
share (£)
R1R2R3R4Total
  1926   Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bobby Jones (a) 1st72727374291Am (75)
1952 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bobby Locke 3rd69717473287 (−1)300
1958 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 4th66726773278 (−6)PO1,000
1963 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 68726671277 (−7)PO1,500
1969 Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin 68707072280 (−4)4,250
1974 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player 3rd69687570282 (−2)5,500
1979 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Seve Ballesteros 1st 73657570283 (−1)15,000
1988 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros 3rd67717065273 (−11)80,000
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman 67676473271 (−13)200,000
2001 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval 69736567274 (−10)600,000
2012 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 2nd67706868273 (–7)900,000

(a) denotes amateur

Women's British Open

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

YearWinnerScoreWinner's
share (US$)
  1998   Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Steinhauer 1st 292 (+4)98,162
2003 Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam 278 (−10)254,880
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Steinhauer 3rd281 (−7)305,440
2009 Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew 285 (−3)335,000
2018 Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall 271 (−17)490,000
Notes

Scorecard

Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club [1] [3]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
2012 OpenChampionship205481478392219492592416165344038759819835544446233645341336467086
BlueM:76.5 / 152206481477391218494589417164343738560119635744346435846741036817118
ParChampionship344434543344534444443670
RedM:74.3 / 147198424457381188494569396156326333454018734043645535143239334686731
GreenM:72.5 / 139174399432371170474539389144309232046515732442944634341337132686360
ParMen's344435543354534444443671
OrangeW:76.4 / 148169375418357147408512311137283430739115127541843233340430930205854
ParWomen's344535543364534554543975


Lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): [4]

  • 2012: 7,086 yards (6,479 m), par 70
  • 2001: 6,905 yards (6,314 m), par 71
  • 1996: 6,892 yards (6,302 m), par 71
  • 1988: 6,857 yards (6,270 m), par 71
  • 1979: 6,822 yards (6,238 m), par 71
  • 1974: 6,822 yards (6,238 m), par 71
  • 1969: 6,848 yards (6,262 m), par 71
  • 1963: 6,836 yards (6,251 m), par 70
  • 1958: 6,635 yards (6,067 m)
  • 1952: 6,657 yards (6,087 m)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Scorecard". Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Whitehead, Michael (2021). The Golf Lover's Guide to England. Pen & Sword Books Limited. p. 48. ISBN   9781526756350.
  3. ↑ "Course guide". The Open. 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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