Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

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Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club is located in Lancashire
Map showing the location of Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club within Lancashire.

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: once prior to becoming a major tournament and twice since.

The club was founded in 1886. It was the site of the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1893.

It is a true links course, set upon links land but set back from the current day shoreline, separated by housing, roads, and a rail line. However, the proximity is such that the wind from the sea still comes into play. There are 198 bunkers on the course. The course is also unique as it is the only course on the Open Championship rota that starts with a par 3 hole.

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[edit] The Open Championship

Winners of The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

Year Winner Score
R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
2012 ? TBD -- -- -- -- (+/-##)
2001 United States David Duval 1st 69 73 65 67 274 (-10)
1996 United States Tom Lehman 1st 67 67 64 73 271 (-13)
1988 Spain Seve Ballesteros 3rd 67 71 70 65 273 (-11)
1979 Spain Seve Ballesteros 1st 73 65 75 70 283 (-1)
1974 South Africa Gary Player 3rd 69 68 75 70 282 (-2)
1969 England Tony Jacklin 1st 68 70 70 72 280 (-4)
1963 New Zealand Bob Charles 1st 68 72 66 71 277 (-7)PO
1958 Australia Peter Tompson 4th 66 72 67 73 278 (-10)PO
1952 South Africa Bobby Locke 3rd 69 71 74 73 287 (-1)
1926 United States Bobby Jones(Am) 1st 72 72 73 74 291
  • Note: Superscript number besides the players name is the number of the open championship in their respective careers.

[edit] The Women’s Open Championship

Winners of The Women’s Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

Year Winner
2009 Scotland Catriona Matthew
2006 United States Sherri Steinhauer
2003 Sweden Annika Sörenstam
1998 United States Sherri Steinhauer

Bolded Years Signify Major

[edit] The Course

The lengths given are those of the championship course (ie with the tees positioned where they are for 'championships').

Hole Par Length (yd)
1 3 206
2 4 436
3 4 457
4 4 391
5 3 210
6 5 494
7 5 555
8 4 417
9 3 164
10 4 334
11 5 540
12 3 196
13 4 340
14 4 340
15 4 467
16 4 358
17 4 467
18 4 410
Total 71 6882

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Coordinates: 53°44′59″N 3°01′01″W / 53.7497°N 3.0169°W / 53.7497; -3.0169