Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes,

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, England, is one of the courses in the

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rotation. The

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has also been played on the course five times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the

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, and four times since.

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. It is renowned as a course on which is it hard to scramble a good score, after all, there are 167 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.

The Open Championship

The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later t ...

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

has been held five 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):

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