Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in

Lytham St Annes Lytham St Annes () is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is on the The Fylde, Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary. The population of the built-up area at the 2021 United Kingdom census, ...

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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

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

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shortly before it hosted its first Open Championship in 1926. 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 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 th ...

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

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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

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(

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-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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