Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club

Clubhouse in July 2009
Club information
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club is located in the Borough of Fylde
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Location in the Borough of Fylde
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club is located in Lytham St Annes
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Location in Lytham St Annes
Coordinates53°44′59″N 3°01′04″W / 53.7496°N 3.0178°W / 53.7496; -3.0178
LocationLytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Established1886
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Events hostedLytham Trophy
The Open Championship,
The Amateur,
Senior Open Championship,
Women's British Open
Websiteroyallytham.org
Designed byGeorge Lowe
Harry Colt (1919 redesign)
Par70
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.

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:

Year Winner Score Winner's
share (£)
R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
 1926  United States Bobby Jones (a) 1st 72 72 73 74 291 Am (75)
1952 South Africa Bobby Locke 3rd 69 71 74 73 287 (−1) 300
1958 Australia Peter Thomson 4th 66 72 67 73 278 (−6)PO 1,000
1963 New Zealand Bob Charles 68 72 66 71 277 (−7)PO 1,500
1969 England Tony Jacklin 68 70 70 72 280 (−4) 4,250
1974 South Africa Gary Player 3rd 69 68 75 70 282 (−2) 5,500
1979 Spain Seve Ballesteros 1st   73 65 75 70 283 (−1) 15,000
1988 Spain Seve Ballesteros 3rd 67 71 70 65 273 (−11) 80,000
1996 United States Tom Lehman 67 67 64 73 271 (−13) 200,000
2001 United States David Duval 69 73 65 67 274 (−10) 600,000
2012 South Africa Ernie Els 2nd 67 70 68 68 273 (–7) 900,000
  • 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 five times at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

Year Winner Score Winner's
share (US$)
 1998  United States Sherri Steinhauer 1st   292 (+4) 98,162
2003 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 278 (−10) 254,880
2006 United States Sherri Steinhauer 3rd 281 (−7) 305,440
2009 Scotland Catriona Matthew 285 (−3) 335,000
2018 England Georgia Hall 271 (−17) 490,000
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

Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club [1][3]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
2012 Open Championship 205 481 478 392 219 492 592 416 165 3440 387 598 198 355 444 462 336 453 413 3646 7086
Blue M:76.5 / 152 206 481 477 391 218 494 589 417 164 3437 385 601 196 357 443 464 358 467 410 3681 7118
Par Championship 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 34 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 36 70
Red M:74.3 / 147 198 424 457 381 188 494 569 396 156 3263 334 540 187 340 436 455 351 432 393 3468 6731
Green M:72.5 / 139 174 399 432 371 170 474 539 389 144 3092 320 465 157 324 429 446 343 413 371 3268 6360
Par Men's 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 4 3 35 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 36 71
Orange W:76.4 / 148 169 375 418 357 147 408 512 311 137 2834 307 391 151 275 418 432 333 404 309 3020 5854
Par Women's 3 4 4 5 3 5 5 4 3 36 4 5 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 39 75
  • The 6th hole was a par 5 in previous Opens (1969-2001)


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. ^ a b "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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