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

Royal 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 United States Bobby Jones (a) 1st72727374291Am (75)
1952South Africa Bobby Locke 3rd69717473287 (−1)300
1958Australia Peter Thomson 4th66726773278 (−6)PO1,000
1963New Zealand Bob Charles68726671277 (−7)PO1,500
1969England Tony Jacklin68707072280 (−4)4,250
1974South Africa Gary Player 3rd69687570282 (−2)5,500
1979Spain Seve Ballesteros 1st  73657570283 (−1)15,000
1988Spain Seve Ballesteros 3rd67717065273 (−11)80,000
1996United States Tom Lehman67676473271 (−13)200,000
2001United States David Duval69736567274 (−10)600,000
2012South Africa Ernie Els 2nd67706868273 (–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:

YearWinnerScoreWinner's
share (US$)
 1998 United States Sherri Steinhauer 1st  292 (+4)98,162
2003Sweden Annika Sörenstam278 (−10)254,880
2006United States Sherri Steinhauer 3rd281 (−7)305,440
2009Scotland Catriona Matthew285 (−3)335,000
2018England Georgia Hall271 (−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 205481478392219492592416165344038759819835544446233645341336467086
Blue M:76.5 / 152 2064814773912184945894171643437 38560119635744346435846741036817118
Par Championship 34443454334 4534444443670
Red M:74.3 / 147 1984244573811884945693961563263 33454018734043645535143239334686731
Green M:72.5 / 139 1743994323711704745393891443092 32046515732442944634341337132686360
Par Men's 34443554335 4534444443671
Orange W:76.4 / 148 1693754183571474085123111372834 30739115127541843233340430930205854
Par Women's 34453554336 4534554543975
  • 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. 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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