Royal Lytham & St. Anne's
Located in Lytham St Agnes, Lancashire in England, the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club is an inland links-styled course and has been home to a large number of major tournaments.
History of the course
The Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club was opened for play as early as in 1886. It was earlier known as the Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club and got its present name in 1926 when the royal charter was conferred to them by King George V. The course was then designed by the club's first professional, George Lowe. During the early part of the 20 th century, the course was resigned by a group of three famous golf course architects: Harry Colt, Herbert Fowler and Tom Simpson. This design was further modified by CK Cotton.
The course is located about one mile from the sea but the winds still play a major part during play. The course is surrounded by red brick houses while railway tracks border it on the western side. The soil is sandy and the ground is even except for a couple of holes where the ground is crumpled. The greens are firm and lightning quick while the fairways consist of pot-bunkers and sand hills. In total the course has nearly 200 bunkers.
Course Trivia
- The Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club is unique as it is the only links course which starts with a par three.
- It has hosted the Open Championship 10 times (1926, 1952, 1958, 1963, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1988, 1996 and 2001) and the Women's British Open thrice.
The Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Course is the 36 th best golf course in Golf Digest magazine's list of top 100 golf courses outside the US. As we continue on this tour we will learn about the other top-100 golf courses in the world.
