Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club

Clubhouse in July 2009
Club information
Location in the Borough of Fylde
Coordinates	53°44′59″N 3°01′04″W / 53.7496°N 3.0178°WCoordinates: 53°44′59″N 3°01′04″W / 53.7496°N 3.0178°W
Location	Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Established	1886
Type	Private
Total holes	18
Tournaments hosted	Lytham Trophy The Open Championship, The Amateur, Senior British Open, Women's British Open
Website	royallytham.org
Designed by	George Lowe Harry Colt (1919 redesign)
Par	70
Length	7,118 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 four times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour, and three 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. Northern hospitality has always been famous and Royal Lytham leads the way. You will be made very welcome.

It is renowned as a Course on which is it hard to scramble a good score, after all, there are 204 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.

As Darwin wrote:

'Hit your ball to the right place and the way to the hole is open to you, but hit your ball to the wrong place and every kind of punishment, whether immediate or ultimate, will ensue'.

The Club Professional is Ben Squires. He has been the Professional since 1 January 2013.

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	Bobby Jones (a) ^1st	72	72	73	74	291	Am (75)
1952	Bobby Locke ^3rd	69	71	74	73	287 (−1)	300
1958	Peter Thomson ^4th	66	72	67	73	278 (−6)^PO	1,000
1963	Bob Charles	68	72	66	71	277 (−7)^PO	1,500
1969	Tony Jacklin	68	70	70	72	280 (−4)	4,250
1974	Gary Player ^3rd	69	68	75	70	282 (−2)	5,500
1979	Seve Ballesteros ^1st	73	65	75	70	283 (−1)	15,000
1988	Seve Ballesteros ^3rd	67	71	70	65	273 (−11)	80,000
1996	Tom Lehman	67	67	64	73	271 (−13)	200,000
2001	David Duval	69	73	65	67	274 (−10)	600,000
2012	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 four times at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

Year	Winner	Score	Winner's share (US$)
1998	Sherri Steinhauer ^1st	292 (+4)	98,162
2003	Annika Sörenstam	278 (−10)	254,880
2006	Sherri Steinhauer ^3rd	281 (−7)	305,440
2009	Catriona Matthew	285 (−3)	335,000

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][2]

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		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
Par	Men's	3	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	3	35	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	36	71
Red		198	424	457	381	188	494	569	396	156	3263	334	540	187	340	436	455	351	432	393	3468	6731
Green		174	399	432	371	170	474	539	389	144	3092	320	465	157	324	429	446	343	413	371	3268	6360
Orange		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):^[3]

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)

References

1. "Scorecard". Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
2. "Course guide". The Open. 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
3. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 203. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

External links

• Official website