Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

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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: once prior to becoming a major tournament and twice since.

The club was founded in 1886. It was the site of the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1893.

It is a true links course, set upon links land but set back from the current day shoreline, separated by housing, roads, and a rail line. However, the proximity is such that the wind from the sea still comes into play. There are 198 bunkers on the course. The course is also unique as it is the only course on the Open Championship rota that starts with a par 3 hole.

Contents 1 Open Championships 1.1 Winners of The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes 1.2 Winners of Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes 2 The Course 3 External links

[edit] Open Championships

[edit] Winners of The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes

• 2001: David Duval - United States
• 1996: Tom Lehman - United States
• 1988: Seve Ballesteros - Spain
• 1979: Seve Ballesteros - Spain
• 1974: Gary Player - South Africa
• 1969: Tony Jacklin - England
• 1963: Bob Charles - New Zealand
• 1958: Peter Thomson - Australia
• 1952: Bobby Locke - South Africa
• 1926: Bobby Jones - United States

[edit] Winners of Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes

• 2006: Sherri Steinhauer - United States
• 2003: Annika Sörenstam - Sweden
• 1998: Sherri Steinhauer - United States (not a major)

[edit] The Course

The lengths given are those of the championship course (ie with the tees positioned where they are for 'championships').

[edit] External links

• Official site

Coordinates: 53.7497° N 3.0169° W