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.
Open Championships
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
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)
The Course
The lengths given are those of the championship course (ie with the tees positioned where they are for ‘championships’).
Hole Par Length (yd)
1 3 206
2 4 436
3 4 457
4 4 391
5 3 210
6 5 494
7 5 555
8 4 417
9 3 164
10 4 334
11 5 540
12 3 196
13 4 340
14 4 340
15 4 467
16 4 358
17 4 467
18 4 410
Total 71 6882
