Royal Lytham & St Annes

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°W / 53.7496; -3.0178Coordinates: 53°44′59″N 3°01′04″W / 53.7496°N 3.0178°W / 53.7496; -3.0178
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)

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.

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.

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 has been held eleven times at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

(a) denotes amateur

The Women's British Open has been held four times at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

Lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):