Founded in 1886 with the present course built in 1897, Royal Lytham is unusual among Open Championship venues for opening with a par 3 and for being landlocked by housing rather than running along the open coast. It has hosted eleven Open Championships and two Ryder Cups, and is famous for the 206 bunkers scattered across its tight, tree-and-scrub-lined fairways.
Course facts
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Designer
- George Lowe (original); Harry Colt (1919 redesign)
- Opened
- 1897
- England
- In Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, about 8 miles south of Blackpool
Highlights
- Hosted eleven Open Championships and two Ryder Cups
- Opens with a par 3 — unique among Open rota courses
- 206 bunkers across a tight, tree-lined links
Facilities
clubhouseDormy House accommodation
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