# Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

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 five times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour, and four times since.

## History

Lytham & St Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886 and the present course constructed in 1897. The club was bestowed with its "Royal" title by George V shortly before it hosted its first Open Championship in 1926. The clubhouse celebrated its centenary in 1998. It is one of the premier links courses in the world, host to eleven Open Championships, two Ryder Cups and numerous other major tournaments including the Women's and Seniors Open Championships.
There are 167 bunkers on the course lining the fairways and surrounding the greens. It is a challenging course which demands shot accuracy from its players.

## The Open Championship

The Open Championship has been held eleven times at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:
| Year | Winner | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Winner's share (£) |
| Year | Winner | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | Winner's share (£) |
| 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 five 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 |
| 2018 | Georgia Hall | 271 (−17) | 490,000 |

### 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 :
| 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 | M:76.5 / 152 | 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 |
| Red | M:74.3 / 147 | 198 | 424 | 457 | 381 | 188 | 494 | 569 | 396 | 156 | 3263 | 334 | 540 | 187 | 340 | 436 | 455 | 351 | 432 | 393 | 3468 | 6731 |
| Green | M:72.5 / 139 | 174 | 399 | 432 | 371 | 170 | 474 | 539 | 389 | 144 | 3092 | 320 | 465 | 157 | 324 | 429 | 446 | 343 | 413 | 371 | 3268 | 6360 |
| Par | Men's | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Orange | W:76.4 / 148 | 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):
| 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) |