Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Trips and Golf Outings

Royal Lytham & St Annes, host of the Open Championship for eleven years, was the fourth English course to hold the event, following Royal St George's, Royal Liverpool, and Royal Cinque Ports.



The northernmost of the English championship links courses, Royal Lytham & St Annes is located just ten miles away, as the seagull flies, from its famed neighbour, Royal Birkdale. Eleven years after the club was founded, in 1897, this monstrous links finally opened for play after being relocated from its previous position. The links were designed by the club's first professional, George Lowe, and Harry Colt made additional layout changes in the intervals between the wars.

Though it is no longer by the water, this path nevertheless connects things. Although it is currently half a mile inland, you can tell the sea is close by because of Blackpool Tower, which is visible in the distance. Surrounding the links are red brick residences, which is somewhat unique; the railway line to the west of the links is less unusual. The Victorian clubhouse, protector of the courses, is always watching, sternly. Compared to many of its peers, conditioning is frequently superb and less rough and ready on the outside. With the possible exception of a few holes, where the going is somewhat slanted, the terrain is generally level.