About Royal St. George's
Royal St. George's Overview
The Royal St. George's Golf Club is one of the premier golf clubs in the United Kingdom, and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation.
It has hosted 13 Open championships since 1894, when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship.
It has also hosted The Amateur Championship on 13 occasions.
The club is located in Sandwich, Kent, England, and was founded in 1887 in a setting of wild duneland.
The course also possesses the deepest bunker in championship golf, located on its fourth hole.
Royal St. George's Stats
1887
Laidlaw Purves
| Championship |
|
7,204 yards |
| Medal |
|
6,630 yards |
| Weekday |
|
6,340 yards |
Royal St. George's Events
| The Open Championship |
1894, 1899, 1904, 1911, 1922, 1928, 1934, 1938, 1949, 1981, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011 |
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