Royal St George's Golf Club

Location

Sandwich, Kent, England

Opened

1887

Track Length

7,204 yards

The first English club to host The Open Championship (in 1894), Royal St George's features towering sand dunes, undulating fairways, and deep pot bunkers along the Kent coast. Its unpredictable bounces and blind shots make it one of the quirkiest Open venues.

Notable Moments

Collin Morikawa winning the 2021 Open Championship

Ben Curtis' shock Open win in 2003 as a 396/1 outsider

Darren Clarke's emotional 2011 Open victory