Royal St George's Golf Club
Clubhouse in 2007 | |
Map showing the location of Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England | |
Interactive map of Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sandwich, Kent, England |
| Established | 1887 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | The Open Championship (15 times) Dunlop Masters (1967) British PGA Championship (5 times (1975, 1976 , 1977, 1980 , 1983)) |
| Website | royalstgeorges |
| Designed by | Laidlaw Purves |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,204 yards (6,587 m) |
The Royal St George's Golf Club is a golf club located in Sandwich, Kent, England. It is one of the courses on The Open Championship rota, and the only one in South East England. The club has hosted 15 Open championships, the first in 1894 when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship. Past champions include Collin Morikawa, Darren Clarke, Ben Curtis, Greg Norman, Sandy Lyle, Bill Rogers, Bobby Locke, Reg Whitcombe, Henry Cotton, Walter Hagen (on two occasions), Harry Vardon (on two occasions), Jack White and John Henry Taylor. In 2021, Royal St. George's saw Collin Morikawa win The Open Championship. It has also hosted The Amateur Championship 14 times.