The Royal St George's Golf Club (England): Another Place to Stay and Play

Royal St George’s Golf Club is one of the world’s great courses located in Sandwich, Kent, England. It is one of the premier golf clubs in the United Kingdom. The club was established in 1887 in a setting of wild dune land. Designed by William Laidlaw Purves, it has constantly evolved to pose a tough test for championship and more modest players alike. In common with many links, it is characterized by humps and swales, dunes and wild rough, fast-running fairways and deep bunkers.

It is famous as and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation. Since 1894, it has hosted the Open Championship 14 times when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship. It was started in 1894, 1899, 1904, 1911, 1922, 1928, 1934, 1938, 1949, 1981, 1985, 1993, 2003 and the last in 2011. 

Past champions include Darren Clarke, Ben Curtis, Greg Norman, Sandy Lyle, Bill Rogers, Bobby Locke, Reg Whitcombe, Henry Cotton, Walter Hagen (on two different occasions), Harry Vardon (on two different occasions), Jack White and John Henry Taylor. It has also hosted The Amateur Championship on 13 occasions.

Having hosted Opens, PGA and Amateur Championships and Walker and Curtis Cups, it has been witness to more golfing history than any other in England. It was also the setting, in the guise of Royal St Marks, of golf’s most famous fictional match, the contest between James Bond and Goldfinger. 

St. George’s winners include legendary golfers: Harry Vardon (twice), Walter Hagen (twice), Henry Cotton, Bobby Locke, Sandy Lyle and Greg Norman. Many holes feature blind or partially blind shots, with 7,204 yards, par 70 or at various other lengths down to 6,340 yards from the white tees.
 

 

Green fees from £80 ($135) in winter and £170 ($285) in summer; handicap certificate of 18 or better must be provided for both men and women.
The Royal St Geroge's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent, England; +44 1304 61 3090