Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club

Royal Cinque Ports was the third English course after to host the Open Championship but only have hosted fewer Opens. Royal Cinque Ports, or Deal as it is more commonly known, was founded in February 1892. Henry Hunter, Deal’s first green keeper was appointed shortly afterwards and three months later, a nine-hole course was ready for play. A second nine was soon added. The First and Second World Wars did their level best to obliterate the links, but James…