Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

Founded in 1886 and granted its Royal title by King George V shortly before hosting its first Open Championship in 1926, when Bobby Jones triumphed as an amateur, this celebrated links was laid out by George Lowe and substantially redesigned by Harry Colt in 1919. Famous for its 167 bunkers and for Seve Ballesteros's dramatic victories in 1979 and 1988, it is unusual among links courses in starting with a par 3 and remains one of English golf's great Open venues.