Royal St George's Golf Club

Royal St George’s was the first English course to host the and is the fourth most used Open venue (host to 15 Opens) after In 1885, Dr William Laidlaw Purves of Royal Wimbledon Golf Club , spotted from the vantage point of St Clement’s church a spectacular piece of undulating land with expansive sand dunes. Being a Scot and a keen scratch golfer, he decided that there was only one thing to do with this links land; create a golf course. In 1887, the course…