Royal St. Georges
Kent, Engalnd
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Dr Laidlaw Purves of the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club designed and established St Georges Club in 1887. Named St. George's, it was to become the English rival to Scotland's St. Andrew's. In 1894 the Club hosted its first British Open Championship, the first time the Open was played south of the Scottish border. Royal status was bestowed on the Club by King Edward VII in May 1902.
Many of golf's most famous names have won tournaments here, including the great Arnold Palmer. On his way to victory in the PGA in 1975 he reached the 14th with two prodigious blows with his driver on a stormy day when no other competitor got closer than 40 yards from the green in two.
In addition to the Open, the Club is proud to have hosted many other major tournaments, for both Amateur and Professional golfers. These include The Walker Cup, The Curtis Cup, The British and English Amateurs, The PGA Championship and the European Under-21 Championship.
The course was not designed to a traditional out and back layout, each nine have more of a circular layout. Visitors and inexperienced golfers can get caught out by the ever changing direction of the wind.
The setting is superb. The course occupies a huge tract of land and enjoys a great sense of spaciousness much like it Scottish counterparts. As you progress round the course, you are blissfully unaware and secluded from other games around you. The course has nothing artificial about it, blending into the surrounding dunes and natural features.
St Georges is notorious for its heavy bunkering, and includes the tallest and deepest bunker in the United Kingdom. The other main futures include the large sand dunes, narrow fairways with unpredictable bounce many blind shots and the thatched rain shelters and St George flags make it an unforgettable experience.
Royal St Georges is a private men's club and there are no female members. Women can play the course as a member guest, but there are no ladies tees. Visitors are welcome weekdays but the weekends are reserved for members only.
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