Golf courses · South East England
Royal St George's Golf Club
In or near Barnsole.
Royal St George's Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sandwich · 1.8 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Royal St George's Golf Club, the nearest railway station is Sandwich, located 1.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CT13 9PB. Entry details are not specified.
About
Royal St George's Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.2740°, 1.3670°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Official information
Royal St. George's Golf Club is a prestigious golf club located in Sandwich, England. It is known for its historic course and has hosted numerous major golf tournaments.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
- Ramsar wetland: Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Royal St George's Golf Club is a golf club located in Sandwich, Kent, England. It is one of the courses on The Open Championship rota, and the only one in South East England. The club has hosted 15 Open championships, the first in 1894 when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship. Past champions include Collin Morikawa, Darren Clarke, Ben Curtis, Greg Norman, Sandy Lyle, Bill Rogers, Bobby Locke, Reg Whitcombe, Henry Cotton, Walter Hagen (on two occasions), Harry Vardon (on two occasions), Jack White and John Henry Taylor. In 2021, Royal St. George's saw Collin Morikawa win The Open Championship. It has also hosted The Amateur Championship 14 times.
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Background
History
The club was founded by the surgeon Laidlaw Purves in 1887 in a setting of wild duneland. Laidlaw Purves and his brother, Alexander Pattison Purves WS, stood at the top of the tower of St Clement's Church to survey the surrounding countryside. "By George, what a place for a golf course' was exclaimed by Doctor Purves. Whilst some believe the club's name was decided beforehand by the doctor's remark at St. Clement's, nevertheless, holding England's patron saint at the forefront of the club implicated 'a promise of national distinction'. It was only in 1902 that St George's became Royal St Georges, becoming the 31st golf club granted royal status in the world. Doctor Purves was adamant to…
Description
Royal St George's has hosted The Open Championship on 15 occasions since 1894. This was the first time the event had been held outside Scotland. Due to Sandwich's medieval styled architecture and roads, traffic became increasingly difficult to manage, and the club would not see another Open Championship for more than 30 years after Bobby Locke's win in 1949. Along with traffic capabilities, Royal St George's was redeemed as inappropriate test for a modern professional. {| class="wikitable" !rowspan=2|Year!!rowspan=2|Winner!!colspan=5|Score!!rowspan=2|Winners<br>share (£) |- ! R1 !! R2 !! R3 !! R4 !! Total |- |align=center|1894 || J.H. Taylor <sup>1st</sup> || 84 || 80 || 81 || 81 || 326 ||…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2740, 1.3670
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- Worth
- Postcode
- CT13 9PB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Established
- 1887
- Nearest railway station
- Sandwich — 1.8 km
- Official site
- www.royalstgeorges.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q1586134 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal St George's Golf Club (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Royal St George's Golf Clubhouse. - geograph.org.uk - 304182.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal St George's Golf Club?
- Royal St George's Golf Club is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT13 9PB), in the parish of Worth.
- What is Royal St George's Golf Club?
- Royal St George's Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Royal St George's Golf Club?
- The nearest railway station is Sandwich, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT13 9PB.
- When was Royal St George's Golf Club built?
- Built or established in 1887.
- Who owns Royal St George's Golf Club?
- Royal St George's Golf Club is owned by |operator =.
- Is Royal St George's Golf Club a protected site?
- Yes — Royal St George's Golf Club is part of the Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Royal St George's Golf Club?
- The nearest railway station is Sandwich, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT13 9PB.