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 (golfer)|Ben Curtis]], [[Greg Norman]], [[Sandy Lyle]], [[Bill Rogers (golfer)|Bill Rogers]], [[Bobby Locke]], [[Reg Whitcombe]], [[Henry Cotton (golfer)|Henry Cotton]], [[Walter Hagen]] (on two occasions), [[Harry Vardon]] (on two occasions), [[Jack White (golfer)|Jack White]] and [[John Henry Taylor]]. In 2021, Royal St. George’s saw [[Collin Morikawa]] win the The Open Championship. It has also hosted [[The Amateur Championship]] 14 times.
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 (golfer)|Ben Curtis]], [[Greg Norman]], [[Sandy Lyle]], [[Bill Rogers (golfer)|Bill Rogers]], [[Bobby Locke]], [[Reg Whitcombe]], [[Henry Cotton (golfer)|Henry Cotton]], [[Walter Hagen]] (on two occasions), [[Harry Vardon]] (on two occasions), [[Jack White (golfer)|Jack White]] and [[John Henry Taylor]]. In 2021, Royal St. George’s saw [[Collin Morikawa]] win the The Open Championship. It has also hosted [[The Amateur Championship]] 14 times.
The club was founded by the surgeon [[Laidlaw Purves]] in 1887 in a setting of wild duneland. Many holes feature blind or partially blind shots, although this element has been reduced somewhat, after several 20th century modifications. The course also possesses the deepest bunker in championship golf, located on its fourth hole.<ref>”The World Atlas of Golf”, second, revised edition, by [[Herbert Warren Wind]], Charles Price, and [[Peter Thomson (golfer)|Peter Thomson]], London 1988, Mitchell Beazley publishers.</ref>
The club was founded by the surgeon [[Laidlaw Purves]] in 1887 in a setting of wild duneland. Many holes feature blind or partially blind shots, although this element has been reduced somewhat, after several 20th century modifications. The course also possesses the deepest bunker in championship golf, located on its fourth hole.<ref>”The World Atlas of Golf”, second, revised edition, by [[Herbert Warren Wind]], Charles Price, and [[Peter Thomson (golfer)|Peter Thomson]], London 1988, Mitchell Beazley publishers.</ref>
