In 1885, William Laidlaw Purves from the church to a height overlooking the undulating land, the land has a lot of open sand dunes. As a Scottish golf fans, he finds that the best use of this place is the golf course. In 1887, the stadium opened, followed by England's patron saint named St. George.
Just Opened 7 years, St. George's in 1894 it hosted the first British Open. In fact, it is also the British Open for the first time held outside Scotland. Total down, where a total of 13 sessions held in the British Open.
1902 Royal agreed to protect this course, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) became the club captain. Many great from beginning to face have been associated with the club. Among them, Bernard Darwin, 1952 to 1961 served as the president of the Royal St. George's Golf Club in the post.
Royal St. George represents the most difficult test of golf requires courage, confidence and solid ball technology. Large wave-type lanes is very difficult for a good score there. Regular case, the ball will stop in the uphill or downhill on the location. Ball position on the uneven, a person needs to hit long irons or Fairway to green.
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