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ROYAL LYTHAM & ST ANNES
A world class venue steeped in history, Royal Lytham and St Annes will stage The Open for the 12th time in 2028. This marks a return to the famous Fylde links for the first time since Ernie Els lifted the Claret Jug in 2012, and comes just over a century after legendary American amateur Bobby Jones won on the Championship's first visit.
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The 156th Open
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Royal Lytham & st annes 2028
The Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes
1926
Bobby Jones claimed the first of his three Open titles
1952
Locke wins the second Open staged at Lytham, 26 years after its first
1958
A fourth win in five years for Peter Thomson
1963
Charles becomes the first New Zealander to win The Open and the first left-hander
1969
Jacklin puts British golf back on the map
1974
Player wins again a quarter of a century after his first
1979
Ballesteros wins his first Open
1988
Seve repeats his Lytham victory
1996
Lehman first American player since Bobby Jones to win at Lytham
2001
Composed Duval wins closely fought Open
2012
Els edges out Scott in dramatic last 9 holes
Champion Golfers at Royal Lytham & St Annes
- 2002
- 2012
Ernie Els
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- 2001
David Duval
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- 1996
Tom Lehman
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- 1979
- 1984
- 1988
Seve Ballesteros
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- 1959
- 1968
- 1974
Gary Player
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- 1969
Tony Jacklin
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- 1963
Sir Bob Charles
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- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1958
- 1965
Peter Thomson
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- 1949
- 1950
- 1952
- 1957
Bobby Locke
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- 1926
- 1927
- 1930
Bobby Jones
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