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Royal Lytham St.Annes the most famous golf club in the county of Lancashire is decorated with rich history and the great names of golf. Players describe the course as ultimate challenge in golf. Billy Puntin comments that "Composure, attention and sheer accuracy is what is needed for Royal Lytham... And of course, any help from the fine British weather always lends a hand."
The first Open to be held at Royal Lytham took place in 1926 and was coined the 'Bobby Jones Open'. Nicknamed the world's greatest amateur, he was level with Al Waltrous with two to play, then landed his tee shot in sandy wasteland. Waltrous hit a perfect shot drive and then a good second shot onto the 17th green.
Jones, in typical resolute fashion, decided a 175-yard shot was needed to stand any chance of staying in the game. He chose a mashie, a club similar to today's four iron, and hit an 'impossible' shot to a better position than his opponent. Be it, composure, accuracy or just plain old good luck Jones hoisted the trophy with a four round total of 291.
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The news of what Bobby Jones had done at Lytham St.Annes made it around golfing communities world over. The Club later marked his championship winning shot by placing a plaque engraved, 'R.T. Jones Jnr. - The Open Championship - 25th June 1926' on that spot. The actual club he used is on display in the members' room, underneath a painting of the great champion.
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For 43 years the great event in Royal Lytham's story was Bobby Jones' recovery from a patch of wasteland on the 17th in the final round of the 1926 Open. Then in the 1969 Open at Royal Lytham, the Bobby Jones legend was relegated to second place when Tony Jacklin became the first Briton to win the title since Max Faulkner, in 1951. It inspired a dramatic surge in British golf.
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