History
The club was founded in 1886 and was the site of the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1893 and the Centenary Championship in 1993 won by Catriona Lambert, now Catriona Matthew. Sixteen years later she won the Women's British Open at Lytham in 2009.
Royal Lytham is a true links course, set upon links land but set back from the current day shoreline, separated by housing, roads, and a rail line. However, the proximity is such that the wind from the sea still comes into play. There are 205 bunkers on the course, an average of over 11 per hole. It is the only course on the Open Championship rotation that starts with a par 3 hole.
The Club Professional is Eddie Birchenough. He has been the Professional since 1 April 1987. Birchenough has acted as coach and adviser to a succession of European Tour players, among them Paul Eales, Russell Claydon. Jamie Spence, Rob Lee and Tony Charnley, together with Scottish LET player Gillian Stewart. A number of Birchenough's assistants have gone on to be successful Club Professionals in their own right including Andrew Lancaster (Fairhaven GC), Richard Booth (Hale) and Scott Astin (Hesketh). Birchenough (known by his friends as "The Old Pro") has decided to retire on 31 December 2012.
The club has already decided on his replacement and they have asked his assistant, Ben Squires, to take on the role from 1 January 2013.
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