Golf Channel · Jul 12, 2021
The Open Championship: Royal St. George's, hole by hole
SANDWICH, England — A hole-by-hole look at Royal St. George’s, site of the 149th Open Championship to be played July 15-18:
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No. 1, 445 yards, par 4: One of several holes on the course that has kept its original design from 1887. It starts with a drive over a deep swale known as “The Kitchen.” A trio of bunkers stretch across the front of the green. The green slopes from front to back. Jerry Kelly started the 2003 Open with an 11.
No. 2, 421 yards, par 4: The hole moves from right to left with two bunkers on the corner of the dog leg. The undulating green is a difficult target, falling away to grassy hollows on both sides.