ROYAL LYTHAM & ST. ANNES GOLF CLUB: The scene of eleven British Open Championships, most recently in 2012 where Ernie Els captured his second Open Championship. 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.