ROYAL ST. GEORGE'S GOLF CLUB: One of three southeast courses to have hosted the Open, Royal St George's is now the only Open venue south of England's Lancashire Coast. It has hosted 14 Open championships since 1894, when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship. The classic links layout was founded in 1887 in a setting of wild duneland. Author Ian Fleming used the Royal St. George's course under the name "Royal St. Marks" in his 1959 novel Goldfinger.