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Littlestone’s Hole 17
6th green of Royal St George’s
The 3rd Hole at Royal Cinque
Ports (Kevin Murray)
3rd green at Royal St George’s, Open
Championship venue, looking back to the tee
The water on the 1st Hole of The International
Course at London Golf Club, Kent
make this course an extremely tough
challenge. With its coastal location, wind –
often strong - is a regular feature and if it’s
blowing in from the south west, the back
nine, and in particular the fi nal seven holes,
become one of the longest and most testing
stretches in golf.
The club itself is over 100 years old
and is steeped in history, tradition and royal
connections that all make for a memorable
experience. Founded back in 1892, Deal
too has had the honour of hosting The
Open Championship, for the fi rst time in
1909 when it was won by J H Taylor of
the Great Triumvirate and then in 1920.
Thanks to the enduring quality of the
course, this championship links has also
hosted many othe premier tournaments
over the years such as The Amateur
Championship, but perhap most notably
Deal has been home to the Halford Hewitt
Public Schools Championship, the largest
amateur tournament of its kind anywhere in
the world, since 1924. Prince’s Golf Club
in Sandwich Bay, founded in 1906, is the
fi nal course to make up this trio of stunning
links, conveniently set within three miles
of each other. With panoramic views over
the Channel, Prince’s is comprised of three
9-hole loops - The Shore, The Dunes and
The Himalayas – that all have their own
unique characteristics. A redesign of the
course following damage during World
War II has given it a modern edge with the
elimination of any blind tee or approach
shots. Princes’ personality this ce