7. Royal Lytham and St Anne's – Top 100 UK and Ireland golf courses 2012
Royal Lytham and St Annes golf course in England has been ranked number seven in Golf Monthly's Top 100 UK and Ireland golf courses 2012
Architect: George Lowe Stats: 6,731 yds, par 71, SSS 74 GF: £165 including lunch, £247 for 36 holes Visitor information: There are visitor times each day apart from Wednesdays and Saturdays. Dormy House visitors can play seven days a week. Parties of over 40 are taken on Mondays and Thursdays. W: royallytham.org 2010 Ranking: 10 (up 3) Improvements since 2010 Rankings: Course: New 7th green, new bunkering and mounding, new championship tees
Panellists' Comments: "If golf courses were compared on a shot by shot basis like boxers are pound for pound, then Lytham would very likely be the greatest of them all"; "I pity anyone playing here who is not a strong bunker player"; "I will remember some views for many years to come especially coming up the 18th."
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