Where did the modern

game of Golf originate?

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Royal St George's

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The Royal St George's located in Sandwich, Kent is one of the premier golf clubs in the UK, and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation. It has hosted 13 Open championships since 1894, when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship.

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The club was founded in 1887 in a setting of wild duneland. The club's Challenge Trophy dates from 1888 and is one of the oldest trophies in golf; it has been contested annually except for war years. The course also possesses the deepest bunker in championship golf, located on its fourth hole.

The starters hut at the 1st hole

Photo: Keith Duff • Licensed for reuse under CC BY-SA 2.0

Royal Birkdale

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