{"id":6333,"date":"2024-12-01T21:01:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T21:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history\/?p=6333"},"modified":"2025-02-07T13:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:27:11","slug":"st-annes-old-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/st-annes-old-links\/","title":{"rendered":"St Annes Old Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 1901, St Annes Old Links is one of the finest championship golf courses on England\u2019s north-west coast. Nestled in the historic golfing region of Lancashire, this revered links course boasts a rich heritage and a reputation for excellence. The club takes great pride in its meticulously maintained 6,907-yard, par-72 Championship Links course, which offers a true test of golf for players of all levels.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, St Annes Old Links has played an integral role in the world of championship golf, hosting numerous prestigious tournaments. The club has been a Final Qualifying venue for <em>The Open<\/em> on multiple occasions, most recently from 2018 to 2022. In addition, it has hosted qualifiers for the <em>Women\u2019s British Open<\/em> and the <em>Senior Open<\/em>, showcasing its ability to stage top-level competition. Demonstrating its standing among the elite links courses in the country, St Annes Old Links also co-hosted <em>The Amateur Championship<\/em> in 2022, partnering with its renowned neighbour, <em>Royal Lytham &amp; St Annes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond its tournament pedigree, the course itself is a masterpiece of links golf, characterised by undulating fairways, deep revetted bunkers, and fast, true greens that demand precision and strategy. The ever-changing coastal winds add an extra layer of challenge, ensuring that no two rounds are ever the same.<\/p>\n<p>St Annes Old Links consistently earns high praise and recognition, regularly being ranked among the <em>Top 100 courses in England<\/em> by leading golf publications such as <em>Golf World<\/em>, <em>Today&#8217;s Golfer<\/em>, and <em>National Club Golfer<\/em>. One of its standout features is the signature 9th hole, a beautifully designed challenge that was voted <em>the best 9th hole in Great Britain<\/em> by <em>Golf World<\/em>. The club&#8217;s rich history is further highlighted by an endorsement from one of golf\u2019s all-time greats, Bobby Jones, who once remarked, <em>&#8220;It\u2019s difficult to see how you could improve on this.&#8221;<\/em> Such high praise from a legend of the game speaks volumes about the quality of St Annes Old Links.<\/p>\n<p>With its outstanding course design, storied past, and ongoing role in hosting championship golf, St Annes Old Links remains a must-visit destination for golfers seeking an authentic links experience on England\u2019s famous golfing coast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6469\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6469\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6469\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Famous-9th-hole-1000-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"602\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The St Annes Old Links golf club. The famous ninth.<\/p><\/div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6888\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/St-Annes-Old-Links-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6889\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/St-Annes-Old-Links-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"531\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6890\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/St-Annes-Old-Links-3.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"435\" \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mizuno Golf Pairs St Annes Old Links 2023\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhxTnA2O4Bw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 1901, St Annes Old Links is one of the finest championship golf courses on England\u2019s north-west coast. Nestled in the historic golfing region of Lancashire, this revered links course boasts a rich heritage and a reputation for excellence. The club takes great pride in its meticulously maintained 6,907-yard, par-72 Championship Links course, which offers a true test of golf for players of all levels. Over the years, St Annes Old Links has played an integral role in the world of championship golf, hosting numerous prestigious tournaments. The club has been a Final Qualifying venue for The Open on&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/st-annes-old-links\/\" title=\"Read St Annes Old Links\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[321],"tags":[179,215,322],"class_list":["post-6333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-321","tag-landmarks","tag-sports","tag-322"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>St Annes Old Links<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Founded in 1901, St Annes Old Links is a 6907-yard, Par 72 championship course on 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