The Lytham Trophy
It’s the Lytham Trophy this weekend which takes place at the Royal Lytham and St Anne’s Championship Golf Course on Friday 1st May 2009 and Saturday, 2nd May 2009.
In the early 1960s some of the senior Members of the Royal Lytham and St Anne’s Golf Club felt that there was a gap in the amateur golfing calendar and the need for a major 72 hole scratch competition. Help was given by the EGU to launch the event and to select entrants. The Scottish, Irish, Welsh and County Unions and various eminent players were approached for their support. All gave it willingly and so was born the Lytham Trophy.
It is held each year over the Bank Holiday Weekend at the beginning of May. It is now played solely at Royal Lytham with one round being played on the Friday and Saturday and the final two rounds, for those that have made the cut, on the Sunday.
Every winner takes away a replica for the handsome “Sputnick” trophy which was donated by Members subscriptions. All have been international golfers of the highest quality and many have gone on to be successful Professionals.
The entry is now of the highest calibre from all parts of the UK and Eire and in recent years from all over Europe. In 1999 we had the first European Winner Tino Schuster from Germany. It also attracts the attention of the Selectors for the National Teams as it is the first major stroke play event of the year.
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