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The last time The British open was held in Kent was back in July 2003 hosted by Royal St George's Golf Course Sandwich.
 The 132nd Open was won by Ben Curtis an American rookie playing his first ever major, he won by 1 stroke carding a 69 for the final day and was the only player to shoot under par for the week.
The Royal and Ancient has confirmed the 2011 British Open will return to Royal St George's Sandwich who have previously hosted this event 13 times.
Also announced was that Royal Lytham & St Annes will host the 2012 British Open a week before the olympics in London.
Royal St Georges was initially designed by Dr Laidlaw in 1887, it's original design and use was for London golfers who generally played in overcrowded and unmanaged courses to come and relax and enjoy their round of golf.
The Royal status was given to St Georges by King Edward VII in May 1902.
Over the years the cruel links course conditions have tamed even the greatest of golfing legends including the current world number 1 Tiger woods who in 2003 finished joint 4th 1 over for the tournament.
Just to give you an idea of the difficulties these players face, Bill Rogers, Greg Norman and Ben Curtis are the only three players who have ever won The Open at Royal St Georges under par for 72 holes.
For more information about Royal St Georges Golf Course please visit their website.
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