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Royal St George’s to Host The 149th Open Next July

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 Though the golf industry is facing challenging times at present, Golf in Kent has embraced the recent news that The 149th Open will be held at Royal St George’s in 2021 following the cancellation of the Championship in 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Partnership, which is comprised of some of the finest golf clubs in the county and Visit Kent, has spent the last year gearing up to stage the prestigious major. But despite the disappointment of the cancellation, it is keen to look to the future and focus on the positive aspects of hosting The  The 149th Open at Royal St George’s next year from 11 to 18 July 2021 instead of this July.

“We are of course disappointed about the cancellation of The Open at Royal St George’s this year, but it was the right decision given the current circumstances,” said Tim Checketts, Secretary at Royal St George’s Golf Club (The 4th hole pictured above. Photo by Jason Livy).

“However, we now have an opportunity to build on the huge amount of work already in place, to ensure that The 149th Open at Royal St George’s will be the biggest and best yet and a true celebration of the return of major golf to this country.” 

Kent courses welcomes visiting spectators

The Kent clubs and Visit Kent are indeed looking forward to ensuring The 149th Open is a huge success after its absence of a year. And encourage golfers to come, stay and play in Kent in the run-up to the Championship.

After all the county, recognised as one of England’s premier golf destinations, has a wide range of good quality courses for golfers to enjoy.

In addition to following in the footsteps of golfing legends at Royal St George’s, golfers can also take on the championship links at Royal Cinque Ports, home of The Open in 1909 and 1920, and Prince’s where Gene Sarazen first tried out his famous sand wedge when the major was held there in 1932.

Other must-play layouts include the atmospheric links at Littlestone, the Jack Nicklaus Design International Course at the London Golf Club, the picturesque parkland courses at Hever and Leeds Castles and the classic Harry Colt design at Canterbury. Meanwhile Kent’s extensive coastline have given the county two spectacular clifftop courses at North Foreland and Walmer & Kingsdown, known as the ‘Club on the Cliffs’, both with year-round golf with unrivalled views over the English Channel.

“We are determined to use the fact that Kent will now host The 149th Open in 2021 as a positive and build on the excellent preparation we have undertaken over the past nine months to deliver the very best Open possible in our county next year,” advised Deirdre Wells, chief executive of Visit Kent.

Indeed, Kent’s rich variety of off-course attractions, such as its iconic castles, historic cathedrals,world-renowned gardens and miles of stunning coastline including the White Cliffs of Dover, has been attracting golfers to the county for over a 100 years.

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