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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 16, 1989

NEW COURSE FOR 1940 OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

(By AIR MAIL).

The Royal and Ancient Club Sandwich. make the interesting announcement

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Anne's, Carnoustie and Princes, sand hills, several of which have to be carried with the drive, being one of the principal features. There the It is also announced that

are two loops, each of nine holes, and Ainsdale course,

with an ultra-modern club house in

that the Open Championship of Southport 1940 will be played at Birkdale, where the last two Ryder Cup

Southport.

matches in this country have been A new course has thus been add-played, will be used for the quali ed to the 11 already on the cham-fying rounds.

The Birkdale course, which was pionship rota. They are: St. An drews, Prestwick, Hoylake, Royal reconstructed a few years ago, is St. George's, Muirfield, Deal, West-situated in some of the finest gol ward Ho!, Troon, Lytham and St. country in the British Isles, giant

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the centre.

lake being next at 7,078 yards.

Birkdale, which has a standard scratch score of 76, is staging the English Amateur Championship to The course, which measures 6,815 be played in April. The course re- yards and has two holes each over cord is held by Padgham with 70. 500 yards in length, is the fifth Next year's Amateur championship. of the championship returns to Muirfield, East Lothian. longest courses. The longest is Carnoustie, where John de Forest won when it which measures 7,210 yards, Hoy-was last played there in 1982:

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