The Royal St. George’s Golf Club is located in Sandwich, Kent, and is one of the premier golf clubs in the United Kingdom and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation. It has hosted 13 Open championships since 1894 when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship. Past champions include Darren Clarke, Ben Curtis, Greg Norman, Sandy Lyle, Bill Rogers, Bobby Locke, Reg Whitcombe, Henry Cotton, Walter Hagen (on two different occasions), Harry Vardon (on two different occasions), Jack White and John Henry Taylor. It has also hosted The Amateur Championship on 3 occasions. 

The club was founded in 1887 in a setting of wild dune land. Many holes feature blind or partially blind shots, although the unfairness element has been reduced somewhat after several 20th-century modifications. The course also possesses the deepest bunker in championship golf, located on its fourth hole. 

Author Ian Fleming used the Royal St. George’s course under the name “Royal St. Marks” in his 1959 novel Goldfinger. 

Royal St. George’s is situated on the same stretch of coastline as Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club and neighbouring Prince’s Golf Club, both former Open Championship venues.