.JPG) Clubhouse in 2008 | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°14′22″N 1°23′47″E / 51.2395°N 1.3965°E |
| Location | Deal, England |
| Established | 1892, 132 years ago 1896 (second nine) |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | The Open Championship The Amateur |
| Website | royalcinqueports.com |
| Designed by | Henry Hunter, James Braid (1919), Sir Guy Campbell and Henry Cotton (1946 restoration) |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,245 yards (6,625 m) |
| Course rating | 75 |
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club is an 18-hole links golf course in southeastern England, in the town of Deal in the County of Kent (the course is often known simply as "Deal").
Founded 132 years ago in 1892, its name derives from Deal's membership of an ancient group of trading towns granted special privileges by the medieval English monarchs, known as the Cinque Ports. The course runs along the coast of Sandwich Bay, on the same stretch of coastline as Royal St George's Golf Club and Prince's Golf Club, adjacent to the north.
Royal Cinque Ports hosted The Open Championship in 1909 and 1920. Two more were scheduled for 1938 and 1949, but both were relocated when abnormally high tides inundated the course; both were held at nearby Royal St George's. Consequently, the club was removed from the Open Championship rota, but remains a final qualifying course (most recently in 2017). It has also continued to host various other tournaments including The Amateur Championship (1923, 1982, 2013) and, since 1925, it has hosted the Public Schools Championship every year.
Karen Stupples, winner of the 2004 Weetabix Women's British Open, is a member of Royal Cinque Ports.