Not only does the front nine at Royal Lytam & St. Annes begin with a par-3 holes, it also ends with one.
Hole 9 Par
Men: 3
Women: 3
Hole 9 Yardages
Blue tees: 164 yards
Red tees: 156 yards
Green tees: 144 yards
Orange tees: 137 yards
The front nine closes with the shortest hole on the course. But the green is protected by nine bunkers, one in front and four going up either side, in a V-formation.
There are three par-3 holes on the front nine at Royal Lytham, two par-5s and four par-4s. The front nine, from the rearmost tees, is par of 34 and totals 3,437 yards.
