2000 Event 129th British Golf Open: at Royal Lytham 1996 Event 125th British Golf Open: Tom Lehman shoots a 271 at Royal Lytham 1988 Event 117th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots 273 at Royal Lytham 1979 Event 108th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots a 283 at Royal Lytham 1977 Event 22nd Ryder Cup: U.S., 12 -13 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes England 1974 Event 103rd British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 282 at Royal Lytham 1969 Event 98th British Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 280 at Royal Lytham 1961 Event 14th Ryder Cup: U.S., 14 -9 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes, England 1958 Event 87th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 278 at Royal Lytham 1926 Event 61st British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Royal Lytham
