The Open 2012: A history of Lytham, St Annes and Blackpool from the skies

Name: The Open 2012: A history of Lytham, St Annes and Blackpool from the skies
Uploaded: 2012-07-18T17:35:10.000Z
Duration: 2 min 16 s
Description: BBC Sport's Andrew Cotter takes to the skies to give us a potted history of the area surrounding Royal Lytham & St Annes, ahead of this year's Open Championship.

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BBC Sport's Andrew Cotter takes to the skies to give us a potted history of the area surrounding Royal Lytham & St Annes, ahead of this year's Open Championship.

He shows how close the course is to the sea, effectively making it play like a links course, and we see the local towns of Lytham, St Annes and Blackpool from the helicopter.

The 141st Open begins on Thursday.

Golf

18 July 2012