Larsen, has helped to revert in a positive way the SSSI status at Royal St Georges golf club, in an unprecedented three-year period. This burning management regime provides a fast quick burn, therefore not affecting the rooting zone, (in particular the rare orchids which reside predominantly at Sandwich Bay), but does remove the thatch layer removing generalist competitive plant/grass species. The burning treatment, which can be viewed between October and February, was undertaken to reduce the sward thatch and encourage native grey dune plant species and has been very successful. The site now hosts one of the largest abundance of orchids in a single site, managed for amenity. The Open Championship Royal St George's has hosted The Open Championship on 15 occasions since 1894. Note: For multiple winners of The Open Championship, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers. Scorecard See also List of golf clubs granted Royal status References External links Golf Club Atlas Guide Course Guide at Opengolf Coverage of 2011 Open on PGA.com Eco-hydrological interactions within a sand dune system in South East England, CReaTE Sandwich, Kent Golf clubs and courses in Kent The Open Championship venues Curtis Cup venues Walker Cup venues Dover District 1887 establishments in England Sports venues completed in 1887 Royal golf clubs