Later this week, golfers head to England's Kent coast for the second running of the Hagen 54, a 54-hole journey across Royal Cinque Ports, Royal St George's, and Princes.

The event is inspired by one of Walter Hagen's most remarkable feats: playing all three courses in a single day while preparing for The Open Championship. The clubs have celebrated that journey for years through the Hagen Hoof, an annual inter-club competition, before opening it to the public with the inaugural Hagen 54 last summer.

Between them, the clubs have hosted a combined eighteen Open Championships. Princes hosted the championship once, Royal Cinque Ports twice, while Royal St George's remains part of the current Open rota. Princes will host the Walker Cup in 2030, and Royal Cinque Ports continues to serve as an Open Final Qualifying venue.

What stands out most, however, is the relationship between the three clubs. Despite their history and stature, there is a level of cooperation and camaraderie that makes this stretch of coastline one of the most welcoming and rewarding places to play golf anywhere in the world.

Below are a few photographs from our own day last year, beginning at sunrise and ending in a driving rain on the final holes.