Carnoustie Golf Links

Championship Course
Golf Hotel & "Barry Burn"
Place data
Coordinates:	56 ° 29 ′ 38 "  N , 2 ° 43 ′ 25"  W.
Playable since:	1850
Architect:	Alan Robertson
Extensions:	Old Tom Morries 1870; James Braid 1926; James Wright 1937.
Par:	72 (71 for the Open 2007 & 2018)
Length:	6941 yards (7421 for the 2007 Open, 7402 for the 2018 Open)
Character:	Left

The Burnside Links
Burnside links
Place data
Coordinates:	56 ° 17 ′ 37.7 "  N , 2 ° 25 ′ 57"  W.
Par:	68
Length:	6028 yards
Character:	Left

The Buddon Links
Buddon links
Place data
Coordinates:	56 ° 17 ′ 37.7 "  N , 2 ° 25 ′ 57"  W.
Par:	66
Length:	5420
Character:	Left

Carnoustie Golf Links is one of the venues for the British Open as well as one of the 3 venues for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and is located in the small town of Carnoustie , Angus , in Eastern Scotland . Because of its difficulties, Carnoustie was also known as "Car-Nastie" and was feared as one of the most difficult open places. Another special feature of the course is the "Barry Burn" - a small river that runs through several fairways. In 1999 and 2007, the water hazard at the 18th hole was to make history and decide the outcome of the Open.

history

Golf was played in Carnoustie, just a few kilometers from St Andrews in Scotland, as early as the 16th century. The original original course (over 10 holes) already ran along the Barry Burn. Growing public interest prompted the first complete renovation and an extension to 18 holes by Old Tom Morris in 1867 . The architects James Braid in 1926 and James Wright in 1937 carried out further renovations. The two newer 18-hole courses Burnside and Buddon were added later.

The Open Championship

So far, the British Open has been held eight times in Carnoustie. The decision in 1975, 1999 and 2007 was not made until the jump-off . The 1999 Open is closely linked to the name of the French golfer Jean Van de Velde , who sank his ball into the Barry Burn with a comfortable lead on the last hole of the championship and failed with his attempts to play out of the water. In 2007 the Irish golfer Pádraig Harrington managed to save himself by jumping over 4 holes against the Spaniard Sergio García after losing 2 balls on the 18th hole and to win there with one stroke. In 2018 the Italian Francesco Molinari achieved his first victory in a major tournament with a lead of 2 strokes , at the same time it was the first victory of a European in a major tournament since April 2017.

year	winner	nationality	Score
			R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1931	Tommy Armor	United States	73	75	77	71	296
1937	Henry Cotton	England	74	72	73	71	290
1953	Ben Hogan	United States	73	71	70	68	282 (−6)
1968	Gary Player	South Africa	74	71	71	73	289 (+1)
1975	Tom Watson	United States	71	67	69	72	279 (−5) p
1999	Paul Lawrie	Scotland	73	74	76	67	290 (+6) p
2007	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	69	73	68	67	277 (−7) p
2018	Francesco Molinari	Italy	70	72	65	69	276 (−8)

• ^S = The decision was made in the jump-off

The Senior Open Championship

The Senior Open Championship was held in Carnoustie for the first time in 2010. Bernhard Langer was the first to enter the list of winners for this place.

year	winner	nationality	Score
			R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
2010	Bernhard Langer	Germany	67	71	69	72	279 (−5)

The Women's British Open

In 2011 Carnoustie will host the Women 'British Open for the first time

year	winner	nationality	Score
			R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
2011	Yani Tseng	Taiwan	71	66	66	69	272 (−16)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Carnoustie Golf Links.co.uk , Photographs Carnoustie Golf Links
2. ↑ https://www.theopen.com/News/News/2018/07/new-look-carnoustie-us , official website of the Open Championship
3. ↑ Italian Molinari wins the Open. In: Spiegel Online . July 22, 2018, accessed July 24, 2018 .