Carnoustie Golf Links

Golf is recorded as having been played at Carnoustie in the early 16th century. In 1890, the 14th Earl of Dalhousie, who owned the land, sold the links to the local authority. It had no funds to acquire the property, and public fundraising was undertaken and donated to the council. The original course was of ten holes, crossing and recrossing the Barry Burn; it was designed by Allan Robertson, assisted by Old Tom Morris, and opened in 1842. The opening of the coastal railway from Dundee to Arbroath in 1838 brought an influx of golfers from as far afield as Edinburgh, anxious to tackle the ancient links. This led to a complete restructuring of the course, extended in 1867 by Old Tom Morris…

.]] This is a list of The Open Championship champions at Carnoustie Golf Links: {| class="wikitable" !rowspan=2|Year!!rowspan=2|Winner!!colspan=5|Score!!rowspan=2|Winner's<br />share (£) |- ! R1 !! R2 !! R3 !! R4 !! Total |- |1931 || Tommy Armour ||73||75||77||71||296 (+8) || align=right|100 |- |1937 || Henry Cotton ^2nd||74||72||73||71||290 (+6)|| align=right|100 |- |1953 || Ben Hogan ||73||71||70||68||282 (−6)|| align=right|500 |- |1968 || Gary Player ^2nd||74||71||71||73||289 (+1)|| align=right|3,000 |- |1975 || Tom Watson ^1st||71||67||69||72||279 (−9) ^PO|| align=right|7,500 |- |1999 || Paul Lawrie ||73||74||76||67||290 (+6) ^PO||…