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Golf is recorded as having been played on the hallowed Links at Carnoustie since 1560.\u00a0 Robert Chambers an Edinburgh author and publisher laid out the first course in 1834. The Carnoustie Golf Club was formed 5 years later. The First 10 holes were actually created by Allan Robertson Scotland\u2019s first professional golfer who made a living from club making, caddying, and playing for money.\u00a0 Incredibly he never lost!. His apprentice at that time was none other than Tom Morris aged just 14 years old.<\/p>\n

The course evolved significantly when George Morris became the greenkeeper in 1855 before his younger brother Tom Morris created the first 18 hole course in 1867.\u00a0 The course stayed the same until 1926 when the legendary gold architect James Braid was brought in to upgrade the course to the standard required to host the Open Championship. The game of golf has played an important part in the town\u2019s life ever since.<\/p>\n

Since then, Carnoustie\u2019s Championship Course has become known for its wonderful conditioning and it is widely recognised as the toughest Open Championship Course.\u00a0 \u00a0Over the years the club has removed thousands of pine trees that were planted after the war leaving a beautiful links that will hold your interest throughout.<\/p>\n

Expect to play one of Scotland\u2019s very best, toughest, and historic links courses.\u00a0 There are no wonderful views here to behold.\u00a0 Just an authentic golf experience that is bigger, grander, and more majestic than many of the world\u2019s top courses. There are no weak holes either and you are likely to be astounded by one of the best and toughest finishes in world golf.\u00a0 Just remember that things can go very badly here for you in a heartbeat so stay focused until you safely walk off the 18th green.\u00a0 \u00a0There is after all a reason that this course is affectionately known as \u2018Carnastie\u2019.<\/p>\n

On a good day, if you can avoid the bunkers, Carnoustie can sometimes be surprisingly scoreable as many of the links fairways are reasonably wide and don\u2019t have many hanging lies. The routing of the holes also changes direction and means that the wind will sometimes be with you so you\u2019re not getting beaten up for 18 holes.\u00a0 On any given day, the weather will play a significant role in your overall enjoyment of the course.<\/p>\n

Most golfers do enjoy the layout of the course.\u00a0 The bunkers are really well placed off the tee to stop and make you think.\u00a0 Each hole can be played in a variety of ways so you really need to be sensible and keep your wits about you if you want to score. The greens and surrounding areas are immaculate so it\u2019s always possible to run a 7 iron up onto the green.<\/p>\n

The Feature Hole at Carnoustie is the No. 6 hole with its Risk or Reward option from the Tee.\u00a0 It is a tough par 5 with a split fairway and deep bunkers. The safer percentage play is going up the much wider right side of the fairway but the landing area is very small.\u00a0 The left side of the fairway has a much better line for the approach shot into the green. However, with out-of-bounds and deep bunkers in play, it is very risky to take this on.<\/p>\n

In 1953, during his only appearance in the British Open, Ben Hogan played up the more dangerous narrow left fairway bunkers on one side of the tight landing area, out-of-bounds on the other\u2014all four rounds of the tournament. All four days he hit his target. And he won the tournament. After that, the hole became nicknamed \u201cHogan\u2019s Alley.\u201d In 1953, and for many years after, the hole\u2019s official name was the much plainer \u201cLong.\u201d But during a ceremony in 2003, Carnoustie officially renamed the hole Hogan\u2019s Alley.\u00a0\u00a0Today there is a plaque on the hole, also commemorating the golfer\u2019s British Open win in 1953.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":54955,"parent":0,"template":"","eb_tags":[221],"eb_category":[115,113,116,118],"class_list":["post-54952","eb_listing","type-eb_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","eb_tags-dundee","eb_category-championship-courses","eb_category-golf-courses","eb_category-historic-courses","eb_category-links-courses"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCARNOUSTIE LINKS - Rockstar Golf Scotland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rockstargolfscotland.com\/?eb_listing=carnoustie-links\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CARNOUSTIE LINKS - Rockstar Golf Scotland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Golf is recorded as having been played on the hallowed Links at Carnoustie since 1560.\u00a0 Robert Chambers an Edinburgh author and publisher laid out the first course in 1834. 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