Carnoustie Golf Courses

Below is some information and personal thoughts on the Carnoustie courses.
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I've only played this course on a few of occassions and most of those rounds were a couple of holes short. I've never played the 1st or the 18th for instance. We used to sneak on at the second to play until there was not enough light to see where the ball went any more.
Ah, those were the days!

Now, please correct me if I'm wrong:

It's alleged that golf was being played at Carnoustie before the European invasion of the Americas and the subsequent subjection of the indigenous people. I don't know how accurate that is, I think maybe someone got a little mixed up with the word clubs :-)

However, golf has been played here for many generations and with it's sandy soil, rolling terrain and underlying drift, the Carnoustie links forms an ideal area for a few rounds.
Originally laid out in the 19th centuary by Allan Robertson, Carnoustie course was revamped around 1926 by five-times Open Champion James Braid who, along with Harry Vardon and J.H. Taylor, formed Britain's "Great Triumvirate" of early 20th-century golfers.

There are many who believe that the medal course at Carnoustie is the finest test of championship golf to be found anywhere around the world. It is uniquely difficult on a fair day and the 'sting in the tail' on a 'blustery day' is enough to humble any golfing ego. Look what it did to Jean Van de Velde and that was quite a nice day as I recall.

When the Open returned to Carnoustie in 1999, there seemed to be a lot of whining from professionals who were dubbing the course as "too hard"

Hey! I'll give it a go - Anyone else up for a challenge?

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The Burnside - (anyone got a map?)

I love this course. I've not golfed now for many years but I still think fondly of my many, solitary quests from second to seventeenth. Not being a regular golfer, I probably don't know what I'm talking about but I rate this golfcourse very much in line with the Medal. One of the good things about sneaking on at the second is the freedom to choose and on many occassions we chose to play out on the Burnside, home on the Medal or t'other way around. Mix and Match these two. They deserve each other.

The Burnside has many of the qualities of the Championship course but less of the length standing at 6,028 yards/par 68 It is a links course that is both testing and challenging but in an environment that encourages playing for pleasure.
Heather, whins, trees and and the winding barry burn all come into play here and there are many traps lying in wait to hook you into coming back for more..

Put the Burnside Course anywhere else and it's notoriety would be sure to rise.
But don't take my word for it - give it a go for yourselves!

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The Buddon - (I Need a map for this one too!!)

I've never done any more than play a few random holes on this course so I can't really say to much about it except that it presents a lesser challenge than the other two but in a unique way that can provide an excellent round of golf.

A fairly new course, the Buddon has developed over recent years to become a well used and much loved favourite for many. Spread, as it is, around the outside of the other two courses it plays over flater, more undulating, ground with heather, silver birch and gorse lined fairways. The addition of some water features like the two lakes adds to both the courses challenge and the scenic nature of the layout.

This course was built on land previously occupied by the ministry of defence and the holes are all named after the sites of famouse battles from history.

Turn this one over in the morning before taking on one of the others in the afternoon!

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