Carnoustie Golf History

Evidence of golf at Carnoustie dates back to the 1520s - a time when golf was played by peasants along the sandy sub-soil and open, rolling terrain of the Scottish east coast. Allan Robertson laid out the first 10 holes in 1842 while 25 years later, old Tom Morris added a further eight. James Braid added new bunkers and greens in the 1920s to make Carnoustie a real championship test.

Carnoustie has been the platform for many dramatic Opens with golfing legends such as Tommy Armour, Henry Cotton, Ben Hogan and Gary Player winning golf's

greatest prize.

In recent years, the Carnoustie Championship course, often rated among the top three golf courses in the world, has returned to world-prominence as the host of the Scottish Open in 1995 and 1996 and the venue for the 1999 Open Championship.

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Paranoia to the extreme! From the New York Times, September 8, 1939: Caddies on the Carnoustie golf course carried gas masks as well as clubs today in Britain's only current golf tournament, the Crow's Nest Cup play. The caddies carried their own and the players' masks. A small gallery - with masks - watched first round play."
Historical Clubs Carnoustie Clubmakers
Historical Balls More Historic Balls Technical Balls

Wikipedia Entry - The golf course land belongs to all of us! - Apparently!!

Caledonia Golf Club Website - The calley Golf Club website is one of the better club websites and includes an array of information on both club and links history.

Carnoustians.com - was created to help research and share the rich history and influence of the golfing people from Carnoustie.

Carnoustie Ladies Golf Club
- Carnoustie Ladies' Golf Club was established in August 1873 for the benefit of the wives of the members of the Dalhousie Golf Club.

A History of Golf since 1497

Golf History -general