ANGUS · UNITED KINGDOM
Carnoustie Golf Links
- Editions hosted
- 10
- Majors
- 10
- Latest par
- 72
- Latest yardage
- 6,840
COURSE DNA
How this course plays
1 full-field editions (2018–2018), women’s cohort. Insufficient sample
Scoring difficulty+1.48field average strokes to par per roundn=1 · INSUFFICIENT
Scoring spread3.21standard deviation of round scoresn=1 · INSUFFICIENT
Under-par rounds26.6% of rounds under parn=1 · INSUFFICIENT
Winning score−9average winner total to parn=3 · MEDIUM
Cut line+2.7average 36-hole cut to parn=3 · MEDIUM
Length6840yards (latest published setup)n=3 · SOURCED
Not measured
- Bunker & water pressure — No approved hazard or routing source; never inferred from imagery.
- Putting demand — Requires putting statistics; no approved source.
- Fairway & approach demand — Requires shot-level statistics; no approved source.
HOLES
Hole by hole
2018 setup. Scoring column: final-round scorecards of leading players published in the source article; not a full-field sample.
| Hole | Par | Yards | Contenders’ avg to par | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 396 | +0.18 | 11 |
| 2 | 4 | 461 | +0.27 | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | 350 | +0.09 | 11 |
| 4 | 4 | 415 | -0.09 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 412 | +0.18 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | 580 | +0.09 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 410 | +0.18 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 187 | +0.36 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 474 | -0.09 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | 465 | -0.27 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 | 382 | +0.18 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | 503 | +0.27 | 11 |
| 13 | 3 | 175 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | 5 | 513 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | 4 | 472 | +0.09 | 11 |
| 16 | 3 | 248 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | 4 | 460 | +0.27 | 11 |
| 18 | 4 | 499 | -0.27 | 11 |
LAYOUT VERSIONS
Published championship setups
| Edition | Par | Yards | Hole table |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Women's British Open championship setup | 72 | 6,840 | 18 holes |
| 2018 The Open Championship championship setup | 71 | 7,402 | 18 holes |
| 2007 The Open Championship championship setup | 71 | 7,421 | 18 holes |
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Champions here
| Edition | Champion | To par | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Women's British Open | Anna Nordqvist | −12 | Top finishers only |
| 2018 Open Championship | Francesco Molinari | −8 | Full field · every round |
| 2011 Women's British Open | Yani Tseng | — | Champion only |
| 2007 Open Championship | Pádraig Harrington | −7 | Top finishers only |
| 1999 Open Championship | Paul Lawrie | — | Champion only |
| 1975 Open Championship | Tom Watson | — | Champion only |
| 1968 Open Championship | Gary Player | — | Champion only |
| 1953 Open Championship | Ben Hogan | — | Champion only |
| 1937 Open Championship | Henry Cotton | — | Champion only |
| 1931 Open Championship | Tommy Armour | — | Champion only |
Identity and sources
Venue identity: Wikidata Q1044131. Coordinates 56.493889, -2.723611. Setups and results from edition articles on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Results, fields and course setups adapted from Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0; the redistributed results dataset is available under the same licence). Identities, championship editions and venues from Wikidata (CC0). Photographs from Wikimedia Commons with per-image credit. Sources & methodology