The course is over 7,000 yards from the championship tees which is all the more pertinent as the fairways are some of the narrowest in Scotland. It is unrelenting in its demands; every shot must be carefully placed – accuracy is the last word. The Championship Course commands respect; play from the forward tees can be equally demanding and plenty of professional as well as amateur golfers are fooled by the need to be ‘long off the tee’. This misunderstanding of the nature of the course has led many into the unforgiving rough, which comprises a variety of grasses that make it very difficult to recover from.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Founded
1842
Type
Links
Architect
Allen Robertson, Tom Morris, James Braid
Length
6941
Holes
18
Par
72
SSS
75
Location
Links Parade, Carnoustie, Angus