Carnoustie Championship Course
Carnoustie Championship Course: Allan Robertson (1842), redesigned by James Braid (1926). Par 72, 6,945 yards. Francesco Molinari won the 2018 Open Championship here with 276 (−8).
Carnoustie Championship Course: Allan Robertson (1842), redesigned by James Braid (1926). Par 72, 6,945 yards. Francesco Molinari won the 2018 Open Championship here with 276 (−8).
Carnoustie Championship Course: Allan Robertson (1842), redesigned by James Braid (1926). Par 72, 6,945 yards. Francesco Molinari won the 2018 Open Championship here with 276 (−8).
Updated October 24, 2026
48 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
The R&A
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Open Championship Francesco Molinari | 276 (−8) | by 2 strokes |
| 2007 | Pádraig Harrington | 277 (−7) | won in a playoff |
| 1999 | Paul Lawrie | 290 (+6) | won in a playoff |
| 1975 | Tom Watson | 279 (−9) | lowest winning score in this event · won in a playoff |
| 1968 | Gary Player | 289 (+1) | by 2 strokes |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | 282 (−6) | by 4 strokes |
| 1937 | Henry Cotton | 290 (+2) | by 2 strokes |
| 1931 | Tommy Armour | 296 (+8) | by 1 stroke |
The R&A
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Anna Nordqvist | 276 (−12) | by 1 stroke |
| 2011 | Yani Tseng | 272 (−16) | by 4 strokes |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Adrian Meronk | 268 (−20) | DP World Tour |
| 2025 | Robert MacIntyre | 198 (−18) | DP World Tour |
| 2024 | Tyrrell Hatton | 264 (−24) | DP World Tour |
| 2023 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 197 (−19) | DP World Tour |
| 2022 | Ryan Fox | 273 (−15) | DP World Tour |
| 2021 | Danny Willett | 270 (−18) | DP World Tour |
| 2019 | Victor Perez | 266 (−22) | DP World Tour |
| 2018 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 273 (−15) | DP World Tour |
| 2017 | Tyrrell Hatton | 264 (−24) | DP World Tour |
| 2016 | Tyrrell Hatton | 265 (−23) | by 4 strokes · European Tour |
| 2015 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 270 (−18) | by 2 strokes · European Tour |
| 2014 | Oliver Wilson | 271 (−17) | by 1 stroke · European Tour |
| 2013 | David Howell | 265 (−23) | won in a playoff · European Tour |
| 2012 | Branden Grace | 266 (−22) | by 2 strokes · European Tour |
| 2011 | Michael Hoey | 266 (−22) | by 2 strokes · European Tour |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer | 271 (−17) | by 3 strokes · European Tour |
| 2009 | Simon Dyson | 268 (−20) | by 3 strokes · European Tour |
| 2008 | Robert Karlsson | 278 (−10) | won in a playoff · European Tour |
| 2007 | Nick Dougherty | 270 (−18) | by 2 strokes · European Tour |
| 2006 | Pádraig Harrington | 271 (−17) | by 5 strokes · European Tour |
| 2005 | Colin Montgomerie | 279 (−9) | by 1 stroke · European Tour |
| 2004 | Stephen Gallacher | 269 (−19) | won in a playoff · European Tour |
| 2003 | Lee Westwood | 267 (−21) | by 1 stroke · European Tour |
| 2002 | Pádraig Harrington | 269 (−19) | won in a playoff · European Tour |
| 2001 | Paul Lawrie | 270 (−18) | by 1 stroke · European Tour |
European Tour / DP World Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ian Woosnam | 289 (+1) | by 4 strokes |
| 1995 | Wayne Riley | 276 (−12) | by 2 strokes |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | K. J. Choi | 278 (−10) | by 2 strokes · The R&A / European Senior Tour |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Paul Broadhurst | 277 (−11) | by 2 strokes · The R&A / European Senior Tour |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bernhard Langer | 279 (−5) | by 1 stroke · The R&A / European Senior Tour |
The R&A
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Romain Langasque | 4 & 2 | |
| 1992 | Stephen Dundas | 7 & 6 | |
| 1971 | Steve Melnyk | 3 & 2 | |
| 1966 | Bobby Cole | 3 & 2 | |
| 1947 | Willie Turnesa | 3 & 2 |
The R&A
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Stephanie Meadow | 4 & 3 | |
| 1973 | Ann Irvin | 3 & 2 | |
| 1961 | Marley Spearman | 7 & 6 |
At the 1999 Open Jean van de Velde reached the 18th tee three shots ahead, found the Barry Burn with his third, made a triple-bogey seven and was forced into a playoff that Paul Lawrie won.
Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: 10 of the world's most famous golf holes you can actually play · Top 100 Golf Courses: Carnoustie (Championship) · Carnoustie Golf Links: Championship Course hole-by-hole
Gary Player struck what the club calls the finest shot of his life on the 14th in 1968, making an eagle 3 that carried him to the Open title.
Source: Carnoustie Golf Links: Championship Course hole-by-hole
On 24 September 2003 Paul Lawrie officially renamed the 6th Hogan's Alley to honour Ben Hogan's 1953 Open win; professionals then held a long-drive contest with a 1953 driver and 1.62 balls, won by Arjun Atwal with 251 yards.
Source: Carnoustie Golf Links: Championship Course hole-by-hole
Tiger Woods arrived in 2007 chasing a third consecutive Open after St Andrews and Hoylake; Padraig Harrington won his first major and Woods finished 12th.
The par-5 6th, usually into the prevailing wind, where the brave line runs between the centre fairway bunkers and the out-of-bounds fence; Jockie's Burn also bites into the right of the fairway.
Source: Carnoustie Golf Links: Championship Course hole-by-hole · Top 100 Golf Courses: Carnoustie (Championship)
The 14th is named for the pair of massive Spectacle bunkers that the second shot must carry to reach the green.
Source: Carnoustie Golf Links: Championship Course hole-by-hole
The burn snakes across the closing holes so that it must be crossed five times while playing the 17th and 18th; on the 17th, "Island", it runs in front of the tee and loops back across the fairway.
The 3rd hole is named for Jockie's Burn, which sits immediately in front of the green waiting for an under-hit approach.
Source: Carnoustie Golf Links: Championship Course hole-by-hole · Top 100 Golf Courses: Carnoustie (Championship)
From November to March golfers must play from mats on the fairways and the first cut of rough.
Allan Robertson
Course extended to 18 holes
Source: Carnoustie Golf Links heritage
Course remodelled
Source: Carnoustie Golf Links heritage
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 1–4 October 2026 | Adrian Meronk | here: R1-R3 rotation (each player one round on each of Old Course, Carnoustie Championship, Kingsbarns) · DP World Tour |
| 2025 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2–5 October 2025 | Robert MacIntyre | shortened · here: R1-R3 rotation (one round per player on each course) · DP World Tour |
| 2024 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 3–6 October 2024 | Tyrrell Hatton | here: R1-R3 rotation (each player one round on each of Old Course, Carnoustie Championship, Kingsbarns) · DP World Tour |
| 2023 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 5–9 October 2023 | Matt Fitzpatrick | shortened · DP World Tour |
| 2022 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 29 September – 2 October 2022 | Ryan Fox | here: R1-R3 rotation · DP World Tour |
| 2021 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 30 September – 3 October 2021 | Danny Willett | here: R1-R3 rotation · DP World Tour |
| 2020 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 1–4 October 2020 | canceled · DP World Tour | |
| 2019 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 26–29 September 2019 | Victor Perez | here: R1-R3 rotation (each player one round on each of Old Course, Carnoustie Championship, Kingsbarns) · DP World Tour |
| 2018 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 4–7 October 2018 | Lucas Bjerregaard | here: one of R1-R3 per player (three-course rotation with Old Course and Kingsbarns) · DP World Tour |
| 2018 | The Open Championship | Francesco Molinari | both |
| 2017 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 5–8 October 2017 | Tyrrell Hatton | here: one of R1-R3 per player (three-course rotation with Old Course and Kingsbarns) · DP World Tour |
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