CARNOUSTIE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE
Since its return to the Open Championship circuit, the Carnoustie Championship Course has re-established itself as perhaps the greatest test of golf in the world. That’s a fairly lofty position to attain but few tour players would argue especially recalling the 1999 event. With wind, rain and wild rough in ascendance, this supreme Scottish links course rose to full tournament stature and quite frankly frightened a lot of the more pampered players back to the clubhouse.
Carnoustie isn’t always so belligerent. It almost welcomes the average golfer with generous fairways and large, open greens. Of course there’s a temptation to attack the ‘toughest golf course in the world’ but as any good golfer knows, the more composed and relaxed your game, the more you discover the keys to the course. Carnoustie is no exception! It will open up to steady, considered play and unless the wind is high, it will return a thoroughly rewarding round. There is no doubt you need to be long off the tee and accurate with lengthy approach shots; but how do you best achieve that? Relax and let the club and these firm links fairways do all the work!
Since its return to the Open Championship circuit, the Carnoustie Championship Course has re-established itself as perhaps the greatest test of golf in the world. That’s a fairly lofty position to attain but few tour players would argue especially recalling the 1999 event. With wind, rain and wild rough in ascendance, this supreme Scottish links course rose to full tournament stature and quite frankly frightened a lot of the more pampered players back to the clubhouse.
Carnoustie isn’t always so belligerent. It almost welcomes the average golfer with generous fairways and large, open greens. Of course there’s a temptation to attack the ‘toughest golf course in the world’ but as any good golfer knows, the more composed and relaxed your game, the more you discover the keys to the course. Carnoustie is no exception! It will open up to steady, considered play and unless the wind is high, it will return a thoroughly rewarding round. There is no doubt you need to be long off the tee and accurate with lengthy approach shots; but how do you best achieve that? Relax and let the club and these firm links fairways do all the work!