Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship)

Golf has been played at Carnoustie since the 16th century, with the club formally founded in 1842 and the course expanded to 18 holes in 1867 by Allan Robertson and Old Tom Morris before James Braid reshaped it in 1926; it has since hosted the Open Championship eight times, from Tommy Armour's win in 1931 to Francesco Molinari's in 2018. Long billed as one of the toughest tests in golf, its ferocious closing stretch along the Barry Burn is etched into Open folklore, most famously for Jean van de Velde's extraordinary collapse on the 72nd hole in 1999.