Downfield Golf Club

Laid out by James Braid in 1932 and significantly restructured by C.K. 'Ken' Cotton in 1964, this tree-lined parkland course in the north-western suburbs of Dundee has hosted the qualifying rounds for the 1999 Open at Carnoustie, with eventual champion Paul Lawrie coming through Downfield. Rated among the finest inland courses in Scotland, it combines generous fairways with sharp bunkering and water ditches that punish careless approach play.