Carnoustie Golf Club, Carnoustie, Scotland TYPE: Links What can you say about the "Beast" that is Carnoustie Golf Links? Whether it is praise or blame that you seek to apportion, the names of Robertson, Morris and Braid are those in question. Though records speak about golf or "gowff" to be more specific, being played in the area as far back as 1520, the present course was moulded by successive architects over the years since the initial ten holes were laid out in 1842. Whilst there may be little dramatic background scenery, the beauty of Carnoustie is to be found in the golf course itself. The layout is such that no two consecutive holes face the same direction, a factor that does nothing for the golfer in finding their rhythm in the face of often-stiff winds. Carnoustie's famous burns that snake their way around the course - Jockie's Burn and the Barry Burn represent two more obstacles to posting a respectable tally. Regarded by many including Walter Hagen and Gary Player as one of the best links in the world, Carnoustie, though certainly long, is not a course for the unthinking big-hitter.

With judgement of wind and distance critical, every tee shot needs careful placement to set up an approach to the green. After 15 grueling but majestic holes, the virgin player is still unprepared for the "toughest finish in golf". If you par the last three holes, you will invariably walk from the 18th green with your head held high - if not, as Jean Van de Velde found to his eternal cost, you may just lose the money. Given its quality, it is difficult to comprehend why this links lay virtually undiscovered for so long and why it took until 1931 for it to host its first British Open. Since then, this great links has hosted the Open on six occasions, its array of champions including Armour, Cotton, Hogan, Player, Watson and Lawrie, fittingly bearing testament to the toughness of Carnoustie.

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Customers who bought this product also purchased Barry burn Archives - Faraway Fairways Faraway fairways Third Degree Burns “It’s out there somewhere” So said Robert Shaw’s salty old-sea-dog character, Qunitz, from the film Jaws, as he surveyed the expanse of ocean in the knowledge that somewhere, lurking hidden beneath the waves, was the shark. It’s a sentiment many a golfer might relate to as they stand on a Scottish tee knowing that the fairway is patrolled by a ‘Burn’. So what is a burn? Well put simply, it’s a Scottish word for a stream. Well at face value it’s no big deal then? but as any golfer will tell you, Scottish golf course burns are much more subtle. A burn is narrow and comparatively camouflaged in the contours. It isn’t as visible as a glistening lake. You peer down a fairway looking for a subtle hint in the topography. A broken shadow, or undulation perhaps. You survey the terrain for clues as to just where it lurks. You know it’s out there, and waiting to strike, but where? It’s like flirting with a cobra.

One snap, and it’s all over A burn should be mandatory on a links course! We’d argue that the burn is even more cunning for being so narrow though. It introduces an added element of risk and reward. You can always play aggressively towards one. A lucky bounce on a firm fairway and you can still ‘fly it’. You can’t do that to a lake. A rolling ball however becomes vulnerable, and you have that final few seconds of agony to watch. Will you fall victim, or will you hang on for a narrow escape and stop just short? The burn has long been a natural hazard that the early pioneers who took to the links land recognised the value of as they plotted their own courses out and started to compare notes as to what particular challenges they’d weaved into their personal tapestries. The early courses were individual creations, but without the assistance of mechanical diggers they observed a golden rule. They were built round the landscape, not the landscape round the course. This is how golf evolved and this is why the burn became an integral part of it. They might not have the mass of a lake but they present every bit the same barrier. Land in one and the result is the same.

Perhaps above all else though, a burn has character, a lake after all, is a lake, or even worse, a “water hazard”. The burn by contrast comes in different shapes and can take on numerous different personalities dependent on the path it charts to the ocean beyond. Elegance through simplicity. Golf’s most iconic vista? The Swilcan bridge and burn on the 18th The most famous of all is St Andrews’s, Swilcan Burn. In truth it’s more of a challenge on the first hole than it is the last, but the 18th does require that you cross the most famous bridge in golf. If the burn isn’t really in play on ‘Tom Morris’ it has at least given us memorable photographs. We aren’t so sure ourselves that the bridge at Cruden Bay isn’t the more aesthetically, and their burn keeps cropping up all over the course The Bluidy Burn has been worked on at Cruden Bay and looks deceptively pleasing Elsewhere in it’s natural state, the burn looks decidely evil and not up for gentle negotation The absence of a burn on a links course is like an orchestra without a woodwind section.

So imagine their delight when excavating Kingsbarns to have unearthed an underground burn. Understandably they wasted no time incorporating their discovery into the design. It now sits behind the 6th green waiting to snare anyone who over-hits. The more traditional use of a burn is of course at the front of a green. Since re-profiling the 16th, Turnberry’s ‘Wilson Burn’ is very much more in play than it had previously been, and fits the description of a forward sentinel. Having said that, this particular little monster sits in a mini ravine and anyone visiting it is already in serious trouble. Kingsbarns literally excavated a burn. They wasted no time incorporating it in their design and posted it to the rear of the 6th green Turnberry’s 16th, the woodne bridge over the Wilson burn has since been replaced with a stone bridge Perhaps the best example of this type of ‘green’ defence comes on Carnoustie’s second course; ‘the Burnside’, and the Highland course of Tain. A natural meander in the watery weave permits the fifth green to sit almost as a quasi island.

The 17th at Sawgrass often gets acclaimed thus, but let’s be honest, it’s about as authentic as ‘moon cheese’. Dundonald, Scottish Open venue also makes use of the forward defence Carnoustie’s Burnside course has a green on a natural meander in the Barry Burn, the fifth All Scottish burns flow out to sea eventually. On a links course this invariably means they cut fairways at ninety degrees given the traditional out-and-back lay-out. These are probably the burns we fear most. It’s the positioning of the tee that sends us into convulsions of paranoia however. Some ensure that the burn plays on the long side. These are the lurkers that seduce you into length and trying to bite off those precious extra yards, knowing that everyone one you can buy from the tee, is one less you need to pay back on your second shot. How far, dare you push it though? Hitting too hard can have an unavoidable inevitability about it. You might think of them as operating a bit like the ‘trap-door spider’. Get in too close and that’s it. Bounce, bounce, bounce, splash.

A burn only needs to be 6ft wide, but if it’s on a devious yardage it’s formidable. Then there is the burn that is set on the shorter side. This one really does play havoc with the mental side of your game. You know your own yardage, and you know that if you hit a clean drive you can carry it by 20yds say. This is the key though. Only if you strike it clean, will you prevail. Anything under hit will bounce down the fairway and be gratefully accepted. Now what do you do? The burn at Nairn looks to have had some anthroprogenic assistance with it’s unnatural straight line to the sea! It sits in front of the green however and can be a formidable defender The Eil burn on fairways duty at North Berwick at the 12th. It’s more of factor on the outward 7th in truth where it defends the front edge of the putting surface Lundin’s burn is something of an archetypal fairway residing creature that looks pretty innocuous at first glance. Cunningly positioned on a diagonal, the length of this one varies depending on the angle you choose to adopt.

Not all burns operate on a horizontal plain to the fairway or green though. Scotland has some lateral opponents for you to grapple with too. These aren’t the sort that have you nervously scouring the terrain for clues to their location however. These are much less subtle. These are the burns that sit on your shoulder, omni-present in the corner of your eye, whispering “you had better keep it straight, keep it straight I tell you. If you don’t, then I’ll have ye”. Prestwick’s ‘Pow Burn’ at the notorious third is an example. Dundonald also has a lateral burn on their third that crosses the fairway. It starts on your right, and finishes on your left. Carnoustie’s famous sixth hole, Hogan’s Alley, is already made difficult enough by an out-of-bounds fence down the left. A lateral burn, ‘Jocky’s’, runs down the right just for sadistic symmetry. The Blairton Burn on the 4th hole at the Trump International defends the fringes The Trump International makes full use of the Blairton Burn.

Not only does it perform the role of lateral menace on the fourth, there is a touch of genius about the way it’s deployed on the third. Here it bursts through the sand dunes, washes out onto the beach, and empties into the North Sea beyond. Martin Hawtree ensured that the green was built ‘on the swirl’ and you’re presented not only with a great target at this seminal par 3, but also the surreal site of watching grass turn to sand The third at Trump. The burn runs out to sea but the fairway and green has been built to reflect the flow line. You have to cross it from the right We’ve reserved our nomination for the ‘mother of all burns’ to last however. The ‘Barry Burn’ at Carnoustie is a serpent that snakes its way through the fairway (ask Jean van de Velde). The twists and turns is what make it such an unpredictable and formidable nemesis. The aerial view shows the burn at its vicious best. It looks more like a first-world-war trench system. You can drive short of it and still end up in the drink as it reaches out to collect your shot.

Similarly, you can hit a perfectly good drive that would clear most of it, and yet still be gathered up if encountering it at one of its longer reaches The Barry Burn is a water serpent that criss crosses and contorts its way around Carnoustie’s fairways. It has probably established itself as Scotland’s most notorious So what are we saying? well perhaps with a hint of mischief, but having given it full consideration now, we’d like to suggest that the authentic Scottish burn is the superior water hazard to any man made lake. Is the job of a water hazard to look pretty, or to challenge your golf? If you believe its the latter, then surely you too would come down on the side of the burn? Finally, we resolved to try and write this without using a picture of Jean van de Velde even if we had to reference him earlier. It was said that someone rather cruelly used a picture of the hapless Frenchman paddling about in the burn and mailed it to him a week later with nothing more than the words “thats him” by way of explanation. Just for the record (contrary to popular myth) Van de Velde didn’t actually try playing out of the Barry Burn in 1999.

He might very well have gone paddling, but he did elect to take the drop having had time to consider his options. What he did say however, (a lesser appreciated bit of insight) is that the ball had originally come to rest on some water shrub type of thing, or piece of debris. It was half in, and half out the water, and in his view sitting up slightly. As he weighed up his options however, the weight of the ball started to take its toll on the plant and it slowly began to sink. By the time he was ready to wade in having treated the world to a theatrical socks and shoes routine, too much of the ball had become submerged. This is where Van de Velde was wrong however. The Barry Burn is tidal. The ball didn’t sink. The tide was coming in. Had he seized his chance there and then, and leapt in? Well he was on the 18th, surely wet shoes and socks was a price he could pay? Who knows, he might have been back in the clubhouse as Open Champion within 5 minutes if he had One final thought. Should you stick a golf ball into a burn, don’t be too down yourself.

Some of the best players in the games history have done likewise. That’s what the burn was incorporated into the course for after all Burns are a feature on many of Scotland’s courses, but the two most famous (and infamous) are encountered on the same tour; the Swilcan, at St Andrews, and the Barry, at Carnoustie. To read more about this itinerary click on the image below general contact form CLICK HERE telephone (831) 274 8249 to speak with us in the UK please note, although the number redirects, it only charges you a US local rate rather than an overseas rate. We would advise you to consider time zones however, which would mean up until midday Pacific Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship) - Top 100 Golf Courses of Britain & Ireland TBC TBC Carnoustie is a big natural seaside links and is widely considered to be one of the world's most difficult golf courses. In fact, according to the results of a recent Top 100 survey, Carnoustie is the toughest golf course in Britain & Ireland.

The first record of golf being played across this links land dates back to 1527; a 10-hole course was laid out in 1842. Fifteen years later, in 1857, an 18-hole course was fashioned by Old Tom Morris. James Braid extended the course in 1926 and it has hardly changed since. The initial challenge for the first time visitor to Carnoustie is locating the course. There are no signposts. You will have to negotiate a narrow railway tunnel and wind your way through dreary housing estates. But once you get on the first tee, you will begin to appreciate the scale of the challenge that faces you, and realise that finding the course was the easy part. Much has been written about Carnoustie over the years. The finishing holes are especially brutal at this seven-time Open Championship venue and many consider that it has one of the greatest back nines in championship golf. Others will recall John Van de Velde’s barefoot paddle in the Barry Burn at the 18th hole during the 1999 Open Championship.

Bernard Darwin perhaps had Van de Velde in his mind when, in 1910, he wrote in his book The Golf Courses of the British Isles: “he had got burns badly on his nerves… there really is some justification for the nervous golfer who has water on the brain after a round at Carnoustie.” You have to cross the snaking burn no less than five times whilst playing the closing two holes. We mustn’t forget to mention wee Jockie’s Burn—the young son of Barry—he comes in to catch your approach shot to the 3rd green. In addition to burns, Carnoustie has some of the most formidable bunkers to contend with. There’s a plethora of them and some are alarmingly cavernous. The par five 6th measures 520 yards from the white tees and is regarded as one of the world’s best holes. Named, “Hogan’s Alley”, after the immortal Ben Hogan who won the Open Championship in 1953. Two fearsome looking bunkers lie waiting in the middle of the fairway and a third bunker to the right hand side ensures that the tee shot is daunting.

The 15th, 16th and 17th are considered the world over to be three of golf’s very best closing holes. “Lucky Slap”, the 15th, is a 460-yard par four, where the fairway slopes from left to right into the path of two waiting bunkers and the approach shot must avoid a cluster of three bunkers sited to the right of the green. “Hardest par three in golf; downwind it is difficult, into an easterly wind it is practically impossible”, according to the yardage guide. We won’t argue because the 16th, called “Barry Burn”, measures 245 yards from the white tees; for the ladies it’s a short par four measuring 212 yards. The 17th is a complete conundrum, called “Island” because the Barry Burn snakes in front of the tee and then loops back, cutting across the fairway. Into the prevailing wind, it is tough to know what to do on this brutal 400-yard-plus par four.

After winning at St Andrews and Royal Liverpool in 2005 and 2006 respectively, Tiger Woods was chasing a rare treble. He tried to emulate Peter Thomson (1954-1956) by winning a third consecutive Open Championship at Carnoustie however Padraig Harrington had different ideas, claiming his first Major title pushing Woods back to 12th place in the 2007 Open Championship. Carnoustie isn’t the most scenic golf course—rarely do you catch sea glimpses—but it is incredibly tough, even from the forward tees. Bring your “A” game here and pray for the weather to be kind. But be aware that should you plan to play Carnoustie in the winter (Nov-Mar), mats are required on the fairways and the first cut of rough. If the above article is inaccurate, please let us know by clicking here Reviews for Carnoustie (Championship) Carnoustie Burnside Course | Classic British Golf Tours & Information | Scotland Wales England Ireland Recommended Nearby Courses Carnoustie Burnside is a wonderful balance of challenge and intrigue. One might say the Burnside is nay on perfect holiday golf.

It doesn’t hurt that the course enjoys very good conditioning, as one would expect being part of the Carnoustie family of links. Indeed, one gets several glimpses of the Championship course as the two are intertwined. The conditions enhance what is a glorious variety of greens and shot options running through gorse, heather and perfectly hummocky terrain. Mind you, the Burnside is no pushover. The links is 6000 yards with a par of 68 and a standard scratch of 70. There is work to do in earning a good score! While very much the baby brother of the Championship Course, the Burnside has been an Open qualifying course in the past. In 1953, Ben Hogan qualified for the Open playing over the Burnside. As the name suggests, the Barry Burn is featured on some holes (most notably on the 17th!), but for the most part it is the fairly tight fairways, clever – hard to hold greens and firm conditions which guard against smash mouth golf. That said, on most holes the rough was well kept. Balls could be found quickly, but not necessarily easily played. James Braid is the architect of record for the Burnside.

That shouldn’t be surprising as Braid designed many dozens of courses in the UK. What is surprising is the lack of respect for Braid as an architect. A round at the Burnside will hopefully dispel any myths concerning Braid as penal designer of golf courses. There are three great holes. Two par threes and a long par 4. The 9th is a medium length short hole played to an artificially raised green some ten feet above the surrounding land. A bunker front right, if found, will in all probability lead to a kiss on the card. Any par saved from a wayward tee shot should be savoured. The 14th, another par 3 at the alarming distance of 228 yards, often playing into a brisk wind, is one of the very best long one-shotters on the planet. With the green tucked up a dune one would have thought the tee would be further right for a straight angle tee shot. No, instead we must play across the left dune. Yes, the hole is quite awkward, but like Prestwick’s Sea Headrig, all the more brilliant for being so. The penultimate hole is the kissing cousin of the 17th on the big course.

The 17th is very close to the design concepts of the heralded 17th on the Championship Course. Barry Burn harries (blind from the tee!) the golfer throughout the entire 473 yards, requiring two forced carries. The trouble doesn’t end there. The green is terribly small with gorse and other such medieval-like Scottish growth protecting the right and rear. When one finishes the hole climb the berm and take a look at the other 17th – it has nothing on Sinkies. Several holes make up a fine supporting cast and give reason for return visits. Yes, The Burnside is definitely a keeper. Carnoustie Championship Course: A must play links Kingsbarns Golf Links: One of the classy newcomers to the Scottish golfing scene. St Andrews Castle Course: A new course characterized by difficult greens and bold features. St Andrews New Course : An Old Tom Morris delight. St Andrews Old: The mother of all architecture. Contact details: Classic British Golf Tours, 36 The Close, Cleeve Prior, Worcestershire, WR11 8LF, England | Classic Badges Ltd trading as Classic British Golf Tours Registered in England and Wales Reg no.

03998758 Burnside - The Carnoustie Golf Club The Carnoustie Golf Club Membership Info Burnside Ben Hogan shot 70 here in a qualifying round for the 1953 Open Championship. Although often overshadowed by its famous big brother, the Championship Course, the Burnside has many holes which would not be out of place on any championship course. The 158 yard par 3 5th (Burn, pictured right), and the long par 4 17th (Sinkies, pictured below) are two fine examples. Hole 1 – Peninsula 324 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 18 A gentle introduction to the course, the first hole is driveable in certain conditions. Care must be taken however not to push the drive as 2 cleverly positioned fairway bunkers will catch any ball heading right. Hole 2 – Ravensby 450 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 4 A tough, challenging par 4 that could hold it’s own on any links course in Britain. The drive must be long and accurate and avoid the bunkers on the right hand side of the fairway.

The 2nd shot normally requires a long iron to a green protected by only 1 bunker but which is very close the out of bounds fence on the right. Hole 3 – Fence 175 Yards – Par 3 – Stroke Index 16 A testing par 3, with the green well protected by bunkers and also the out of bounds will catch any sliced shot. Hole 4 – South America 460 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 2 Another tough par 4, which generally requires a long 2nd shot to a raised green, which tends to throw the ball off to either side. Hole 5 – Burn 158 Yards – Par 3 – Stroke Index 10 Reminiscent of the 17th hole at Sawgrass, this par 3 is surrounded by the Barry Burn on 3 sides. Only a well-struck shot with the right club will find this green and anyone scoring 3 here can be highly pleased. Hole 6 – Camp 348 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 14 A short par 4 well protected by fairway bunkers and thick rough on the right hand side.

A good drive will leave a short iron to a reasonably generous green. Hole 7 – Shelter 360 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 12 A tough drive to a narrow fairway well protected by trees on the left hand side and a ditch on the right. The 2nd shot must be threaded between 2 greenside bunkers to a green which slopes from back to front, making putting difficult. Hole 8 – Battery 432 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 6 Trouble waits with gorse bushes on both the left and right hand side of this hole. The 2nd shot is usually a mid iron to a green which is nestling in a hollow. The 2nd shot must not go left as bunkers, gorse and heather await. Hole 9 – Grog 163 Yards – Par 3 – Stroke Index 8 Another excellent par 3, the green sits on top of a small hillock, anything missing the green long, short, right or left will roll to the bottom of the slope and leave a very difficult up and down.

Hole 10 – Kopje 336 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 15 A short par 4 but one which requires a straight drive, once that has been accomplished the 2nd shot is usually a short pitch onto a receptive green. Hole 11 – Deil’s Ha 375 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 7 A challenging drive with gorse, whin and heather on both sides of the fairway. The 2nd shot is reasonably straightforward but the green provides the hardest putting to be found anywhere in Carnoustie with a severe slope from back to front, 2 putts on this green is an excellent result. Hole 12 – Heather 386 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 13 A bunker smack in the middle of the fairway will catch the well-struck straight drive, which can prove very frustrating to the player. The 2nd shot is straightforward except if the pin is back left when bunkers have to be carried and the ball landed on a narrow plateau.

Hole 13 – Punchbowl 382 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 5 The drive is not too challenging on this par 4 but the 2nd shot is a blind one to a green where only the top of the flag can be seen. Very often a ball will kick awkwardly off one of the slopes and leave the player much further from the pin than he expects. Hole 14 – Scoup 228 Yards – Par 3 – Stroke Index 1 A par 3 of well over 200 yards this shot normally requires a fairway wood or even a driver into the wind. The ball must not go left as whins and gorse await, anything pushed right will result in a very difficult up and down. Anyone making par 3 here has good reason to be very pleased. Hole 15 – Sou’ Western 500 Yards – Par 5 – Stroke Index 11 At 500 yards this is a short par 5 by modern standards.

However the severely contoured fairway means that you will be playing your 2nd shot with the ball either well above or below your feet and this will make it difficult to hit the straight shot required. Two good hits however should get you home and a birdie secured. Hole 16 – Whins 163 Yards – Par 3 – Stroke Index 9 A more straightforward par 3 than the others but still capable of giving the player a nasty shock if he pushes his tee shot too far right where a huge bank of gorse and whin awaits. A well-hit shot with a mid iron, however, should secure a par 3 with no great difficulty. Hole 17 – Sinkies 473 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 3 One of the great par 4’s of any course at Carnoustie and one which would easily grace the Burnside’s more illustrious neighbour, the Championship course. The drive must be struck long and straight in order to get close enough to the Barry Burn to allow the player to get home with the 2nd shot. Too far however and the ball will disappear into one of the folds of the burn.

Once the drive is safely on the fairway the player then has to face a 2nd shot of well over 200 yards crossing the Barry Burn twice in order to reach the green. Although not too difficult if played as a 5 a par 4 here is a magnificent result. Hole 18 – Lismore 307 Yards – Par 4 – Stroke Index 17 A classic little par 4 with the green driveable on occasions but the out of bounds fence is an ever present threat on the right hand side of the hole and many a score has been ruined by a sliced tee shot on this hole. Championship Course - Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links Hole 1 “CUP” A reasonably gentle introduction to Carnoustie Championship golf course. The drive is played to a wide fairway with slopes which tend to take the ball to the right hand side, and should pose no real problems although the burn meandering in front of the firsttee can intimidate the nervous golfer. The second shot is one of the few blind shots to be played at Carnoustie and it is important to judge the distance correctly.

CADDIE’S TIP “Ideally left centre of fairway off the tee which will allow you to see the whole of the green.” Hole 2 “Gulley” A long and straight drive is required to avoid the bunkers which will catch even the slightly miss-hit shot. Once the fairway has been found the second shot is straightforward, but with a green measuring 60 yards from front to back the choice of the right club is crucial. CADDIE’S TIP “Play to the middle of the green with your approach shot as most of the trouble is at the front of this green.” Hole 3 “Jockie’s Burn” A short but very deceptive par 4, this hole does not place too many pressures upon the drive although the fairway bunkers will catch anything pulled slightly left. Jockie’s Burn, after which the hole is named, sits immediately in front of the green and awaits any approach shot that is under-hit. CADDIE’S TIP “Be aware of water hazard at front of green.

Pay particular attention to the pin placement on this hole.” Hole 4 “Hillocks” The hole dog legs slightly to the right and players must be cautious not to hook the ball as a ditch awaits just over the back of the fairway bunker. The green, the only double green on the golf course, is well protected by bunkers and the approach should be long if anything. Caddies Tip “All trouble visible from tee, but do remember this is a double green. Play to the yellow flag on the front nine.” Hole 5 “Brae” A hole which dog legs to the right and which has a two tiered green. If the pin is placed on the top tier it can add as much as four clubs to the approach shot. Longer hitters must be careful not to run out of fairway as a narrow ditch stretches the entire width of the fairway at around 280 yards.

“Caddie’s Tip” “Do not be too aggressive from the tee as a drainage ditch awaits too long a drive.” Hole 6 “Hogan’s Alley” The sixth hole on the Championship Course was officially renamed on Wednesday 24th September 2003 as Hogan’s Alley by our 1999 Open Champion, Paul Lawrie. To commemorate Ben Hogan’s feat in 1953, today’s professionals were invited to take part in a longest drive competition using a 1953 driver and old 1.62 golf balls. The winner was Arjun Atwal with a drive of 251 yards. Other notable entries were Paul Lawrie 245 yards, Adam Scott 231 yards, Vijay Singh 219 yards, Colin Montgomerie 203 yards and Sam Torrance 200 yards. Named after the immortal Ben Hogan who won the Open Championship in 1953, this hole is where Carnoustie starts to turn up the heat. Normally played into the prevailing wind this hole can be a severe par 5.

Bunkers and out of bounds await the miss-cued drive and although the best line is up Hogan’s Alley between the bunkers and the out of bounds fence, it requires a brave player to drive to that narrow piece of fairway. The second shot is no less perilous with a ditch angling across the fairway and the out of bounds continuing to be a threat. The approach is reasonably straightforward to an undulating green, particular care must be taken if the pin is located on the back right portion of the green. A player should always be content with a five on this hole as it can be the ruin of many a scorecard. Caddie’s Tip “Hogan’s alley for the brave, but not for the faint hearted, who should favour the right of the centre bunkers on this very difficult par five. Care must also be taken with your second shot as once again Jockey’s burn bites deeply into the right side of the fairway.” Hole 10 “South America” The start of the back nine and perhaps the most challenging nine holes in golf await the player who stands on this tee.

In order to reach the green in two a long and straight drive is required with particular care required to avoid three bunkers on the right hand side. Once the player has found the fairway, a decision is then required as to whether the Barry Burn which runs some 40 yards in front of the green can be carried with a secondshot or not. Unless the player is confident of his ability to fly the ball all the way onto the putting surface, it is often best to lay up and accept a 5, which is never a bad score on this hole. Caddie’s Tip “Avoiding the three right hand bunkers is essential if you hope to reach this green in regulation.” Hole 12 “Southward Ho” Played as a par 5 from the back tees and a par 4 from the other tees, this hole again challenges the player with an intimidating drive, whins and gorse must be carried and there are ditches on both the right and left hand sides. Two massive fairway bunkers on the right hand side eat into the heart of the fairway and will catch any shot that cuts slightly to the right.

The approach must be played between two sets of bunkers positioned on the right and left hand side about 30 yards short of the green and it is often wise to lay up and rely upon a pitch and a putt. Caddie’s Tip “This hole should be treated as a three shot par five regardless of the tee in use on the day you play.” Hole 14 “Spectacles” Gary Player struck the finest shot of his life here in 1968 to make an eagle 3 which enabled him to go on to win the Open Championship. The drive is tough enough with out of bounds left and bunkers well in play. However the hole is made by the second shot, where the player must decide whether he is going to carry the massive Spectacle bunkers or not. If a player goes for the green and lands in the Spectacles he can expect to be there for some time as these bunkers are huge and intimidating. Further bunkers closer to the green provide further protection and any player making four can feel justifiably proud of that score. Caddie’s Tip “Another hole where getting on the green in three is not a disappointment.

An accurate drive is paramount and remember this is the second part of our only double green, you play to the red flag on this nine.” Hole 15 “Lucky Slap” As hard a par 4 as can be found anywhere in golf, this hole requires a long and accurate drive and then a powerful approach to the very well protected green. Into the wind the majority of golfers will not be able to get home in two and if a lay up is required it must be kept well away from the bunkers some 25 yards short of the green as getting out of these in one stroke is extremely difficult. Caddie’s Tip “Most exacting par four on the course. What is required is a drawn drive followed by a faded approach, but for the majority playing this hole for a bogey is not a bad idea.” Hole 18 “Home” No more difficult finishing hole will be found anywhere. The burn is in play for the drive to the right and left of the hole and also short. Fairway bunkers edge in to the right hand side and it was here that Johnny Miller lost the 1975 Championship when he took two shots to get out of the bunker.

The Barry Burn crosses right in front of the green and it poses a huge obstacle for the second shot. It was here that the hopes of Jean Van De Velde sunk in 1999 when Paul Lawrie went on to take the title. Caddie’s Tip “The clock on the Hotel is the line off the tee. Remember the Barry Burn at the front of the green “and if you better a seven – reward yourself with a drink!” Legends St. Andrews Golf Package - Vacation and Getaway Trip Ideas | Boomerater Legends St. Andrews Golf Package Like this vacation? Speak DIRECTLY with the travel agent who compiled it! Length of trip: Approximate price of this trip per person: from $ 1149 to $ 1879 Best travel dates to go: January, February, July, August, September, October, November, December Detailed Description of this trip: The home of golf, where the game evolved, the spirit and traditions live on. Savor the experience of the Jubilee Course, the longest and most difficult. The New Course 1895, shares in the tradition of shared fairways and double greens.

The Barry Burn weaves through Carnoustie's Championship Course, the most challenging in the world. St. Andrews - Dukes Course set amidst natural terrain. This Trip is Recommended for: Day 1 - 7 : Itinerary & Highlights - Ireland Golfing Enjoy 4 rounds of golf at Jubilee Course, The New Course, Carnoustie's Championship Course and St. Andrews - Dukes Course. Bed & Breakfast During the evenings relax and enjoy true Scottish hospitality at pre-booked Bed & Breakfasts around the area. Accommodations -6 nights accommodations: Choose from pre-booked B&Bs, First Class Hotels or Deluxe Hotels. Car Rental Weekly standard shift car rental or upgrade to chauffeur. Food and Dining Photograph of Barry Burn & Hotel Carnoustie :: Donald Ford Images :: Scotland's landscape and Scottish golf courses Home » Photographs While the infamous Barry Burn flows right across the first hole of Carnoustieï¿½s championship course, it causes no problems this early in the round, being a modest eighty yards from the tee.

It more than makes up for this first insignificant appearance in due course; four critical incursions ï¿½ at holes ten, sixteen, seventeen and eighteen ï¿½ rarely fail to create havoc as this most famous water course twists and winds its way across the links and , eventually (thankfully!) into the North Sea. Jean Van De Velde is, to date, probably the most illustrious name among the ranks of the professionals who have come to grief in the Barry Burn. His monumental disaster in the 1999 Open Championship consigned him to the golfing record books for all the wrong reasons. Even a two-over par six at the 18th of the final round would have secured him the title, but the ultimate confrontation with the shallow waters of the burn was the final nail in his coffin. It had been such for thousands of others before him, and will continue to be so for thousands more. Product Code: WS267 The burn, notorious ï¿½graveyard of a thousand dreams,ï¿½ leads the eye to Carnoustieï¿½s proud new hotel complex. Item in stock!

Question: The Barry Burn is on which famous Scottish golf course?
Answer: Carnoustie