Think you know Carnoustie?

One of the world’s best golfing destinations

You would be right in acknowledging that The Championship Course at Carnoustie
Golf Links is one of the world’s very best golfing destinations and a bucket list venue
for golfers across the globe. However, if you think that’s where the story ends, you’re
in for a surprise!

The best kept secrets in golf are Carnoustie’s two (yes two!) other 18-hole golf
courses – The Carnoustie Burnside Course and The Carnoustie Buddon Course.
Though overshadowed by the exceptional Carnoustie Championship Course, both
The Burnside and The Buddon Courses boast their own remarkable allure, forming a
triad of golfing greatness nestled along Scotland’s breath-taking East Coast.

The Burnside Course, steeped in history, dates back to 1892. It served as a
qualifying course for The Open Championship in 1953, notably witnessing Ben
Hogan’s qualification for the Championship, a prelude to lifting The Claret Jug on
The Carnoustie Championship Course later that very week – the only time ever that
Hogan competed in the Championship.

This feisty but fun course challenges golfers with its narrow fairways, heatherladen
terrain, daunting pot bunkers, and the meandering Barry Burn, a feature
integral to several challenging par three holes. Greens are small, contoured and hard
to hold, especially in dry summer conditions or when the wind gets up.

The Carnoustie Buddon Course is the newest of the three at Carnoustie and
provides a very different golfing experience. Interestingly considered the most, and
least, Links course of the trio, it commences along the North Sea’s edge, affording
breath-taking vistas of the bay. As the round unfolds, it seamlessly transitions into
heathland terrain before gradually embracing a parkland setting. Here, picturesque
lakes teeming with wildlife grace the landscape, a testament to Carnoustie’s
ecological stewardship and sustainability endeavours. Reverting to a Links-like
character on the back nine, the course culminates in two exceptional tests of Links
golf and offers a perfect end to the round.

An extraordinary facet of Carnoustie lies in the unified maintenance of all three
courses by the same greenkeeping team, employing state-of-the-art equipment. It is
immediately evident that they are profoundly proud of the immaculate presentation
of each course, a testament to their unwavering dedication to upholding Carnoustie’s
reputation as some of the world’s best conditioned courses.

A visit to Carnoustie is a guarantee of Scottish links golf at its absolute best.

Email: golf@carnoustie.com
Web: www.carnoustie.com
Tel: +44(0)1241 802270
The 10th Hole on
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The 11th Hole on The Carnoustie
Buddon Course