Carnoustie the Championship course, on which several international tournaments are held, the Burnside course and the Buddon course. Carnoustie Golf Links is one of the venues in The Open Championship's rotation. The course first played host to The Open in 1931, when it was won by Tommy Armour of the USA. Subsequent winners have included Henry Cotton of England in 1937, Ben Hogan of the USA in 1953, Gary Player of South Africa in 1968, Tom Watson of the USA in 1975, Paul Lawrie of Scotland in 1999, Pádraig Harrington of Ireland in 2007, and Francesco Molinari of Italy in 2018.
Lawrie Thomson Lawrie appeared for a series of English non-league Southern League teams: Ashford Town; Margate; Folkestone; Hastings United and Canterbury City. In 1977, he emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lawrie Thomson Lawrence James "Lawrie" Thomson (26 August 1936 – 10 March 2006) was a Scottish footballer who played as a Forward. He represented Scotland at Youth level. Lawrie began his senior career at Scottish Junior club Bo'ness United. In 1955 he joined Scottish League club Partick Thistle where he won a 1958 Scottish League Cup runners-up medal. Early in 1960 Lawrie moved to English League Carlisle United but returned to Scotland