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.
Carnoustie Golf Links returned to Carnoustie in 2018. On 17 January 2014, it was announced that Carnoustie Golf Links – which operates the six publicly owned courses, including the Championship Course – had appointed its first-ever female chairman, Pat Sawers. This is a list of The Open Championship champions at Carnoustie Golf Links: Winner of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie Golf Links. Winner of The Senior Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links. Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course<br>2018 Open Championship Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1930): Length of the course for Women's British Open Length of the course for