Carnoustie Golf Links modifications to the course by James Braid in 1926. The winner then was Tommy Armour, from Edinburgh. Later Open winners at Carnoustie include 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. The 1975, 1999 and 2007 editions were all won in playoffs. The Championship course was modified significantly (but kept its routing used since 1926) prior to the 1999 Open, with all
Percy Lawrie (rugby union) playing rugby in 1924 he served on Leicester's committee until ill health forced his retirement in 1954. He died 2 years later on 27 December 1956 just half an hour before Leicester played the Barbarians. On 9 February 2011 Lawrie was named 59 in Leicestershire's 100 Sporting Greats by the "Leicester Mercury". Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David "Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club" (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ) L is for Lawrie Percy Lawrie (rugby union) Percy William Lawrie known as Percy Lawrie (26 September 1888 – 27 December 1956) was a rugby union wing who played 318 games for Leicester Tigers