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
Blake Lawrie Blake Lawrie Blake Lawrie (born 10 January 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He plays as a and . Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Lawrie played his junior rugby league for the Dapto Canaries and Western Suburbs Red Devils, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons. In 2015 and 2016, Lawrie played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team. In 2017, Lawrie played for the Dragons' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team, Illawarra Cutters. On 1 May, he re-signed with the Dragons