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 century, scoring 107 for Hampshire against Leicestershire. Lawrie played regularly for Hampshire up until the end of the 1924 season and then returned in 1928 to play four more matches, with his final first-class game for Hampshire against Lancashire. In all, he played 27 matches for Hampshire, scoring 959 runs at an average of 22.30, with four half centuries to add to his single century and taking 14 catches. Lawrie died at Teignmouth Hospital in Teignmouth, Devon on 2 February 1988. Percy Lawrie Percy Edward Lawrie (12 December 1902 – 2 February 1988) was an English cricketer who played as