2007 Open Championship the PGA Tour's money list. Carnoustie hosted its first Open Championship in 1931 and the 2007 Open was the seventh to be held at Carnoustie, and third consecutive to end in a playoff. Carnoustie's prestige in the golf community is irrefutable as the list of champions includes Tommy Armour (1931), Henry Cotton (1937), Ben Hogan (1953), Gary Player (1968), Tom Watson (1975) and Paul Lawrie (1999). The 1999 championship was nicknamed "Carnastie" due to how difficult the course and conditions were. Jean van de Velde stood on the 72nd tee with a three-shot lead, needing only a double-bogey to win.
Lawrie & Co Lawrie & Co Lawrie & Co. (opened 1892, closed 1904) was an art dealership and gallery in London, England. Thomas Lawrie (sometimes spelled as "Laurie", not to be confused with Thomas Laurie the theatre sponsor) was a painter and paperhanger. Before 1850, he had opened Thomas Lawrie & Son at 126 Union Street in Glasgow, Scotland. By 1870, the business had moved to 85 Vincent St. and was advertising its "high-class" wares in the "Glasgow Herald". Lawrie & Son sold fine art (especially Old Master and Romantic works) as well as antiques, furniture, and decorative objects. Moreover, a now-lost self-portrait