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
Carnoustie roles in major films such as "GoldenEye" and "X2: X-Men United", lived on Panmure Estate, to the north of Carnoustie, and attended Carnoustie High School. Iain Macmillan, photographer, notably of The Beatles' "Abbey Road" album cover, was born in Carnoustie and moved back there in the 1980s. Roddy Woomble, singer from rock band Idlewild, lived in Carnoustie from age 8, and attended Carnoustie High School, playing drums in several local bands. The Canadian-based poet, Stephen Scobie, was originally from Carnoustie. A two-time winner of the U.S. Open golf championship, Alex Smith, was born in Carnoustie in 1874 and learned to