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 Golf Links returned to Carnoustie in 2018. On 17 January 2014, it was announced that Carnoustie Golf Links – which operates the six publicly owned courses, including the Championship Course – had appointed its first-ever female chairman, Pat Sawers. This is a list of The Open Championship champions at Carnoustie Golf Links: Winner of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie Golf Links. Winner of The Senior Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links. Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course<br>2018 Open Championship Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1930): Length of the course for Women's British Open Length of the course for