Carnoustie the Championship course, on which several international tournaments are held, the Burnside course and the Buddon course. Carnoustie Golf Links is one of the venues in The Open Championship's rotation. The course first played host to The Open in 1931, when it was won by Tommy Armour of the USA. Subsequent winners have included 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.
Jock Lawrie Jock Lawrie John Ruthven Lawrie known as Jock Lawrie (11 September 1900 – 7 July 1981) was a rugby union flanker who played 11 times for Scotland between 1922 and 1924. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Melrose. Lawrie made his international debut for Scotland on 2 January 1922 against France at Colombes. In 1923 Lawrie transferred to Leicester making his debut on 1 September 1923 against Bath. On 2 February 1924 Lawrie played for Scotland against Wales and became the first non-English Leicester player selected for international duty. Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David "Tigers-Official History of Leicester