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SOME NOTES ON
Course Name: Carnoustie Golf Club
Location: Tayside, Scotland (Northern shore of the
Firth of Tay)
Length/Par: 3541-3566-7107/36-36-72
Designer: Sir Robert Maule (?) in 1842
Difficulty: Moderate
Source: Golfplan course book for Carnoustie
Thanks to: Scott Chesney for the use of some of his
bushes which I modified and for the changes
he made. It does look better.
Dedicated to: Scott Chesney (what, him again?) for his
inspiration to finish this course. Scott
believes that the cure for burn-out is to
light a fire. He was right.
JNUG Design: Jay Johnson (aka "Jaybird")
THE YARDAGE CARD
OUT IN
Hole Par Yrds Hole Par Yrds
____ ___ ____ ____ ___ ____
1 4 408 10 4 453
2 4 458 11 4 381
3 4 362 12 5 490
4 4 381 13 3 170
5 4 397 14 5 481
6 5 536 15 4 461
7 4 397 16 3 248
8 3 176 17 4 434
9 4 426 18 4 448
____ ___ ____ ____ ___ ____
36 3541 36 3566
Now that the essentials are out of the way, I would like to
give out a little info about the tradition of the course. The
Scots have been at the business of golf since we have been at
business of screwing the Indians out of their land (maybe
longer) and they are big on tradition. Witness the fact that
each and every bunker at St. Andrews has a name. Not even
Augusta does that and Augusta is known for its tradition. I
guess that's the difference between 140+ years and 60+.
So, here's some of the tradition of Carnoustie (note how
much of it is due to American players).
Hole 2: Braird's bunker is the one in the fairway about
250 yards out. I have no idea who Braird was, but
he must have spent an inordinate amount of time
in the sand.
Hole 4: The name of this hole comes from those 2 large
mounds on the right about 50 yards out.
Hole 5: That bunker just to the left of the green is named
Hogan's Bunker after guess who? Seriously, in 1953
Ben Hogan won The Open at Carnoustie after
"destroying" the course. Mr. Hogan is still held in
very high esteem by the locals.
Hole 6: The fairway is called "Hogan's Alley". Guess why.
Hole 9: That fairway bunker on the right at about 160 yards
from the pin is named Jack Nicklaus' Bunker. The
next time you play with Jack, ask him why.è Hole 10: There's a story behind the name of this hole and it
goes like this: it seems as if one of the members of
the club decided that his road to fortune was in
Argentina as a golf pro. The other members threw a
going-away party and our hero quaffed one (or more)
too many. He wandered out to seek his fortune and
the tenth hole was as far as he got.
Hole 14: The name of this hole, "Spectacles" comes from the
pair of bunkers in the fairway about 70 yards in
front of the green. I suppose they look like
spectacles to the Scots. To me they look like two
fairway bunkers.
Hole 18: The last bunker on the right is named Johnny
Miller's Bunker and I don't think it's because
of anything good.
That's all of the trivia for now. Have fun and hit 'em
straight.
I welcome feedback of any kind on this or any of the
courses I've put out there. I do ask that you be specific
- telling me that a hole (or even an entire course) sucks
doesn't help much unless you specify how it sucks. But
hey, you've got the JNUG Designer, so feel free to make
the changes you feel are needed.
I also welcome suggestions as to courses that you want
to see done and this applies to types of trees that will
be appearing in future TREESn files.
I can be reached via the BBS at Accolade or at home:
Jay Johnson
449 Blumont St.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(714) 494-2477