Tiger didn’t like the ‘99 version of Carnoustie either
I thought the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie approached the biggest botched golf course setup in major championship I had ever saw. (That was until Shinnecock in 2004…) Tiger Woods commented on that tournament in the lead up to this year’s Open Championship, which returns to Carnoustie.
“It was hard. It was really hard. I’ve never [...]
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R&A says no phones and no Van de Velde
Believe it or not, but mobile phones have not been banned at the Open Championship - until this year.
During last year’s Open at Hoylake, Tiger Woods complained about their use on the final day. “It wasn’t the professional photographers, it was the gallery,” reported the champion. “Cameras or camera phones kept going off while we [...]
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Carnoustie won’t be Carnasty?
The Open Championship might be a couple of months away, but it’s never too early to discuss course setups. John Philip, the head greenkeeper at Carnoustie, has said that the course won’t be the course it was in 1999. Philip believes, barring high winds, that the winning score will be around 10-under - a far [...]
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