Carnoustie. Sunday 24 August 2014.

We woke to a beautiful day and made the hour long drive north to Carnoustie.  It was nicknamed "CarNASTY" after the 1999 Open Championship when the rough was super long and thick, and grown in so far that a couple of fairways were only about 10 paces wide.

Needless to say we were all very thankful that that there was only a gentle breeze, as the wind can make a huge difference around here.

Carnoustie is in the shire of Angus, so there was an air of expectation that 2 participants may perform well in the home shire.

Our champ from yesterday, Reg Hanson is pictured here commencing his round.

There are "burns" that run throughout the course.  This one is to the left and across the front of the short Par four 3rd, appropriately named 'Jockie's Burn'.

No that is not a troll under the stone bridge on the 10th hole, it is Alan Pritchard's ball.

Michael Merrett preparing to fire his shot into the par three 13th.

Michael earlier had achieved something very rare, he managed to hit the posts of the out of bounds fence on the left side of the sixth hole, twice in a row. A very impressive feat of accuracy.  

Unfortunately that was not what he was aiming for.

 Here we look down the fairway of the par 4 14th hole, with it's famed spectacles cross bunkers in the distance. This hole begins a brutal home stretch, and is quite capable of ruining a scorecard that is decent up until this point.

Karen Pritchard is pictured here ready on the tee of the 16th hole.  A short par 4 for women, but a 240 yard par 3 for men.

No this is not Migel Angel Jimenez during his pre game warm up, it is Alan Pritchard negotiating his way out of one of the "bloody right handers bunkers".

The view from the 18th tee looking toward the hotel behind the green.

The burn in front of the 18th green where Mr Van de Velde dramatically came unstuck in that memorable Open.

Even though the weather was in our favour, Carnoustie definitely won on the day.  Our winner, and
creating a Hanson double to kick things off, was Robyn Hanson with a fine score of 34 points.
Well done Robyn!

Next up is the holy grail, the Old Course St Andrews.  Let's hope the rain of 2 years ago does not return and we can enjoy the day.