Justin Rose says this year’s venue is among the fairest but Padraig Harrington warns of ‘brutish’ final four holes
Not everyone buys into the accepted wisdom that Carnoustie is the toughest of the courses on the Open rotation and Justin Rose, a man who knows a thing or two about links golf, feels that the venue for the championship this week may be suffering from a case of its reputation preceding it.
Rose is preparing for his 17th now, with a missed cut at Carnoustie in his first Open as a professional in 1999 when the fairways were pinched and the rough on the tough side of brutal, and a tied 12th on his return in 2007 when the weather was again inclement. The Englishman takes the view that the course, any course, is what you make of it.
Written by Mark Tallentire at Carnoustie
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/18/justin-rose-carnoustie-fear-factor-the-open-padraig-harrington under the title “Nasty or nice? Players ready for Carnoustie fear factor at the Open”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
