hi lowpost
sorry but i disagree, i think Carnoustie is without doubt the hardest course in the world to play.
the greens are every bit as hard to putt and not one green is flat. i have played it twice and its wonderful to play but even on the front tees so hard to score and you have to play it to really see just how many bumps and hollows there are and ever green and every fairway and the bunkers are so deep you hit a fairway bunker then even if your a pro you hitting a 7 or 8 iron out at most. you also have the very high rough and the burn and the wind all make it a diffrent course every time you play.

if you also look at the open scores you will soon see how many of the top players struggle over this coarse and you don't get 20 under posted here and it it not made that much harder for the open as it is every other day of the year. and the other thing is you can turn and and play it.
i don't think you or i would ever get to play Augusta but my friend, "Davie Roberson" played it when he was best UK armature and he did not think it was as good as some of the US open courses, he felt it was an unfair course that luck played to big a part on the greens rather than skill.

i still love watching Augusta and find it exciting but there is a lot of luck on the greens. land the ball two inches one way your close to the hole, two inches the other and your 30 feet away but thats what makes it exciting. if you ever get to Scotland try and play Carnoustie and i'm sure you will change your mind when you see the greens there and try and putt on them. i have played Muirfield too but think Carnoustie is harder. Minzunoman did a wonderful write up on Muirfield on here and worth reading.
cheers
bill

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