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Open Championship returns to Carnoustie in 2029

Scotsman Paul Lawrie won the Open Championship at Carnoustie in 1999 [SNS] The Open Championship will return to Carnoustie in 2029, for the first time in 11 years.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 9, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC
Key points
  • Francesco Molinari won the 2018 event at the Angus course, which also hosted the last time a Scottish winner took the Claret Jug when Paul Lawrie triumphed in 1999.
  • In all, the course has hosted the event eight times since 1931.

Other Carnoustie Open winners include Padraig Harrington (2007), Tom Watson (1975) and Gary Player (1968).

New Zealand's Ryan Fox won last year's Open at Royal Birkdale, the 2027 event will be at the Old Course in St Andrews and the 2028 staging will be at Royal Lytham.

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