Carnoustie Paintings and Prints

Golf has been played at Carnoustie, on the Angus coast northeast of Dundee, since at least the sixteenth century. The first formal course, of ten holes, was laid out by Allan Robertson with Old Tom Morris in 1842; Morris extended it to 18 holes in 1867, and James Braid remodeled it in 1926, preparing it for its first Open in 1931.

Carnoustie is widely considered the most demanding course on The Open rotation. It is relatively flat and open, but its bunkers are deep, its rough is thick, and the Barry Burn and its tributary wind across the closing holes. The wind off the North Sea can blow from any direction. The finish, from the 16th to the 18th, is among the hardest in championship golf.

Holes at Carnoustie have names. The 4th is Hillocks, for its rumpled fairway. The 14th, Spectacles, is a par 5 whose second shot must clear two deep bunkers set side by side in a ridge in front of the green, like a pair of eyeglasses. The 6th is called Hogan's Alley after Ben Hogan, who won The Open here in 1953 in his only appearance in the championship.

Carnoustie has hosted The Open eight times, in 1931, 1937, 1953, 1968, 1975, 1999, 2007 and 2018. It has also hosted the Senior Open and the Women's Open.

Linda Hartough's Carnoustie paintings bring the 14th and the 4th together, offered in two editions.

The collection holds 2 Carnoustie prints, available as canvas giclées, textured canvas prints and open edition digital prints, in limited editions, artist proofs and open editions, in sizes from 11"x14" to 21"x36".