The original Panmure Gold Club shared the links of Monifieth -
nine holes originally laid out by Allan Robertson and Alexander
Pirie in 1845 - but congestion on the course forced the Panmure men
to move to their present location at Barry close to the
championship links of Carnoustie on the Angus coast. Huge sand
dunes and rolling links land were there in abundance. The hand of
Old Tom Morris from St Andrews was much involved in the first
layout but over the years changes were made until James Braid
travelled north from Walton Heath to create a much longer and
stiffer test. It was here on the Barry links that Ben Hogan
practised assiduously before his one and only appearance and
victory in the Open Championship at Carnoustie in 1953.
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