What Would I Shoot At Carnoustie

World Famous Carnoustie Golf Links

Carnoustie, affectionately known as ‘Carnasty,’ is where golf’s narratives of triumph and tragedy are penned.

Its reputation as one of the most challenging courses in The Open’s rotation is well earned, with snaking burns, imposing gorse, and the relentless winds of the Angus coast.

This is your chance to see how your game measures up to a course that demands respect at every turn.

Enter your handicap and let our calculator project your score, offering a glimpse into a round at a venue where history lurks behind every dune.

The Magic Behind the Calculator

Our calculator uses your Handicap Index to determine your Course Handicap, applying the formulas used by the USGA. But what does that all mean?

Handicap Index: This is your golfing fingerprint, an average of your best scores, adjusted for the difficulty of the courses you’ve played.

It’s a number that levels the playing field, allowing golfers of different abilities to compete fairly.

Course Handicap: This number adjusts your Handicap Index for the specific difficulty of a course, allowing you to determine the number of strokes you get on any given course.

For Carnoustie Golf Links, with its Course Rating of 75.2 (the score a scratch golfer should shoot) and Slope Rating of 139 (how much harder the course is for bogey golfers than for scratch golfers), the Course Handicap gives us an idea of what you’d shoot there.

How It Works

Enter Your Handicap Index: Simply type in your current Handicap Index into our calculator.
The Prediction: Like a crystal ball, our calculator works its magic to reveal your Course Handicap and the score the USGA thinks you would shoot at Carnoustie Golf Links.
We’re going to show you your score if you shoot your handicap (this only happens 15-20% of the time), your expected high and low scores and then adjust it 3 strokes for tournament play.

The Reality Check

Now, for a bit of fun — we all know that golf is unpredictable.

That’s why our calculator also gives you a “Reality Score.”

This score takes into account the jitters, the wind that just picked up, and, of course, “Glacial Landforms” that could make or break your round.

It also assumes Major Championship conditions and that you are playing in the Major alongside the pros. So we add 7 strokes for tournament pressure.

We also bump up the course rating by 2 and the slope because the course will be made more difficult when hosting a Major golf tournament.

So go ahead, give our calculator a whirl, and see how you’d fare at Carnoustie Golf Links.

Whether you’re gearing up for your next round, dreaming of playing a course like Carnoustie Golf Links, or just looking for a bit of fun, our calculator is a great way to engage with the game we all love.