British Open Preview - Sleeping Giant -- Weather to Dictate Carnoustie's Difficulty As British Open Begins

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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - Colin Montgomerie is among the few who know the real Carnoustie.

He once walked off the course after an 81 at the Scottish Open with his curly hair twisted in a half-dozen directions, lamenting how he had to hit driver, driver and 1-iron simply to reach the par- 5 sixth hole. And his mood did not lighten when a clueless reporter asked him, "Monty, was the wind a factor?"

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British Open Preview - Sleeping Giant -- Weather to Dictate Carnoustie's Difficulty As British Open Begins

This was one year after Montgomerie shot 64, still the lowest score ever at Carnoustie.

"This golf course is a sleeping giant," Gary Player said Wednesday, reminiscing about his British Open title at Carnoustie in 1968. "It's a giant when the wind blows, when conditions are difficult. And when it isn't...

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