Club Competitions

The club Championship is a scratch matchplay format with two pre-qualify rounds.

The Caledonia Golf Club gifted the Caledonia Kettle for our 50th Anniversary, October 29, 1892.

The first winner was James Simpson scoring 79. Each year our club champion and major trophy winners receive a gold medallion.

The Gold Medal made by Vaughtons Limited in Birmingham founded in 1819. Vaughtons are the makers of the original FA Cup and 1908 Olympic medals.

The club also commission the motif to be hand painted depicting the original clubhouse.

This takes pride of place in the centre of each medal with the year we were formally instituted in 1842.

Under the patronage of Misses Kinloch of Kinloch, benevolent owner of lands golf was played, she gifted the Kinloch Medal to Carnoustie Golf Club.

The medal has been played for at scratch for over 180 years.

May 1st, 1877 Generously presented to the club in 1877 by Mrs. Ferrier, who also supported Carnoustie Golf Club for decades using the Ferrier Inn as the meeting place for members before building our own clubhouse.

70 years later, her great grandson Jim Ferrier won the 1947 PGA of America Championship.

William Yool Medal to the Medalist Qualifier for the Club Championship.

October 29, 1892 For our Jubilee 50th Anniversary, Dalhousie Golf Club gifted the Dalhousie Silver Cup to be played for annually under handicap conditions.

This first championship ended in a tie between 18 year old club maker named Alex Smith, scoring 85 playing with no allowance, and fellow member James Stewart, 90 - 5.

Alex would go onto win The US Open.

September 1 & 2, 1924 Member Macdonald Smith and George Duncan play a 72 hole match at Gleneagles, sponsored by Peter J. Mackie, Proprietor, White Horse Distillers

Macdonald Smith played near perfect golf, defeating George Duncan 4 & 3, earning the £100 purse and possession of the beautiful silver "Pilgrim's Flask Trophy".

He arrived back at Carnoustie Golf Club that evening to a hero's welcome, and later that same week presented by Captain A. D. Crerar the privilege of Honorary Life Membership.

In 1963 Tommy Armour gifted to Carnoustie Golf Club the Tommy Armour Trophy. Member Macdonald Smith and Armour were true friends.

Since 1964 this trophy is a two-man partner championship, be fitting to the bond between Tommy and Macdonald.

"Mac has the dignity of a true champion, the mien of a monarch and the deepest respect of all who know him"
Tommy Armour, speaking of his dear friend, 1936