Few 'home' comforts as players crash and Burn at at Carnoustie's 18th

They call the 18th hole “Home”. Talk to those professionals who have to negotiate the 499-yard par four at the end of a tough day on the most difficult course in The Open rotation, however, and they will tell you it offers little in the way of comfort.

In 2007, when Pádraig Harrington lifted the Claret Jug on the last occasion the R&A staged its major championship at Carnoustie, 18 was ranked the most difficult hole, playing that week to an average score of 4.61.