10 July 2007

 

ALLIANCE TRUST GUIDE ‘OPENS UP’ THE CARNOUSTIE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE

 

  • Hole-by-hole guide available free is the perfect prelude to this year’s British Open golf championship, the course and the area
  • Win a chance to stay in Carnoustie and play the Open course with Alliance Trust competition

 

In the run up to the British Open at Carnoustie from July 19 to 22, 2007, Dundee-based investment group Alliance Trust has launched a special hole-by-hole guide to the championship golf course, ‘Carnoustie Opened Up’, which shares the knowledge of some of Carnoustie’s real experts, its caddies, its golfers and other privileged observers.

 

This one-off guide, which will be published in July on www.alliancetrust.co.uk/golf and is available free to download, takes you on a unique trip around the course that is considered the hardest challenge of the British Open.  It gives readers an insight into the course and to the local area, offering a collection of facts and stories that you will not find together anywhere else.

 

For instance, who was the only player to lead the Open on the first day at Carnoustie, yet fail to make the cut? Which player was bitten by a rat at the 10th hole in 1968 as he was looking for his ball in the rough and was so badly shaken he failed to break 90? Which is the only hole that Carnoustie course record holder Alan Tait bogeyed when he made his astounding round of 64? (For the record, that’s Australian Rod Pampling, Britain’s John Morgan and the 16th hole.)

 

Tips and stories in the guide include anecdotes from and about people who really know the course. It tells you what you ought to know about Carnoustie and some things you’d never guess. Read about golfing legends such as 1953 champion Ben Hogan and ‘The Golden Bear’ Jack Nicklaus. First-hand tales from Scottish club pro David Huish, course record holder Alan Tait, renowned sports journalist Arthur Montford, golf photographer Donald Ford and others give this guide the authentic flavour of Carnoustie. The perfect prelude to this year’s British Open, the guide tips you off about which holes to attack aggressively, when a shot past the pin will leave you with a horrendous putt, and on which hole players are well advised to bear left. 

 

Alan Harden, Alliance Trust Chief Executive Officer says: “At Alliance Trust we are proud of our connection to a special part of Scotland that is so rich in golf, its history and its sporting excellence.  Through our guide we hope to give you an entertaining insight into the place where our roots go back for generations.”

 

Alliance Trust is also offering the chance to win a two night stay for two people, including dinner and a round of golf for two on the Championship course at Carnoustie.  Further details about this fantastic opportunity can be found at www.alliancetrust.co.uk/golf 

 

 

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Contacts

Jane Holligan, Media Relations Manager          Emma Wylie/ Anna Schirmer

Alliance Trust                                                   Lansons Communications

Tel  +44 (0)1382 306064                                   Tel  +44 (0)20 7490 8828

Mobile  07745 783212                                      Email  alliancetrust@lansons.com

Email  jane.holligan@alliancetrust.co.uk      

Web  www.alliancetrusts.co.uk 

 

 

Notes to editors

  1. Alliance Trust is an international investment and financial services group that was founded in 1888. Based in Dundee, the group has offices in Edinburgh, London and Hong Kong. The group is headed by Alliance Trust PLC, Scotland’s ninth-largest listed company and the UK’s biggest generalist investment trust company, which manages assets of £3bn.  Through its financial services subsidiaries, it offers asset management, share dealing, self-invested personal pensions and a choice of investment wrappers.