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Ryder Cup: Five Courses That Should Be Future Hosts

By Colin Mieczkowski

February 14, 2016; Pebble Beach, CA, USA; Jamie Williamson hits out of the bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
February 14, 2016; Pebble Beach, CA, USA; Jamie Williamson hits out of the bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Carnoustie Golf Links 

The course widely known as “Carnasty” would make for an excellent challenge for both teams. The ancient course has hosted seven Open Championships and has played almost like a U.S. Open course due to its brutal nature.

I’ll use a video game analogy. Dark Souls is one of the most difficult games of all-time. The game is filled with colossal enemies and in fact, people will tell you that you will die a million times throughout your play-through.

That’s the best way I can describe Carnoustie. Of course it has its historic charm and natural beauty, but it’s a beast.

This is why it would make for an excellent Ryder Cup venue. Players are going to likely struggle, and it will be a battle of who can hang and who can’t.

If you have a Ryder Cup, an event filled with passion, at a place that drains energy, it would make for an intense tournament. And the sixth hole, “Hogan’s Alley” is just the start of where the course officially becomes “Carnasty”.

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