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Carl Froch visits The Open Zone before savouring Carnoustie drama

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The Open Zone welcomes boxing legend Carl Froch. Can he find the right yards in our 99-yard challenge?

Boxing legend Carl Froch was keen to savour the atmosphere on the opening day of The 147th Open at Carnoustie and made a quick stop at The Open Zone to demonstrate his golfing ability.

Former super-middleweight world champion Froch memorably fought in front of 80,000 people at Wembley Stadium against George Groves but now has much more time to improve his golf game.

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Froch, who plays off 18, spoke of how he is getting his son Rocco to start playing but suggested he was a fair-weather golfer.

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The Open Zone welcomes boxing legend Carl Froch. Can he find the right yards in our 99-yard challenge?

The 99-yard challenge has been a source of great competition between professionals and guests alike this week and Froch was the next to take it on.

Froch, aiming to improve on Jordan Pickford's effort, opted for a nine iron but would he test the leaderboard with a nine iron in hand?

Watch the video above to see how Froch would fare in the 99-yard challenge...

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