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DP World Tour: Richard Mansell holds commanding lead with 18 to play at Alfred Dunhill Links

The final round will be played at the Old Course.

After three days of rotating between three world-class venues – the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, the 63 players who made the 54-hole cut at the Alfred Dunhill Links on the DP World Tour will play their final round at St. Andrews.

Richard Mansell leads by four at 15 under after posting a 5-under 67 at Carnoustie on Saturday. After making the turn with a 1-under 35, Mansell made four birdies and no bogeys coming home to separate himself from the field.

The 218th-ranked golfer in the world has missed two straight cuts but finished third at the Omega European Masters in August. If he does go on to win Sunday, it’d be his maiden victory on the European circuit.

Dunhill Links: Leaderboard

Daniel Gavins, Alex Noren and Ryan Fox are tied for second at 11 under, while big names such as Rory McIlroy, Billy Horschel and Robert MacIntyre are T-11 at 7 under.

Catch the final round action on Golf Channel from 6:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET.

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Photos: Brutal weather conditions challenge the players at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns

Playing golf in this weather doesn’t look like a good time.

The Alfred Dunhill Links is one of the best events on the DP World Tour schedule. Players rotate between three courses for the first three days — the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns — before the final round is played at St. Andrews.

Thursday’s conditions were built for low scores as the first-round leader was 11 under after 18 holes.

Friday, however, was a completely different story.

Weather was brutal on day two, as rain, wind and cold temperatures made for miserable conditions.

Billy Horschel and Matt Fitzpatrick, somehow, shot 1 under, while Richard Mansell leads by two thanks to a heroic 4-under Friday.

To be honest, playing golf didn’t even look enjoyable, regardless of the courses the field was playing.

Here are some photos from the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns on day two of the Alfred Dunhill Links.

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Watch: Rory McIlroy wasn’t too happy with this tee shot — then it almost found the green on a 400-yard par 4

Should 400-yard mishits be illegal?

Driving the golf ball like Rory McIlroy is the dream. Imagine being able to step to the tee box, stick the tee in the ground and bomb it 330 yards into every fairway.

Golf would be too easy.

Well, McIlroy showed off his ridiculous power yet again Thursday during the opening round of the Alfred Dunhill Links, this week’s DP World Tour event.

If you’re unfamiliar with this tournament, the field rotates between three courses for the first three rounds — the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns —before Sunday’s final round is played at the Old Course.

McIlroy played Carnoustie for the first round and on the 409-yard par-4 seventh he seemed disappointed with his tee shot, even taking one hand off the club.

His ball finished just short of the green.

McIlroy is T-40 after day one, shooting a 4-under 68.

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Rory McIlroy to make Italian Open debut at Marco Simone, site of 2023 Ryder Cup

“I think when you win and when you do things, it energizes you more than anything else.”

Rory McIlroy just captured the PGA Tour’s 2022 Tour Championship, yet he’s not taking much time off.

McIlroy, who Sunday became the first golfer to win three FedEx Cups, will head across the pond and play three times in four weeks, including a stop at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, which is hosting the 2023 Ryder Cup. The course is also hosting the 2022 Italian Open from Sept. 15-18, and McIlroy is slated to make his tournament debut.

“I have a whopping one week off coming up and then I go to Europe for three out of four weeks, playing quite a bit over there,” McIlroy said after winning in Atlanta on Sunday. “But maybe that’s a little less intense than what we’ve just been through the last three weeks in the Playoffs here.

“Again, I think when you win and when you do things, it energizes you more than anything else. It makes you want to do it more.”

McIlroy won three times during the Tour’s 2021-22 season, including a come-from-behind victory in the Tour Championship, and he finished in the top eight of all majors this calendar year.

Now, he’s heading to Europe, where in two weeks he’ll tee it up at Wentworth in the BMW PGA Championship on Sept. 8-11. He’s also set to play in the Alfred Dunhill Links, Sept. 29-Oct. 2.

McIlroy is also in position to win the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai, the season-long points race. He’s in first by more than 300 points. He has won the title three times but not since 2015.

“Look, it’s been a long few weeks and I’m looking forward to just chilling for a few days, but yeah, it gets you excited to get out there and play again because you’re playing well and you want to have this feeling more often,” McIlroy said.

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