The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on the DP World Tour is always one of the best events of the year. Not only is the field loaded, but the world’s best players walk the grounds of The Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns alongside family and friends. For example, this week, Rory McIlroy is playing with his dad, Gerry.
Nicolas Colsaerts is going to remember this tournament for a different reason.
During the third round on Saturday, Colsaerts’ second shot into the par-5 16th at Kingsbarns hit the front part of the green before rolling all the way up the backstop behind the pin. His ball lost momentum going up the hill and eventually started making its way back down the hill.
Three of the most iconic venues in golf become three of the cutest.
Three of the most iconic venues in golf are also three of the cutest.
The DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is played over three historic golf courses – The Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns – over the first three days. Then for the final round everyone hits the Old Course a second time.
Some of the big names in the field include Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton and Billy Horschel.
During the week, the golf courses get visits from a variety of everyone’s four-legged friends. All dogs must remain on a leash but they can tag along any day of the week.
The tournament released a video called “The Dogs of Dunhill” as well.
As golf’s civil war continues to drag on, fans across the sport are becoming less interested. Television broadcasts see declined viewership numbers on what seems like a weekly basis, and the continued talk of bringing the game back together is only creating a deeper sense of frustration.
Matt Fitzpatrick sees it in a similar light.
The Englishman returned to the Old Course at St. Andrews this week to defend his title at the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which has quickly turned into the rendezvous point for both sides of the game.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, LIV Golf’s Yasir Al-Rumayyan and DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings are all on site in Scotland – Monahan and Al-Rumayyan played together at Carnoustie on Thursday – as are players from the various leagues including Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry.
When asked if there’s a “feeling that this week (is) a little bit of coming together for golf,” Fitzpatrick didn’t beat around the bush.
“I think in terms of bringing the game together this week, I’m passed the point of caring,” Fitzpatrick said Wednesday. “I just don’t care. Me saying things to the PGA Tour board, me saying things to the DP World Tour board, it’s not going to change, so why am I going to waste my time talking about it?”
Jay Monahan, Commissioner of the PGA Tour, and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, interact at the 10th tee and during day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2024 at Carnoustie Golf Links on October 03, 2024 in Carnoustie, Scotland. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
As for the bad blood between the two sides, the world No. 29 doesn’t see it dissolving quite yet.
“Not necessarily. I think there’s probably some players in the States, their feelings, I don’t think they would be very happy. If I’m probably brutally honest, at the start, I probably was pretty against, and it was not of any interest to me to go and play LIV. But I’ve always said that I understood why people went. I’ve got no issues with that. No issues at all.
“My issue was always, at the start, anyway, is you’ve gone over there. Like I don’t feel like it’s fair for you to try and come back and play, as well. But I would say I’ve changed on that now. Again, I just don’t care. I just want to focus on myself. I think that’s what’s important, and try and play the best golf I can, and that’s, I don’t want to get 10 years down the road, obviously, and look back and I’m not going to sit there and think, ‘Oh, I wish I’d got more involved in that LIV and PGA Tour.’
“It’s like, you’re wasting your time.”
On the golf course Thursday, Fitzpatrick shot a 4-under 68 and is tied for 49th. He’ll head to Kingsbarns on Friday before enjoying the Old Course on Saturday.
One of the most fun events on golf’s calendar is here, as several of the best players in the world are set to compete in the DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Over the first three days of competition, players will take on The Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, three of the most iconic venues in the sport, before the final round is played at the Home of Golf.
Some of the big names in the field include Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton and Billy Horschel.
LIV Golf’s Yasir Al-Rumayyan, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and DP World Tour Chief Executive Officer Guy Kinnings are all expected to be at the event.
While the PGA Tour is in Jackson, Mississippi, for the Sanderson Farms Championship, plenty of the best players in the world are in Scotland for the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The DP World Tour event takes place over three of the most iconic venues in golf: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.
There are several LIV Golf stars in the field, including Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and Tyrrell Hatton. They’ll be joined by Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre and BMW PGA Championship winner Billy Horschel.
On top of the game’s best players coming together across the pond, LIV Golf’s Yasir Al-Rumayyan, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and DP World Tour Chief Executive Officer Guy Kinnings are all expected to be at the event.
Bettings odds for the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Player
Odds
Rory McIlroy
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Jon Rahm
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Tyrrell Hatton
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Tommy Fleetwood
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Brooks Koepka
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Shane Lowry
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Robert MacIntyre
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Alex Noren
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Billy Horschel
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Rasmus Hojgaard
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Thriston Lawrence
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Matt Wallace
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Matt Fitzpatrick
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Patrick Reed
(+4000)
Niklas Norgaard
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Louis Oosthuizen
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Tom McKibbin
(+4500)
Thomas Detry
(+5000)
Dean Burmester
(+5000)
Peter Uihlein
(+5500)
Talor Gooch
(+6000)
Grant Forrest
(+6000)
David Puig
(+6000)
Alex Fitzpatrick
(+6500)
Thorbjorn Olesen
(+7000)
Sebastian Soderberg
(+7000)
Jordan Smith
(+7000)
Nicolai Hojgaard
(+7500)
Laurie Canter
(+7500)
Matthieu Pavon
(+8000)
Antoine Rozner
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Andrew Putnam
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Richard Mansell
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Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
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Calum Hill
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This will be the first time the two (and Guy Kinnings) are at the same event since the game’s civil war began.
LIV Golf’s Yasir Al-Rumayyan, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and DP World Tour Chief Executive Officer Guy Kinnings are all expected to be at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, a DP World Tour event contested over three of the most famous venues in golf: St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, according to The Telegraph.
And in fact, Al-Rumayyan and Monahan are scheduled to play together in the pro-am, paired with PGA Tour-friendly Billy Horschel and Dean Burmester.
This will be the first time all three, Kinnings included, are at the same event since the game’s civil war began.
Group 43 at the Dunhill Links Championship might attract more eyeballs than the final pairing on Sunday. 🧐 pic.twitter.com/L3zTa4wp3C
The field for the Dunhill Links is loaded with some of the biggest names in golf, including Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen and Billy Horschel.
It’s hard to imagine a better spot for all golf’s biggest players to come together.
Make no mistake: the best field in golf this week is across the pond.
Make no mistake: the best field in golf this week is across the pond.
One of the best events on the DP World Tour schedule, the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship gets underway Thursday at three of Scotland’s best courses: the Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. Golfers will compete one round on all three courses before a cut is made, and those who advance to the final round will battle it out at St. Andrews for the title.
As if that wasn’t good enough, each player will team up with an amateur. European soccer star Gareth Bale, Denver Broncos GM John Elway and a host of other A-list celebrities will tee it up with plenty stars in the game of golf for the competition.
Matt Fitzpatrick is the event’s defending champion, and he also won the team competition with his mother, Sue. They’re both back to defend their titles.
It’s Championship week. And the world of golf is getting ready for the #dunhilllinks at the Old Course, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie ⛳️ pic.twitter.com/JEphEUCZfM
In addition to Fitzpatrick’s return, other big names in the field include Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen and more. Also in the field is Billy Horschel, winner of the BMW PGA Championship earlier this month.
Hatton and Padraig Harrington both have a shot at becoming the first player to win the Alfred Dunhill Links three times.
Again, if that wasn’t good enough, entry for fans on the first three days of competition is free. Tickets are needed only on Sunday at St. Andrews for the final round.
Heavy rains all week – even by Scotland standards – shortened the DP World Tour pro-am event to 54 holes.
Heavy rains in Scotland over the weekend wreaked havoc on the schedule for the DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The annual pro-am event hosted across the Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns was shortened to 54 holes and pushed to a Monday finish after the three courses were “water-logged” and unplayable.
The weather held off on the fifth day of play, where Matt Fitzpatrick shot a 6-under 66 on Monday at the Old Course at St. Andrews to win by three shots over Matthew Southgate (66/St. Andrews), Ryan Fox (65/St. Andrews) and Marcus Armitage (66/Carnoustie) who finished T-2 at 16 under. Sebastian Soderberg was the low round of the day at Kingsbarns, where he shot a 10-under 62 to finish fifth at 15 under.
As if a ninth European circuit win wasn’t enough, the 29-year-old Englishman played alongside his mother, Susan, in the pro-am event.
Matt Fitzpatrick of England poses on the Swilcan Bridge with his Mother and playing partner, Susan Fitzpatrick during Round Three on Day Five of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the Old Course St. Andrews on Oct. 9, 2023 in St. Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
In addition to his nine DP World Tour wins, Fitzpatrick has also won the 2023 RBC Heritage as well as the 2022 U.S. Open.
“With all my wins, aside from the major, you’ll forget about them in the future,” said Fitzpatrick, “but you’ll always remember the one you won with your mum.”
The announcement was made Sunday that, due to water-logged courses, the final round of the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship would be pushed to Monday, Oct. 9, and that the pro-am event would be reduced to 54 holes, with the top 30 teams and ties making the 36-hole cut. Matt Fitzpatrick currently leads at 13 under, with Grant Forrest and Nacho Elvira T-2 at 12 under.
Weather has been an issue all week for the unique event played annually at Carnoustie, Kingsbarns and St. Andrews, three of the best golf courses in Scotland. The tour reported that about 3.11 inches of rain had fallen since the end of play Friday.
Aside from its trio of stellar hosts, the event made headlines early last week when it was reported that Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s lucrative Public Investment Fund (PIF), would play the pro-am under the pseudonym Andrew Waterman. Not only that, the 53-year-old is alongside LIV Golf’s Peter Uihlein (T-10) and was in the same group as R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers. Fellow LIV players Laurie Canter (T-16), Louis Oosthuizen (T-40) and Talor Gooch (72) are also in the field as non-members playing on sponsor invites.
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