Who is playing in the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?
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The DP World Tour returns after the Ryder Cup and three of Team Europe’s victorious stars will be playing in this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
Home hero Bob MacIntyre will play the popular event along with Tommy Fleetwood, who sealed Europe’s winning point in Rome. World No.8 Matt Fitzpatrick, who finally collected his first point and first victory at the third attempt at Marco Simone, is the highest-ranked player in the field. See all the tee times and groups.
The event is now in its 22nd year and sees 168 pros play a standard four-round strokeplay championship along with a team tournament alongside a field of 168 amateur golfers, many of whom are celebrities. It is played across three of the best golf courses in Scotland – The Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie’s Championship, and Kingsbarns. Every player has a round at each of the three courses with the cut being made after Saturday’s third round as opposed to the normal chop at the end of Friday’s second round.
Those who make the cut will then play at The Old Course for a second time on Sunday to see who takes home the individual and team titles.
Alongside the Ryder Cup players, vice captains Nicolas Colsaerts and Thomas Bjorn will go straight from Italy to the field in Scotland. Former Ryder Cup captain and three-time Major champion Padraig Harrington is also in the field, as are Yannik Paul and Adrian Meronk, who both came agonizingly close to playing in Rome. Alex Fitzpatrick and Rasmus Hojgaard – both in Rome to support their brothers and aiming to be on Europe’s team in New York in 2025 – will peg it up.
Defending champion and recent BMW PGA Championship winner Ryan Fox will be looking for another big title and seven-time PGA Tour victor Billy Horschel heads back across the pond to continue his love affair with the DP World Tour.
Victor Perez, Thorbjorn Olesen and Oliver Wilson are the other former winners lookung to lift the title for a second time, with a host of LIV players also heading to Fife. Talor Gooch, Louis Oosthuizen, Hudson Swafford, Peter Uihlein and Dean Burmester all received sponsor invites.
Among the amateur golfers will be LIV chairman and PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan. As reported by The Scotsman, he has been listed under a pseudonym – Andrew Waterman – and will play in the same group as R&A boss Martin Slumbers.
Which pros are playing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?
Aiken, Thomas
Albertse, Louis
Aphibarnrat, Kiradech
Armitage, Marcus
Arnaus, Adri
Axelsen, John
Bachem, Nick
Baldwin, Matthew
Barbieri, Nathan
Barron, Haydn
Bekker, Oliver
Besseling, Wil
Bjørn, Thomas
Bradbury, Dan
Bring, Christoffer
Bromborough Gc
Brown, Daniel
Brun, Julien
Burke, Christiaan
Burmester, Dean
Cabrera Bello, Rafa
Campillo, Jorge
Canter, Laurie
Catlin, John
Clements, Todd
Cockerill, Aaron
Colsaerts, Nicolas
Crocker, Sean
Dantorp, Jens
De Jager, Louis
Del Rey, Alejandro
Donaldson, Jamie
Du Plessis, Hennie
Easton, Bryce
Elvira, Nacho
Ferguson, Ewen
Figueiredo, Pedro
Filippi, Luca
Fisher, Ross
Fitzpatrick, Alex
Fitzpatrick, Matt
Fleetwood, Tommy
Forrest, Grant
Forsström, Simon
Fox, Ryan
Franssen, Rory
Freiburghaus, Jeremy
Gale, Daniel
Gallacher, Stephen
Gandas, Manu
Garcia, Sebastian
Gavins, Daniel
Germishuys, Deon
Gooch, Talor
Gough, John
Green, Gavin
Guerrier, Julien
Hanna, Chase
Harrington, Padraig
Helligkilde, Marcus
Hidalgo, Angel
Higa, Kazuki
Hill, Calum
Hillier, Daniel
Højgaard, Rasmus
Horschel, Billy
Howell, David
Huizing, Daan
Hundebøll, Oliver
Jamieson, Scott
Jarvis, Casey
Johannessen, Kristian Krogh
Jordan, Matthew
Kaminski, Rupert
Kawamura, Masahiro
Kieffer, Maximilian
Kimsey, Nathan
Kjeldsen, Søren
Knappe, Alexander
Ko, Jeong Weon
Kuchar, Matt
Lagergren, Joakim
Langasque, Romain
Law, David
Lawrence, Thriston
Lee, Joshua
Levy, Alexander
Li, Haotong
Lindberg, Mikael
Lombard, Zander
Long, Hurly
Lorenzo-Vera, Mike
Luiten, Joost
Macintyre, Robert
Mansell, Richard
Mckibbin, Tom
Meronk, Adrian
Micheluzzi, David
Migliozzi, Guido
Moolman, Pieter
Morrison, James
Mostert, Dylan
Murphy, John
Naidoo, Dylan
Neergaard-Petersen, Rasmus
Nemecz, Lukas
Nienaber, Wilco
Nørgaard, Niklas
O’kennedy, Hennie
Olesen, Thorbjørn
Oosthuizen, Louis
Paratore, Renato
Parry, John
Paul, Yannik
Pavon, Matthieu
Pepperell, Eddie
Perez, Victor
Potgieter, Aldrich
Power Horan, Thomas
Power, Mark
Premlall, Yurav
Prinsloo, Jaco
Pulkkanen, Tapio
Ramsay, Richie
Ravetto, David
Rcg La Moraleja
Rcg La Moraleja
Ritchie, Jc
Rozner, Antoine
Saddier, Adrien
Samooja, Kalle
Schaper, Jayden
Schneider, Marcel
Schott, Freddy
Sciot-Siegrist, Robin
Scott, Sandy
Scrivener, Jason
Sharma, Shubhankar
Shinkwin, Callum
Simonsen, Martin
Smith, Jordan
Söderberg, Sebastian
Sordet, Clément
Southgate, Matthew
Stalter, Joël
Suwannarut, Sarit
Swafford, Hudson
Syme, Connor
Tarrio, Santiago
Tighe, Lincoln
Uihlein, Peter
Välimäki, Sami
Van Driel, Darius
Van Velzen, Ryan
Von Dellingshausen, Nicolai
Vorster, Martin
Wallace, Matt
Walters, Justin
Wang, Jeunghun
Waring, Paul
Warren, Justin
Warren, Marc
Whitnell, Dale
Wiebe, Gunner
Wilkin, Aaron
Wilson, Andrew
Wilson, Oliver
Winther, Jeff
Wood, Christopher
Zanotti, Fabrizio
What is the prize money at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?
There’s a $5m purse on offer in Scotland, which is an increase of $200,000 on the 2022 tournament. The winner will receive $850,000 with the runner-up taking home $550,000. 70 players will make the cut.
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $850,000 |
| 2nd | $550,000 |
| 3rd | $315,000 |
| 4th | $250,000 |
| 5th | $212,000 |
| 6th | $175,000 |
| 7th | $150,000 |
| 8th | $125,000 |
| 9th | $112,000 |
| 10th | $100,000 |
| 11th | $92,000 |
| 12th | $86,000 |
| 13th | $80,500 |
| 14th | $76,500 |
| 15th | $73,500 |
| 16th | $70,500 |
| 17th | $67,500 |
| 18th | $64,500 |
| 19th | $62,000 |
| 20th | $60,000 |
| 21st | $58,000 |
| 22nd | $56,500 |
| 23rd | $55,000 |
| 24th | $53,500 |
| 25th | $52,000 |
| 26th | $50,500 |
| 27th | $49,000 |
| 28th | $47,500 |
| 29th | $46,000 |
| 30th | $44,500 |
| 31st | $43,000 |
| 32nd | $41,500 |
| 33rd | $40,000 |
| 34th | $38,500 |
| 35th | $37,000 |
| 36th | $35,500 |
| 37th | $34,500 |
| 38th | $33,500 |
| 39th | $32,500 |
| 40th | $31,500 |
| 41st | $30,500 |
| 42nd | $29,500 |
| 43rd | $28,500 |
| 44th | $27,500 |
| 45th | $26,500 |
| 46th | $25,500 |
| 47th | $24,500 |
| 48th | $23,500 |
| 49th | $22,500 |
| 50th | $21,500 |
| 51st | $20,500 |
| 52nd | $19,500 |
| 53rd | $18,500 |
| 54th | $17,500 |
| 55th | $17,000 |
| 56th | $16,500 |
| 57th | $16,000 |
| 58th | $15,500 |
| 59th | $15,000 |
| 60th | $14,500 |
| 61st | $14,000 |
| 62nd | $13,500 |
| 63rd | $13,000 |
| 64th | $12,500 |
| 65th | $12,000 |
| 66th | $11,500 |
| 67th | $11,000 |
| 68th | $10,500 |
| 69th | $10,000 |
| 70th | $9,500 |
Which celebrities are playing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?
Among the 168 amateurs teeing it up at the Dunhill will be a host of Hollywood stars, world-famous musicians and some of the biggest names from the world of sport.
Welsh actor Catherine Zeta-Jones, who watched husband Michael Douglas play the tournament in 2005, is among the celebrities.
“The atmosphere was fantastic and the galleries were great and really encouraged me,” she said. “Now, to be playing in the Dunhill Links Championship proper is a dream come true. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Fellow Tinsel town stars Kathryn Newton, Andy Garcia, and Matthew Goode will also show off their swings, while former Wales captain Gareth Bale leads a stunning list of sports stars that includes Ruud Gullit, Kevin Pietersen, Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir A P McCoy, Jimmy Anderson, and Stuart Broad.
The world of music will also be well represented, with Ronan Keating, Huey Lewis, Keane’s Tom Chaplin, Linkin Park’s Dave Farell, Genesis’ Mike Rutherford, and Bon Jovi’s Tico Torres all swapping the stage for the course.
And every golf event needs a ‘villain’, and this week will see Piers Morgan take on the role.
How can I get tickets for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?
For the first three days entry is FREE, tickets are not needed. Only tickets for the final day, Sunday, October 8, on the Old Course, need to be purchased. There will be no ticket sales on the gate, but tickets can be purchased in advance here.
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