European Tour: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Preview

This week the European Tour moves from England to Scotland, and to the three courses that host the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

The Alfred Dunhill Championship is unique to the world of golf, with players each having a round at Kingsbarns Golf Links, Carnoustie, and the Old Course at St. Andrews over the first three days of the tournament.

The cut will then take place after three rounds, with Sunday’s action all coming from the Old Course to determine the winner of the championship.

So this week, we have both the individual championship for the professionals, and the team championship for the pairings, making it a one-of-a-kind event.

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Once again, the event is played at three of the most iconic golf courses in Scotland. St. Andrews, Carnoustie, and Kingsbarns will play host to the tournament.

Last year’s champion Lucas Bjerregard will play alongside English cricketing legend Kevin Pietersen for the first three rounds of the team’s event, whilst also looking to defend the crown he won last year.

The Dane prevented Tyrrell Hatton from winning the event for a third consecutive year, with the Englishman finishing just a shot behind the last time around.

Hatton had won the event in both 2016 and 2017, seeing off Ross Fisher and Richard Sterne for his first crown, before then beating Fisher to the title for a second straight year.

The likes of Thorbjorn Olesen, Martin Kaymer, Padraig Harrington, Colin Montgomerie, and Lee Westwood have all won this title.

Branden Grace is the only non-European to have won the tournament in the past, with the South African having taken the title in 2012.

This year’s field includes the likes of Justin Rose and Tony Finau, who tee it up together on the first day, While last week’s BMW PGA Championship winner Danny Willett is looking for a second title in as many weeks.

Rory McIlroy is also among the golfers looking for glory this week, with the World No.2 having finished as runner-up three times in the Alfred Dunhill before (2009, 2011, 2014).

The players will go off as pairs, with their amateur team-mates alongside them, with tee-off times starting at 09:00 local time (GMT+1) on Thursday morning.

The pairs will then swap around over the course of the first three days, with different groupings on different courses, so the amateur players get to play with plenty of the stars of the European Tour.

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**Day One Selected Tee Times (* = 10th tee start):**

(C) = Carnoustie, (K) = Kingsbarns, (S) = St. Andrews
(C) 09:00*: Justin Harding (RSA), Shane Lowry (IRL)
(C) 09:11*: Graeme McDowell (NIR), Matt Wallace (ENG)
(C) 09:55*: Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG), Jon Rahm (ESP)
(C) 10:06*: Rory McIlroy (NIR), Danny Willett (ENG)
(C) 11:12*: Justin Rose (ENG), Tony Finau (USA)
(C) 11:23*: Luke Donald (ENG), Lee Westwood (ENG)

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