2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2023: Everything you need to know
The DP World Tour returns to action this week in Scotland
The DP World Tour returns to action following the thrilling Ryder Cup in Rome and a number of key players, and celebrities, have arrived for one of the tour’s flagship events, the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Where is the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship played?
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is played in Fife, Scotland across three of golf’s most famous courses, the Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie Golf Links, and Kingsbarns Golf Links.
How does the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship work?
There are two sides to the Alfred Dunhill Links – the individual professional tournament and a Team Championship where each of the 168 players in the field is paired with an amateur, usually a celebrity or family member.
Players will play a round at each course between Thursday and Saturday before the final round is played at the Home of Golf.
To determine which players make it to the final round on Sunday, there is a cut for the professional tournament, which is the top 60 and ties. The leading 20 teams in the Team Championship will also participate on the final day of play.
Who is in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship field 2023?
A number of Team Europe’s Ryder Cup heroes are set to tee it up at this week’s tournament with Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood and Bob MacIntyre making the trip over from Rome.
Other notable players in the field include defending champion Ryan Fox, who also won this year’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, and seven-time PGA Tour winner Billy Horschel.
Controversially, a number of LIV golfers will be making the trip to Scotland with Talor Gooch, Louis Oosthuizen, Peter Uihlein and Hudson Swafford all receiving a sponsor’s invite for the tournament.
Celebrities playing in the Team Championship include Gareth Bale, Piers Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, plus a host of other big names.
For a full list of who will be playing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2023, click here.
How much do you get for winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?
The prize purse for the event has been set at $5 million with the winner taking home $816,000, the same as last year’s winner, Ryan Fox.
How can I watch the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?
UK viewers will be able to watch the tournament live on Sky Sports, coverage for each day’s play is below:
- Thursday: Sky Sports Golf (From 12.00)
- Friday: Sky Sports Golf (From 12.00)
- Saturday: Sky Sports Golf (From 12.00)
- Sunday: Sky Sports Golf (From 11.30)
Matthew Beedle
Matthew has been playing golf since he was around 13 and took up the game at a local nine-hole municipal course with his friends before joining Pontefract & District Golf Club just over the hedge.
Still a member of Pontefract with a handicap of 3, he currently sits on the board of directors to help with digital and marketing initiatives in order to improve membership and visitor income.
Matthew graduated university with a First Class in Sports Journalism from Leeds Trinity University and has been working in the golf industry since graduating.
NCG’s social media & marketing manager, Matthew’s main job role is to increase website traffic to the National Club Golfer website via our email and social media channels as well as driving entries to grow our NCG Top 100s Tour events amongst other tasks.
Not one to change his equipment too often, Matthew currently plays the TaylorMade M2 driver which has lasted the test of time in his bag. Elsewhere, you’ll find him using the TaylorMade Stealth 2 three-wood with a Ping G425 Crossover 2-iron to aid his long game.
Through his 4-iron to Gap Wedge, Matthew uses the Ping i500 irons accompanied by Ping’s Glide 3.0 56-degree and 60-degree wedges.
Another club that has stood the test of time in his bag is a Nike Method Core MC-3i putter which has had to have the SuperStroke grip changed at least three times. Ball of choice is the Titleist ProV1.
