Who is playing in the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?

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.

Scotland's Bob MacIntyre won two-and-a-half-points on his Ryder Cup debut.

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.

The Old Course at St Andrews hosts the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

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.

Billy Horschel won the 2023 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in 2021.

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.

His Excellency Yasir Al-Rumayyan is PIF Governor, which has joined forces with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.

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

Ryan Fox is defending his Dunhill Links title.

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.

PositionPrize 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

Catherine Zeta-Jones is playing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.

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.”

England cricket legends Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad will tee it up in the Alfred Dunhill Links.

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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