Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2019: Course and current form stats for this pro-am event

Andy Swales
23 September 2019

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2019, St Andrews

The iconic Royal & Ancient Golf Club overlooks the 18th green and 1st tee at the Old Course, St Andrews

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Scotland's east coast welcomes a quality field for this week's popular pro-am which is staged over three courses. Form stats and preview supplied by Andy Swales...

"Jon Rahm continued in his rich vein of form last week when finishing second to Willett at the PGA. The Spaniard is back up to No 5 in the World Ranking thanks to 15 top-10s from his last 22 starts."

From the English countryside to the Scottish coast, the European Tour heads north for the 19th staging of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

This 72-hole pro-am is contested over three venues, with Sunday's concluding round taking place at the Old Course in St Andrews.

As is usual, during days one to three, the professionals and their amateur partners play one round at each links - namely Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.

On Saturday evening, when 54 holes have been completed, the leading 60 pros and ties qualify for the final round.

This year's field is arguably as good as it has ever been, thanks to its close proximity in the calendar with Wentworth's PGA Championship, which ended on Sunday.

Many of those who teed-up in Surrey last week have made the 400-mile journey to Fife, with the BMW PGA event having benefited from a switch in dates from May to September.

Tournament History

Tyrrell Hatton is the current king of the Alfred Dunhill in which his last 12 rounds at the tournament yields an average score of 66.92 - thanks to a brace of victories and a runner-up finish.

Six of the world's top 20 are teeing-up with No 2 Rory McIlroy the star attraction as ever.

Although McIlory is making only this third appearance in eight years, he has an excellent record in this event, despite never managing to get his hands on the trophy.

The 30-year-old has registered four podium finishes at the pro-am, dating back to 2007, including three times as runner-up.

At Wentworth, McIlroy covered the final 54 holes just one shot worse than champion Danny Willett, but paid the price with an opening round of 76 - which left him 11 strokes off the pace on Thursday evening.

In recent years, a slow start has often been a common theme for McIlroy whose three victories during 2019 have followed strong opening rounds of 66-67-67.

Flying Spaniard

Jon Rahm continued in his rich vein of form last week when finishing second to Willett at the PGA.

The Spaniard is back up to No 5 in the World Ranking thanks to 15 top-10s from his last 22 starts.

Rahm is a fine exponent of links golf, having won the Irish Open for a second time in July of this year.

Another golfer to ply his trade mainly on the PGA Tour is Tony Finau who remains in the UK having played 72 holes at Wentworth, where he slumped badly with closing rounds of 77-74.

However, don't be surprised if the world No 14 bounces back in Scotland to become the tournament's first American champion.

Check out latest betting ahead of this week's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

This year's Open champ Shane Lowry returns to his favourite form of golf - by the seaside - and, if you are seeking one of the outsiders to wager some money on this week, then Erik Van Rooyen might just be worth a splash.

The South African tied-14th at the BMW PGA over the weekend and has enjoyed some promising results on links course in recent years.

In-form Bernd Wiesberger must also be considered a strong contender at St Andrews where he will be chasing a second victory in Scotland during 2019.

Links Challenge

All three layouts are traditional British links but while Kingbarns is relatively young - only opened in 2000 - the Old Course dates back to the days when golf was first invented.

The three courses vary in character. The Old Course has large undulating greens, wide fairways and little rough, while Carnoustie is a much trickier affair with tighter fairways and more penal hazards.

Carnoustie usually proves to be the most difficult of the three venues for pros and amateurs alike.

Kingsbarns, meanwhile, has large greens and generous fairways and, over the years, has yielded a higher stroke average than the Old Course.

In recent instalments, Greens in Regulation has been a relatively decisive stat at the Alfred Dunhill.

However, the ability to scramble successfully is also an important attribute on links where a good confident touch is required to cope with often fast unconventional terrain and changeable coastal breezes.

Twitter: Andy Swales@GolfStatsAlive

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Note: List contains leading reserves

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Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W38	W37	W36	W35	W34	W33	W32	W31	W30	W29
Rory McIlroy	9			2	1	19	6		4	MC
Justin Rose	8				26	52	10		11	20
Jon Rahm	2				13	5	3		7	11
Tony Finau	51				7	4	30		27	3
Tommy Fleetwood	60			8	13	11	43		4	2
Shane Lowry	11					48	52			1
Matt Wallace	41	3		MC					27	51
Matthew Fitzpatrick	46			69	2				4	20
Bernd Wiesberger	17		5	MC		30				32
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	6					63			12	MC
Eddie Pepperell	MC			35		MC			51	71
Tyrrell Hatton	MC						59		43	6
Alex Noren	28			MC	40			60	12	11
Hao Tong Li	51								20	MC
Lucas Bjerregaard	MC		MC	28				MC	51	16
Justin Harding	MC			MC	43	7			43	41
Lee Westwood	MC	MC		28		MC				4
Danny Willett	Won			MC			24		48	6
Erik Van Rooyen	14			12	1	5				20
Tom Lewis	MC	MC		1	59	Wd				11
Kiradech Aphibarnrat	51						71	60		32
Andrea Pavan	46			12	16	3			25	MC
Branden Grace	60	MC					30	48		51
Russell Knox	46	MC					MC	48		41
Joost Luiten	31	10		23	29					32
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	37	10		6						MC
Robert MacIntyre	28		2	MC	MC	23				6
Adri Arnaus			MC	6	MC	2				MC
Benjamin Hebert	37			MC	MC					41
Guido Migliozzi	MC		7	33
Martin Kaymer	57	MC						MC	31
Romain Langasque	17	27		48	MC					63
Graeme McDowell						57	MC			57
Sebastian Soderberg	64	70		1	5	MC
Ryan Fox	MC		60	MC						16
Alexander Bjork	51		22	28	20	23				MC
JC Ritchie			MC	10		48		5
Andy Sullivan	74		36	MC	20					MC
Adrian Otaegui	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC				MC
Calum Hill			MC		3	7	1	3		1
Marcus Kinhult	46			12	20
Paul Waring	21		28		20	30				63
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	3			12	68					MC
Matthias Schwab	28		2	8		5
Julian Suri	31		MC	MC	MC	MC
Lucas Herbert	MC		22	8	MC
Jordan Smith	24		MC	MC	MC
David Lipsky	MC			MC	51	MC				MC
Thomas Detry	MC	36		20	20
Oliver Wilson			MC	48	MC*					MC
Richard Sterne	31		22	48						MC
Aaron Rai	26			MC	29	39			12
Masahiro Kawamura		9	25	MC	40	18
Victor Perez		MC		MC	10
Ross Fisher	31		46	35
Sean Crocker		36	MC	28	Wd
Dean Burmester	MC		MC	MC	3	58		33
Alexander Levy	MC		MC	MC	5	18				MC
Sam Horsfield	31	49	14	43	10	3
Kalle Samooja			MC	2	47	51
Gavin Green	72	40		12	16	58
Chris Paisley	MC	27		48	MC
Brandon Stone	MC	21		MC	MC*	MC				MC
Pablo Larrazabal	MC		7	MC
Jaco Ahlers			1		MC
Andrew Johnston	9			23	10					MC
Jason Scrivener	MC			MC	20	30
Jake McLeod		27	63	MC						MC
Nacho Elvira	MC		36	MC
Wade Ormsby	MC			8	5
Joachim B Hansen			MC	43	16	30
Sihwan Kim		MC	17	MC	5	51
John Catlin		MC	MC		29	30
Louis De Jager		MC	12	MC	MC	MC		18
Alvaro Quiros	64		46	48
Gaganjeet Bhullar		60		MC	53	MC
Chris Wood	51	40		69	53					MC
Paul Dunne	MC	27		MC	MC	23
George Coetzee	71	15			MC	MC
Darren Fichardt	MC		56	43	MC	30
Fabrizio Zanotti	MC	MC	MC	MC
Zander Lombard		MC	36	72	16	11				MC
Robert Rock	MC				70					MC
Scott Jamieson	57	21		12	MC	39
Shubhankar Sharma	17	40		46	MC	MC				51
David Law	72	60		MC	MC	MC
Thriston Lawrence			19		2			13
Dimitrios Papadatos		MC	60		MC	39				MC
Matthew Jordan		25	25		32		5	41		19
Grant Forrest		MC	MC	58		MC
Matthew Southgate	MC	10	46	MC	10	30
Joakim Lagergren	24	7	20	MC	10
Lorenzo Gagli		MC	MC	2	40	MC
David Drysdale	MC	MC	MC	23
Stephen Gallacher	MC			MC	47	MC
Neil Schietekat		52	5	MC	7			15
Padraig Harrington	46	15	12	MC		58		MC	MC	MC
Andres Romero	MC	21		2	MC				51	MC
Bryce Easton		9	MC	8	11	51	MC	2
Edoardo Molinari	64	21		MC	MC*	14
Jack Singh Brar		MC	64	33	37	14
Kim Koivu		MC		MC	MC	11
Ashley Chesters	21	15	9	72	MC	18
Callum Shinkwin		5	Wd		Wd	MC				41
Nino Bertasio	Dq	49		20	Wd	MC				72
Johannes Veerman		40	36	41		MC
Min Woo Lee			36	MC	MC*
Renato Paratore	41		MC	12	20	39
Liam Johnston		15	MC	61	MC	5
Philip Eriksson				16	MC				51
Jake Roos					27			25
Hideto Tanihara	MC	27	56	20	MC
Lee Slattery	MC	40		35	40	39
Thomas Aiken	MC
Ernie Els	64					MC		Wd		32
Nicolai Hojgaard		2	MC			MC	MC
Soren Kjeldsen	41	55	MC	MC	29	MC
Berry Henson		MC	MC	48		23				MC
Michael G Palmer					3			5
Nicolas Colsaerts	57	MC		MC	53	58
Matthieu Pavon	MC	MC		MC	10	MC
Tapio Pulkkanen	26		MC	MC	MC	39
Hugo Leon		7	17	MC	MC	5	18
Richard McEvoy	MC		MC	MC	MC
Oliver Fisher	MC	MC	22	MC	MC	51
Victor Dubuisson			Wd	43	Wd	39
Wil Besseling		7	MC	37	14		11	MC
Justin Walters	MC		Wd	MC	59	58
Romain Wattel	MC	MC	6	MC	MC	14
Haydn Porteous	Wd	55		35	29	11		9
Alex Haindl		66	3		14			33
Richie Ramsay	6	55	MC	58	MC	58
Dave Horsey		MC		43		MC
Gonzalo F`dez-Castano	41	MC		MC	59	23
Bradley Dredge	MC	10		61	47	39
Jamie Donaldson		27		35	5	MC
Stuart Manley		55	22	76	MC	67
Rikard Karlberg		6	46	46	53	5		6		4
Harrison Endycott		Wd	64
Daniel Nisbet			MC	69	19	Wd
Thongchai Jaidee	MC
Luke Donald	MC			MC				MC
Jacques Kruyswijk	MC		66	MC	MC	23
Steven Brown	64	15		MC	MC	MC
Trevor Immelman	69	60	MC	MC
James Morrison	MC	4	MC	28	29	30
Marcus Fraser			MC	MC
Robert Karlsson	MC	MC		63	MC	10
Jarryd Felton			Wd	10	44	59
Julien Guerrier	60
Yusaku Miyazato	51	49	MC	48	MC
Keenan Davidse			30		21			MC
Kristoffer Reitan		MC	MC	MC	MC	14
Thomas Bjorn	MC		MC	MC	MC	58
Pedro Figueiredo		49	33	35	MC	MC
Jens Dantorp	MC	MC	MC	48	40	MC
Terry Pilkadaris	MC		MC		26	6
Jeung-Hun Wang	MC	27	MC	MC	MC*	MC
Raphael Jacquelin	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC
Ricardo Gouveia	MC	MC	36	MC	MC*	48
Michael Hoey		MC	66		MC	MC				MC
DA Points		MC
Simon Hawkes						MC
Brandon Wu								30		MC
Callan O`Reilly				MC	MC
David Howell	MC	MC		63	MC	30
Wilco Nienaber		MC	MC	72		51	MC*	MC
Thomas Sloman
Michael Campbell		MC	MC
Simon Dyson
Daniel Hillier		MC
Euan Walker		40

Player	`18	`17	`16	`15	`14	`13	`12	`11	`10	`09
Rory McIlroy		63			2			2	53	2
Justin Rose
Jon Rahm
Tony Finau	10
Tommy Fleetwood	2	25	15	13	2	5	55	5
Shane Lowry	MC	25	18	19	6	3	34	45	53	MC
Matt Wallace	28	59
Matthew Fitzpatrick	MC	15	MC	MC
Bernd Wiesberger			7	4	14	12	MC	MC
Rafael Cabrera-Bello			31	MC	MC	MC	MC	30	MC	4
Eddie Pepperell	44	7	MC	MC	MC	26
Tyrrell Hatton	2	1	1	MC	MC
Alex Noren			11			40	3	39	17	MC
Hao Tong Li	5
Lucas Bjerregaard	1	MC	MC	MC	32
Justin Harding				MC	MC
Lee Westwood		MC	MC	MC				30	11	9
Danny Willett			MC	52	MC	MC	5	27	2	42
Erik Van Rooyen	MC		59
Tom Lewis	10	MC	MC	MC	MC	3	MC	70
Kiradech Aphibarnrat		15		4
Andrea Pavan	5				MC		MC
Branden Grace	55	47	MC	30	25	59	1			MC
Russell Knox
Joost Luiten		36	MC	MC	MC	24	47	9	58	MC
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	MC	56	31	MC						MC
Robert MacIntyre
Adri Arnaus
Benjamin Hebert	32	63	MC	4			MC	MC
Guido Migliozzi
Martin Kaymer	MC	36	6	56	MC	7	34	30	1
Romain Langasque		MC
Graeme McDowell	MC	15	15	19				3	17	26
Sebastian Soderberg
Ryan Fox	24	MC		MC
Alexander Bjork	MC	MC
JC Ritchie	MC
Andy Sullivan	10			MC	51	MC	MC	MC
Adrian Otaegui	MC	MC	MC	48	61
Calum Hill
Marcus Kinhult	20
Paul Waring		MC	MC		MC	MC	29		22	MC
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	48	36	MC	33
Matthias Schwab	10
Julian Suri		MC
Lucas Herbert	7
Jordan Smith	32	MC
David Lipsky	MC		MC	MC
Thomas Detry	48	MC
Oliver Wilson			MC	MC	1	59	34	21	MC	2
Richard Sterne	MC	59	2		6	50	MC
Aaron Rai	MC	25
Masahiro Kawamura
Victor Perez
Ross Fisher	32	2	2	MC	61	MC	22	64	11	MC
Sean Crocker
Dean Burmester	MC	MC	MC
Alexander Levy	32	7	MC	MC	25	MC
Sam Horsfield	MC
Kalle Samooja
Gavin Green	MC
Chris Paisley	24	MC	MC			12
Brandon Stone	10	15	MC		42	MC
Pablo Larrazabal	56	MC	25	MC	32	17	MC	58	MC	MC
Jaco Ahlers	MC	47	25	MC
Andrew Johnston			MC	MC	MC
Jason Scrivener	24	47			51
Jake McLeod	48
Nacho Elvira	10	MC	MC	MC	32
Wade Ormsby	MC	MC		MC	MC					51
Joachim B Hansen			MC		MC	55
Sihwan Kim					MC
John Catlin
Louis De Jager	MC				MC
Alvaro Quiros	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	68	5	62
Gaganjeet Bhullar						MC			MC
Chris Wood	MC			4	9	7	15	MC	MC	MC
Paul Dunne	MC	7	25	19
George Coetzee	MC	47	25		25		5	MC	61
Darren Fichardt	48	67	MC	MC	25	MC	29
Fabrizio Zanotti		MC	31	52	MC	MC	69	MC	45
Zander Lombard	MC	MC
Robert Rock	20	4	31	MC	66	MC	61	MC	MC	MC
Scott Jamieson	MC	MC	MC	33	MC	17	34	MC
Shubhankar Sharma
David Law
Thriston Lawrence					MC
Dimitrios Papadatos				MC	MC
Matthew Jordan	32
Grant Forrest		MC	41
Matthew Southgate	MC	MC	MC
Joakim Lagergren	MC	12	4	4
Lorenzo Gagli						MC	34	21
David Drysdale	MC	15	47	9	MC	MC	15	MC	MC	MC
Stephen Gallacher	10	12	38	19	32	MC	5	MC	17
Neil Schietekat								MC
Padraig Harrington	7	MC	MC	MC	18	40	29	8	17	26
Andres Romero
Bryce Easton
Edoardo Molinari	24	MC	MC		61		22		MC
Jack Singh Brar		MC
Kim Koivu	MC
Ashley Chesters	44	36		MC
Callum Shinkwin	MC	MC	38
Nino Bertasio	MC	15	MC
Johannes Veerman
Min Woo Lee
Renato Paratore	32	MC	7	MC
Liam Johnston	MC	47
Philip Eriksson
Jake Roos				MC		MC				MC
Hideto Tanihara	MC
Lee Slattery	20	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	5			70
Thomas Aiken	MC	MC			66	MC	22	30	22	Dq
Ernie Els	48	MC		27	32	17	34	53	22	26
Nicolai Hojgaard
Soren Kjeldsen	48		7	9	MC	26	63	MC	MC	62
Berry Henson
Michael G Palmer
Nicolas Colsaerts	10	25	31	57				9	MC
Matthieu Pavon	20	MC
Tapio Pulkkanen	4
Hugo Leon
Richard McEvoy	MC		MC			26	MC	MC	8
Oliver Fisher	32	7	MC	33	51	MC	15	MC	MC	MC
Victor Dubuisson		3		43	MC		5	27	MC
Wil Besseling
Justin Walters	MC	MC	MC	30	MC	26
Romain Wattel	MC	15	18	33	MC	40	MC	45
Haydn Porteous	MC	15	MC		MC	MC
Alex Haindl								18
Richie Ramsay	MC	Wd	MC		2	33	MC	39	MC	4
Dave Horsey	MC	36	11	9	MC	20	MC	58	MC	MC
Gonzalo F`dez-Castano	MC						29		58	Ret
Bradley Dredge	MC	25	11	13			34	MC	22	42
Jamie Donaldson	MC	MC	Wd	13		26	MC	9	MC	MC
Stuart Manley		MC			MC
Rikard Karlberg		MC	41	MC	MC	MC	68	MC
Harrison Endycott
Daniel Nisbet
Thongchai Jaidee	32	MC			32	MC	15	MC		42
Luke Donald	MC	7		MC				9		7
Jacques Kruyswijk	MC	MC
Steven Brown	MC							MC
Trevor Immelman	44		MC							53
James Morrison	56	25	38	13	MC	MC	22	17	MC
Marcus Fraser	10	Dq		MC		MC		58		MC
Robert Karlsson	MC	MC	53	MC	14			45	29	MC
Jarryd Felton
Julien Guerrier	32
Yusaku Miyazato
Keenan Davidse
Kristoffer Reitan
Thomas Bjorn		MC		MC			MC	MC	11	42
Pedro Figueiredo
Jens Dantorp	MC				MC
Terry Pilkadaris				MC			MC		MC	MC
Jeung-Hun Wang	MC	36
Raphael Jacquelin	MC	47	MC	MC	18	MC	5	MC	48	16
Ricardo Gouveia	MC	36	MC
Michael Hoey	MC		MC	MC	32	26	MC	1	MC	19
DA Points
Simon Hawkes
Brandon Wu
Callan O`Reilly
David Howell	MC	MC	Ret	MC	14	1	34	MC	8	MC
Wilco Nienaber
Thomas Sloman
Michael Campbell						Ret	47	MC	MC
Simon Dyson	MC	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC	9	5	1
Daniel Hillier
Euan Walker