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Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2021: Form stats for the European Tour's visit to Scotland

Andy Swales
27 September 2021
4.0 min read

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is staged over three Scottish links

Kingsbarns: One of three venues staging this week's pro-am in Scotland

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

"Because of the 'Ryder-factor', pros such as Horschel and Alex Noren may be in a better psychological state to perform this week. World No 18 Horschel makes his first start since winning at Wentworth, while the form of Noren has greatly improved in recent months."

For the 10th and final time this year, the European Tour will be teeing-up in the British Isles.

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship has once again attracted an international field, chasing a better-than-average prize fund of $5m.

The tournament, which was cancelled 12 months ago because of Covid, will be staged over three well-known Scottish links - those of the Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.

This trio of courses have been part of every Dunhill Links Championship since it joined the official European Tour schedule 20 years ago this month.

This week's field

As ever, a number of slots have been set aside for leading golfers from other tours, namely the Australasian, Sunshine (South Africa) and Asian.

However, over the previous two decades, this event has tended to be dominated by golfers from the British Isles.

Thirteen of the 19 titles have been scooped up by players from England, Ireland or Scotland, while three of the other six have headed to Scandinavia.

Branden Grace remains the only non-European to have lifted the trophy, although this trend could certainly change this year.

Latest odds for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

With just three members of Europe's Ryder Cup team taking part, the likelihood of the title going elsewhere has greatly increased.

American Billy Horschel, who recently won at Wentworth, is sampling more European Tour golf.

He tees-up on Thursday as the highest-ranked golfer in the field following Tony Finau's withdrawal late on Monday.

Teeing-up

Europe's trio of Ryder Cup players should, on paper, have a decent chance of winning this week.

Tyrrell Hatton is a two-time winner of this event, while Tommy Fleetwood has twice been runner-up, and has had three other top-five finishes.

Former Open champ Shane Lowry is certainly at home on links courses and has played pretty solidly since April.

But can all three recover in time from last week's mentally draining experience at the Ryder Cup?

Because of the 'Ryder-factor', pros such as Horschel and Alex Noren may be in a better psychological state to perform this week.

World No 18 Horschel makes his first start since winning at Wentworth, while the form of Noren has greatly improved in recent months.

The former world No 8 from Sweden posted a brace of top-10s during this year's FedEx Cup Play-Offs, and has a reasonable record in this event.

His best finish here is third, while his most recent trip in 2019 yielded a tie-for-15th.

Amateur hour

As with all previous editions, the tournament incorporates a pro-am section.

During days one to three, the professionals and their amateur partners play one round at each links.

On Saturday evening, when 54 holes have been completed, the leading 60 pros and ties qualify for the final round which takes place at the Old Course. The leading 20 pro-am teams are also involved on judgement day.

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.

With all three venues set up to accommodate amateur golfers, the putting surfaces are usually not as fast or tricky as at professional-only events.

Twitter: Andy Swales@GolfStatsAlive

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Last 10 Weeks / St Andrews Pro-Am 2010-19

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Players	W39	W38	W37	W36	W35	W34	W33	W32	W31	W30
Tony Finau				24	15	1		34		28
Billy Horschel			1	7	52	31		17
Tyrrell Hatton			MC			MC		17
Tommy Fleetwood			12	2			65	46	16
Shane Lowry			17		26	11		23	22
Victor Perez			49	18	50		13	61
Robert MacIntyre			MC		MC	MC	65	15		MC
Branden Grace		12	MC		52	MC	2	30
Alex Noren			27		9	4			16
Min Woo Lee			MC	12	21			62
Guido Migliozzi			MC	34	7				32
Thomas Detry		4	Dq	MC	27				22
Santiago Tarrio		62	2		15			3	15	4
Richard Bland			57	5	MC		3
Martin Kaymer			25	MC	18
Troy Merritt		16				MC		51		39
Justin Harding		9	MC	MC	32				7	2
Laurie Canter			2	MC			MC		MC	40
Johannes Veerman		6	71	8	MC	1
Antoine Rozner			67	52	13				45
Dean Burmester		MC	30	34	40	6
Jamie Donaldson			2	MC	27		3	34
Calum Hill			MC	34	7		1	4	MC*	62
Sam Horsfield		64	35	15	MC	23				6
Thomas Pieters		9	9	18	MC			54	16
Andy Sullivan			MC	MC	40		13	48	MC*
John Catlin			MC	24	21		51		7	32
Daniel Van Tonder		MC	MC	27	21	45	21	MC		MC
Jason Scrivener
Brandon Stone		32	45	MC	MC	12	MC			MC
Marcus Armitage			30	MC	7			38	30
George Coetzee		50	75	27	MC	MC		1
Sean Crocker			9	18	4	2	MC
Masahiro Kawamura			17	5	21		55	16	3	5
Kalle Samooja			57	60	MC		8		45
Nicolai Hojgaard			20	1		17	21	MC	MC*	14
Adrian Meronk			MC	2	27	17			51
Danny Willett		MC	71		MC	MC
Adrian Otaegui			49	34	MC			38	MC	MC
Callum Shinkwin			MC	46		33	3	16	MC	4
Sami Valimaki			MC	46	MC	MC	44		27
Jazz Janewattananond		9	MC	Wd	67	33			27
Joachim B Hansen		22	20	MC	MC		29	56	27
Padraig Harrington			MC			33	MC	MC
Adri Arnaus			MC	12	MC	60			38
Grant Forrest			63	34	MC			1	MC
Marcel Siem		15		34	7	12	21	56
Tom Lewis			MC	MC	MC	16	MC	54		67
Wilco Nienaber		22	MC	MC	MC		MC	64
Francesco Laporta			6	4	MC			MC	32
Ryan Fox		15	63	MC		29	13	34	42
Jacques Kruyswijk	34	MC	1		MC	7			11	10
Jordan Smith			55	MC			9	23	3	47
Joost Luiten		MC	35	18		12
Darren Fichardt			19	52	21	47
Maximilian Kieffer		15	75	27			21		45
Daniel Gavins			77	MC	MC		MC	38	1	9
Dave Horsey		19	30	27	MC		13	MC	2	MC
Rafael Cabrera-Bello			67	20	MC			MC		58
Renato Paratore		MC	MC	MC	7	50		56	27
James Morrison			MC	MC	27		13	2	MC*	40
Tapio Pulkkanen			17	27	MC	2				25
Matthew Jordan			MC	15	4		47	6	MC	MC
Kristoffer Broberg		1						63	MC	52
Jorge Campillo		MC	MC	MC	32		21	34	59
Connor Syme				MC	MC			MC	32	18
Alexander Bjork			27	MC	13
Alexander Levy			35	34	32		2	38	26	52
Marc Warren			MC	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC*	47
Romain Langasque		22	MC	MC	MC				35
Wil Besseling		MC		52	13		29	30	MC*	18
Nacho Elvira			57	MC	13			MC	22	1
Jonathan Caldwell			MC	57	53		55	30	MC
Matthew Southgate			35	34	MC		44	33		MC
Jaco Ahlers			MC		11	6		2
Maverick Antcliff		27		Wd	65	29	35		26	40
Ewen Ferguson	15	20	MC			2	5	25		MC
Darius Van Driel		4		MC	MC		47	53	7
Victor Dubuisson			Wd	27	MC
Shubhankar Sharma		27	9	12	50		9	16	30	32
Matthias Schmid		2	9	MC	11			MC	19	47
Edoardo Molinari			57	5	MC
Justin Walters			35	MC	MC		40	8		MC
Chris Paisley			MC	MC	MC		MC	10
Joakim Lagergren		MC	27	63	MC	17
Marcus Kinhult			MC	MC	47		64	68
Jeff Winther			71	MC	40		MC	MC
Dale Whitnell				65	MC		13	68	11	MC
Neil Schietekat		17	35		MC	21		38
Richie Ramsay			57	MC	MC		9	28		25
Scott Jamieson			MC	8	47			MC	MC
Pablo Larrazabal			35	8	Dq
Jack Senior		32	35	MC	MC		MC		22	MC
Ross Fisher			35	34	MC		55	56		MC
Nicolas Colsaerts			MC	MC	18					18
Mike Lorenzo-Vera			MC	MC	MC
Benjamin Hebert			MC	57	32		MC	MC
Alejandro Canizares		3			MC		40	70	3	25
Rikard Karlberg		69		MC	53	MC
Eddie Pepperell			Wd	46	MC		29	MC	22
Scott Hend			MC	52	MC		MC	56	MC	64
Bryden MacPherson					40	MC	21	MC	MC	47
Ross McGowan			78	MC	4	23	67	MC		MC
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia		MC		MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Steven Brown		47	55	57	MC		MC		MC	47
David Law		38	14	MC	MC		MC	4	15	18
Robert Rock			45	MC	MC		MC	MC		64
Matthieu Pavon			MC	MC	MC		MC			MC
David Drysdale		27	49	MC	MC		51	38	32	32
Oliver Farr		62		18	MC		MC	30	11	14
Josh Geary	44	MC	MC	7	45	58	MC	MC	MC	MC
Gavin Green		MC	MC	24	32	MC	MC		57
Paul Waring			45	62			MC	MC
Martin Rohwer			MC		56	45	MC	68
Nino Bertasio			MC	MC	62	29				MC
Sebastian Soderberg			MC	MC	40	17
Dimitrios Papadatos	56	66	MC	7	MC			MC	MC*	MC
Louis De Jager	44	50	29		MC	MC	MC
Adilson Da Silva		3	12		MC	25		MC
Rhys Enoch		69	53			MC	13	72	MC	MC
Ashley Chesters		MC	MC	24	40		13	48	15	18
Thorbjorn Olesen			MC	MC	MC		MC
Sihwan Kim				MC	MC	23	29	10	MC*	10
Hao Tong Li							MC	MC		MC
Thriston Lawrence			MC		MC	18		20
Aaron Cockerill		19		MC	MC	17	MC	MC
Luke Donald			MC	MC			MC	MC		16
Stephen Gallacher			25	MC	MC		64	MC
Soren Kjeldsen			MC	MC	32	7		MC	MC	18
Garrick Porteous		MC		MC	MC	MC	60	10	15
Yikeun Chang			12	MC	56	67	29	23
Dave Coupland		MC		46		23	MC	MC	MC*	MC
Joel Stalter		Wd	67	MC	MC		51	Wd	MC
Michael Hoey	23	MC		25	2	31	44		MC	11
Lee Tae-Hee			21	Wd	MC	23	47			MC
Julien Guerrier		38	MC	44	56	MC			MC	40
Zander Lombard		MC	MC	MC	MC	60				MC
Travis Smyth
Oliver Fisher		MC	MC	MC	MC	12	MC	MC		18
Lorenzo Gagli		MC	MC	MC	MC		40	MC		MC
Mac Meissner
Lucas Bjerregaard		MC	35	MC	67		35	10	32
Richard McEvoy			MC	MC	47		MC	23	39	32
Deyen Lawson	MC	MC		MC		Wd	MC	MC	MC	32
Ricardo Santos		6	MC	MC	MC		MC	63	MC	14
Cormac Sharvin		64	MC	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC
Alvaro Quiros			MC	MC			35	16	Wd	MC
Julian Suri			63	46	56		60	MC	MC*	MC
Suradit Yongcharoenchai		MC			MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	67
Robin Roussel		27	63	63	67	39
Haydn Porteous		MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	Wd	MC
Oliver Wilson			67	MC	21		35	MC		MC
Ajeetesh Sandhu		22				MC	MC	MC	MC*	MC
Berry Henson		50	MC	49		39	51	10	MC*	MC
Chris Wood		32	MC	MC			MC	MC		32
John Murphy		42	11	33	MC	10		34	MC	MC
Andrea Pavan			MC	MC	53	70				MC
MJ Daffue								49		51
Denzel Ieremia
Ruan Conradie			5			MC	39	44		14
Brett Rankin
David Howell			57	Wd	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	57
Joe Long	MC		47			MC	MC	6	MC	MC
Graeme Storm			MC	MC	MC			MC	MC	MC
Ben Schmidt				36		MC			MC
Raphael Jacquelin		MC	MC	MC	MC					MC
Paul Dunne		MC					Wd	MC	MC	MC
Thomas Aiken			MC	Wd
Thomas Bjorn			MC
Peter Hanson		32	MC
Javier Ballesteros
Toto Thimba			MC		MC	MC		MC
Russell Chrystie
Jack Dyer				21
Matty Lamb									MC
Angus Flanagan		64								MC
Ben Jones

Player	`19	`18	`17	`16	`15	`14	`13	`12	`11	`10
Tony Finau	10	10
Billy Horschel
Tyrrell Hatton	15	2	1	1	MC	MC
Tommy Fleetwood	5	2	25	15	13	2	5	55	5
Shane Lowry	15	MC	25	18	19	6	3	34	45	53
Victor Perez	1
Robert MacIntyre	26
Branden Grace	MC	55	47	MC	30	25	59	1
Alex Noren	15			11			40	3	39	17
Min Woo Lee	MC
Guido Migliozzi	MC
Thomas Detry	23	48	MC
Santiago Tarrio
Richard Bland		MC	47	18	MC	25	MC	MC	MC	29
Martin Kaymer	MC	MC	36	6	56	MC	7	34	30	1
Troy Merritt				MC
Justin Harding	MC				MC	MC
Laurie Canter		MC	36	MC
Johannes Veerman	52
Antoine Rozner
Dean Burmester	34	MC	MC	MC
Jamie Donaldson	MC	MC	MC	Wd	13		26	MC	9	MC
Calum Hill	26
Sam Horsfield	34	MC
Thomas Pieters		60		50	MC	18
Andy Sullivan	MC	10			MC	51	MC	MC	MC
John Catlin	40
Daniel Van Tonder					61	MC
Jason Scrivener	MC	24	47			51
Brandon Stone	MC	10	15	MC		42	MC
Marcus Armitage			MC
George Coetzee	MC	MC	47	25		25		5	MC	61
Sean Crocker	MC
Masahiro Kawamura	MC
Kalle Samooja	MC
Nicolai Hojgaard	MC
Adrian Meronk				MC
Danny Willett	26			MC	52	MC	MC	5	27	2
Adrian Otaegui	MC	MC	MC	MC	48	61
Callum Shinkwin	10	MC	MC	38
Sami Valimaki
Jazz Janewattananond
Joachim B Hansen	MC			MC		MC	55
Padraig Harrington	26	7	MC	MC	MC	18	40	29	8	17
Adri Arnaus	MC
Grant Forrest	56		MC	41
Marcel Siem		MC	15	62		11		MC	MC	37
Tom Lewis	5	10	MC	MC	MC	MC	3	MC	70
Wilco Nienaber	MC
Francesco Laporta				MC
Ryan Fox	54	24	MC		MC
Jacques Kruyswijk	MC	MC	MC
Jordan Smith	5	32	MC
Joost Luiten	40		36	MC	MC	MC	24	47	9	58
Darren Fichardt	MC	48	67	MC	MC	25	MC	29
Maximilian Kieffer		MC	MC	MC	MC	51	MC
Daniel Gavins
Dave Horsey	46	MC	36	11	9	MC	20	MC	58	MC
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	MC			31	MC	MC	MC	MC	30	MC
Renato Paratore	MC	32	MC	7	MC
James Morrison	MC	56	25	38	13	MC	MC	22	17	MC
Tapio Pulkkanen	40	4
Matthew Jordan	5	32
Kristoffer Broberg				MC	38	Ret	MC	MC
Jorge Campillo		MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	40	MC
Connor Syme		MC	15
Alexander Bjork	Ret	MC	MC
Alexander Levy	MC	32	7	MC	MC	25	MC
Marc Warren		MC	4	5	38	25	35	34	5	MC
Romain Langasque	MC		MC
Wil Besseling	46
Nacho Elvira	MC	10	MC	MC	MC	32
Jonathan Caldwell
Matthew Southgate	2	MC	MC	MC
Jaco Ahlers	MC	MC	47	25	MC
Maverick Antcliff
Ewen Ferguson				MC
Darius Van Driel
Victor Dubuisson	26		3		43	MC		5	27	MC
Shubhankar Sharma	MC
Matthias Schmid
Edoardo Molinari	MC	24	MC	MC		61		22		MC
Justin Walters	MC	MC	MC	MC	30	MC	26
Chris Paisley	MC	24	MC	MC			12
Joakim Lagergren	3	MC	12	4	4
Marcus Kinhult	40	20
Jeff Winther				MC
Dale Whitnell
Neil Schietekat	MC								MC
Richie Ramsay	10	MC	Wd	MC		2	33	MC	39	MC
Scott Jamieson	46	MC	MC	MC	33	MC	17	34	MC
Pablo Larrazabal	MC	56	MC	25	MC	32	17	MC	58	MC
Jack Senior									MC
Ross Fisher	MC	32	2	2	MC	61	MC	22	64	11
Nicolas Colsaerts	MC	10	25	31	57				9	MC
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	15	MC	56	31	MC
Benjamin Hebert	46	32	63	MC	4			MC	MC
Alejandro Canizares		59	MC	41	43	51	24	34	53	48
Rikard Karlberg	58		MC	41	MC	MC	MC	68	MC
Eddie Pepperell	15	44	7	MC	MC	MC	26
Scott Hend		MC	MC		MC		MC		MC	MC
Bryden MacPherson
Ross McGowan									MC	MC
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia
Steven Brown	MC	MC							MC
David Law	MC
Robert Rock	MC	20	4	31	MC	66	MC	61	MC	MC
Matthieu Pavon	46	20	MC
David Drysdale	MC	MC	15	47	9	MC	MC	15	MC	MC
Oliver Farr		MC			MC
Josh Geary								MC		MC
Gavin Green	MC	MC
Paul Waring	3		MC	MC		MC	MC	29		22
Martin Rohwer
Nino Bertasio	MC	MC	15	MC
Sebastian Soderberg	34
Dimitrios Papadatos	MC				MC	MC
Louis De Jager	MC	MC				MC
Adilson Da Silva										29
Rhys Enoch
Ashley Chesters	MC	44	36		MC
Thorbjorn Olesen			MC	50	1	58	MC	2	45
Sihwan Kim	MC					MC
Hao Tong Li	23	5
Thriston Lawrence	MC					MC
Aaron Cockerill
Luke Donald	10	MC	7		MC				9
Stephen Gallacher	MC	10	12	38	19	32	MC	5	MC	17
Soren Kjeldsen	MC	48		7	9	MC	26	63	MC	MC
Garrick Porteous						72
Yikeun Chang			MC
Dave Coupland
Joel Stalter			MC
Michael Hoey		MC		MC	MC	32	26	MC	Won	MC
Lee Tae-Hee
Julien Guerrier	56	32
Zander Lombard	26	MC	MC
Travis Smyth
Oliver Fisher	40	32	7	MC	33	51	MC	15	MC	MC
Lorenzo Gagli							MC	34	21
Mac Meissner
Lucas Bjerregaard	23	1	MC	MC	MC	32
Richard McEvoy	MC	MC		MC			26	MC	MC	8
Deyen Lawson		28
Ricardo Santos						MC	MC	MC
Cormac Sharvin				MC
Alvaro Quiros	58	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	68	5
Julian Suri	MC		MC
Suradit Yongcharoenchai
Robin Roussel
Haydn Porteous	MC	MC	15	MC		MC	MC
Oliver Wilson	34			MC	MC	1	59	34	21	MC
Ajeetesh Sandhu		MC
Berry Henson	MC
Chris Wood	MC	MC			4	9	7	15	MC	MC
John Murphy
Andrea Pavan	10	5				MC		MC
MJ Daffue
Denzel Ieremia
Ruan Conradie
Brett Rankin
David Howell	MC	MC	MC	Ret	MC	14	1	34	MC	8
Joe Long
Graeme Storm			36	25	33	61	35	15	MC	37
Ben Schmidt
Raphael Jacquelin	60	MC	47	MC	MC	18	MC	5	MC	48
Paul Dunne	MC	MC	7	25	19
Thomas Aiken	MC	MC	MC			66	MC	22	30	22
Thomas Bjorn	MC		MC		MC			MC	MC	11
Peter Hanson		10	25	41	13			34	9	MC
Javier Ballesteros
Toto Thimba
Russell Chrystie
Jack Dyer
Matty Lamb
Angus Flanagan
Ben Jones