Has anyone recovered from the Ryder Cup yet? What a Sunday at Bethpage as a spirited USA fightback almost derailed Europe’s seemingly straightforward procession to the trophy.

In the end, Luke Donald’s men limped, rather than soared, through the finish line. The main thing is, the Ryder Cup stays in our hands.

Golf moves on quickly, however, with the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship taking place this week.

Heavily influenced by the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the format is different to that of a regular tour event.

The field comprises 168 professionals and 168 amateurs, with two separate competitions taking place during the week – the Team Championship and the DPWT sanctioned event.

After a 54-hole cut, the top 60 pros and 20 leading teams play the Old Course for the final round.

This year, the field is stacked with a variety of major champions and LIV Golfers and it promises to be an exciting event in Scotland.

Four Ryder Cup stars – Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick and Robert MacIntyre – will also be teeing it up. Will they have shaken off their hangovers from that epic celebration, however?

Where is the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship played?

Unlike every other event on tour, this event is played across three courses. The Old Course in St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns Golf Links are used, with each golfer and their amateur partner playing a round at each of the three iconic tracks.

The Old Course, of course, is the most revered of the three and has held the Open Championship a record 30 times.

Carnoustie may have hosted the oldest major just eight times in comparison, but it is arguably the most difficult course on the Open rota. The professionals will be glad they only have to play one round on the renowned Links track this week.

Kingsbarns held the Women’s Open in 2017 and was ranked 86th in Golf’s top 100 back in 2023, proving that it is still an excellent links course.

Who is in the field for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?

Naturally, the aforementioned Ryder Cup stars headline the field this week, but there are a host of major champions teeing it up.

Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen, Brooks Koepka and Martin Kaymer are representing LIV Golf and have won 12 majors between them.

One absentee is Rory McIlroy, who has played this event several times through the years, finishing runner-up in 2014.

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2025: Prize fund and how to watch

The purse for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship this year is $5m, with the winner receiving a cheque for $900,000.

Not only that, but the winner will also claim 5,000 Race to Dubai points, which could prove vital as the season nears its conclusion.
Viewers in the US will be able to watch all the action on the Golf Channel.

For those in the United Kingdom, Sky Sports Golf will be broadcasting all four days of the tournament from 6.30am.

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2025 winner

Tommy Fleetwood 6/1

Tyrrell Hatton 8/1

Matt Fitzpatrick 10/1

Robert MacIntyre 12/1

Harry Hall 16/1

Marco Penge 16/1

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 20/1

Brooks Koepka 22/1

Patrick Reed 22/1

David Puig 25/1

All odds provided by Betway and correct at the time of writing.