DP World Tour : Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Leaderboard
The tee times are all set and you may notice right away that there are several LIV players invited Koepka, Oosthuizen, Rahm, Dean Burmester and Patrick Reed in fact Billy Horschel has both PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and the man behind LIV, Yasir Al Rumayyan, in his pro-am group.
Also in this celebration of golf Robert MacIntyre and dad Dougie will write another chapter in their remarkable father-son golfing story when they tee it up as a team at this week's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The man known to all as Bob credits his father as the person who "really taught me how to play the game golf" and at this event 11 years ago, Dougie caddied for his then amateur 17-year-old son as he finished fifth in the team event alongside Eduardo de la Riva.
Since then Robert has turned professional, graduated from the European Challenge Tour, been crowned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year, won on both the DP World and PGA Tours, become a Rolex Series winner and played on a victorious Ryder Cup team.
His maiden PGA TOUR win at the RBC Canadian Open also came with Dougie on the bag and as the two prepare to be team-mates over the Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Robert is left to reflect how they have come full circle.
"He’s the reason I play the way I play," he said. "If you watch the two of us swing, obviously I've made some changes to my golf swing but it's very, very similar and he’s the guy that’s really taught me how to play the game golf and it's just going to be special.
But the family ties among the golfing elite don't stop there, with Rory McIlroy joined by his father Gerry and Tyrrell Hatton playing alongside his father Jeff too,
This year Matt Fitzpatrick is bidding to become just the second player – after countryman Tyrrell Hatton – to win the title in back-to-back years. The 30-year-old will also be looking for a repeat of his Team Championship success last year alongside his mum, Sue.
There is one Canadian in the field and its not Aaron Cockerill, rather veteran Asian Tour stalwart Richard T Lee.
The Scots say "nae wind nae golf " well it will be very windy overnight Thursday and right through the weekend. For the all important weather forecast click Weather
Bryan Angus
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