The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship remains one of the DP World Tour’s most high-profile events and is eagerly anticipated by so many golf fans, particularly in the British Isles.
Despite not being a Major or a Rolex Series event, fans turn up in their droves and the event continues to be extremely well-supported by sponsors, despite the weather having forced 18 holes to be lost in two of the past three runnings.
In 2023, heavy rain in Scotland forced the third round to be abandoned before Matt Fitzpatrick went on to claim an historic double with his mother, Sue on the Sunday.
Then, last weekend’s Championship also saw round three cancelled – but this time due to strong winds – prior to Robert MacIntyre’s dominant success.
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Another shortened event led to a discussion point among the Golf Monthly team – would the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship be better off moving to earlier in the year in order to reduce the likelihood of bad weather affecting play?
A few minutes later and we decided that there were a handful of obvious arguments for and against, so here they are…
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WHY THE ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOULD MOVE
The most obvious reason for a change in timing would be to avoid the declining good weather in Scotland. During October, fall conditions are in full swing, with strong winds, heavy patches of rain and a considerable drop in temperatures affecting the quality of play.
As I’ve mentioned previously, two of the past three editions have been shortened due to rain and wind, and that is probably to be expected when a tournament takes place in Scotland during October.
If the event was moved to either the spring or summer months, once the European portion of the DP World Tour’s calendar comes to the fore, then the chance of more sunshine and fewer interruptions would hopefully increase.
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It is still links golf on the eastern coast of Scotland, so the wind and unfavorable weather is very likely to…
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