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Monty set to defend Dunhill title at St Andrews
by Mark Thornhill, EM Publications.
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| Colin Montgomerie savours his dunill win at St
Andrews in 2005. |
A strong international field will tee it up against Colin Montgomerie in the
2006 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews October 5-8.
Fiji's Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, and the 2002 Alfred Dunhill Links Champion Padraig
Harrington will be amongst the stars hoping to deny Monty a follow-up win to his
2005 success.
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, with prize money of US$5 million (approx.
£2.7 million) is a celebration of links golf, played over three of the world's
best known and respected links courses: the Old Course at St Andrews; the Championship
Course at Carnoustie; and the highly regarded Kingsbarns Golf Links.
The players all play one round at each of the courses over the first three
days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 5,6 and 7 with the top 60 and ties,
together with the top 20 teams, going forward to the Final round over the Old
Course on Sunday, October 8.
Played in teams of two, comprising of one professional and one amateur,
the competitors will play each of the three courses in rotation over the
first three days with the final round being played over the Old Course at
St Andrews. After three rounds the field will be reduced to the Top-60 Professionals
and those tieing for 60th place and the leading 20 teams.
There will be two competitions running concurrently: An individual tournament
for the Professionals and a Team competition which will be of the lower
of the professional's and his amateur partner's score at each hole.
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