Paju, Korea - World No. 19 Robert MacIntyre returns to the Home of Golf this week aiming to become just the third player in tournament history to claim multiple Alfred Dunhill Links Championship titles.
The 30-year-old Scot, who earned a four-stroke victory last year across the Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie, and Kingsbarns, seeks to join Tyrrell Hatton (2016, 2017, 2024) and Pádraig Harrington (2002, 2006) as a multi-time winner of the DP World Tour flagship event.
“It’s special,” said MacIntyre, coming off a top-10 finish at the BMW PGA Championship. “To finally get across the line here on home soil is always extra special. I think it’s just learning what it takes to play the Old Course. If I do certain things well, you should play well or score well.”
MacIntyre will pair with amateur partner Brett Overman for the opening three rounds, playing in a marquee group alongside three-time champion Hatton and his father, Jeff. Hatton enters his 11th tournament appearance looking to make history as the first four-time winner of the event, aiming to match legendary achievements by Sir Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, and Bernhard Langer on the DP World Tour.
Meanwhile, three-time Major winner Pádraig Harrington reaches a landmark 25th consecutive appearance, remaining the only professional to play in every edition of the tournament since its inception in 2001.
They face tough competition from World No. 4 Matt Fitzpatrick, fresh off his victory at the FedEx Open de France last week. Fitzpatrick, who swept both the individual and Team Championship titles alongside his mother, Sue, in 2023, is teamed with his father, Russell, while his brother Alex plays alongside Sue.
The unique pro-am format sees the field play one round on each of the three courses before a 54-hole cut leaves the top 60 professionals and top 20 team pairs to compete in Sunday’s final round on the Old Course.
Among the celebrity field competing in the Team Championship are former global football star Gareth Bale, actor Michael Peña, cricket icons Kevin Pietersen, Sir Ian Botham, and Michael Vaughan, as well as musicians Tom Chaplin, Dave Farrell, Ronan Keating, and Huey Lewis.