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2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout

Published 10/07/2023, 1:08 PM EDT

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The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship presented by the DP World Tour is going to take place from October 5 to October 8 at three Scottish courses, the Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie, and Kingsbarns.

The event will feature two different competitions. A team competition and a pro tournament with professional golfers as well as amateur entries. Added to that, even after the conclusion of the Ryder Cup, three golfers from the European squad will be seen on the field. Let’s take a look at what’s at stake in the event!

Who is playing, and what is the format of the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?

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Out of the many names, Matt Fitzpatrick, who contributed a Friday four-ball win for Europe’s Ryder Cup win and is the world no. 8, is the top-ranked golfer of the event.

Apart from him, Tommy Fleetwood will be seen at the event. Fleetwood also played a huge part in Europe’s win. He played the decisive hole to take the European battalion to the 14.5 threshold, a step ahead of the trophy. 

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Alongside them would be a few LIV names like Talor Gooch, Dean Burmester, and others who received special invitations from the tour. 

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The game format will follow a 72-hole stroke play. Also, a definite cut would take place after the two rounds, and the golfers who make the cut would go to the last round to target the whooping prize money. The stakes are high this year.

What will be the prize money distribution?

Last year, the purse of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was $4.8 million. But this year, there has been a significant increase in the purse. Thus, the total prize purse this year is $5 million.

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Previously, the winner’s payout was $800,000. However this year, the payout will be $816,000. Other than these, the winner will get 32 OWGR points and 915 Race to Dubai points. Here’s the prize money breakdown as follows:

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PositionPrize Money
1st$816,000
2nd$528,000
3rd$302,400
4th$240,000
5th$203,520
6th$168,000
7th$144,000
8th$120,000
9th$107,520
10th$96,000
11th$88,320
12th$82,560
13th$77,280
14th$73,440
15th$70,560
16th$67,680
17th$64,800
18th$61,920
19th$59,520
20th$57,600
21st$56,680
22nd$54,240
23rd$52,800
24th$51,360
25th$49,920
26th$48,480
27th$47,040
28th$45,600
29th$44,160
30th$42,720
31st$41,280
32nd$39,840
33rd$38,400
34th$36,960
35th$35,520
36th$34,080
37th$33,120
38th$32,160
39th$31,200
40th$30,240
41st$29,280
42nd$28,320
43rd$27,360
44th$26,400
45th$25,440
46th$24,480
47th$23,520
48th$22,560
49th$21,600
50th$20,640
51st$19,680
52nd$18,720
53rd$17,760
54th$16,800
55th$16,320
56th$15,840
57th$15,360
58th$14,800
59th$14,400
60th$13,920
61st$13,440
62nd$12,960
63rd$12,480
64th$12,000
65th$11,520
66th$11,040
67th$10,560
68th$10,080
69th$9,600
70th$9,120

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