The ever-popular Alfred Dunhill Links Championship takes place this week and a host of Ryder Cup stars will be on show.

Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood and Robert MacIntyre will jet back to Scotland from New York fresh from claiming glory at Bethpage Black.

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All four players were instrumental in Europe’s remarkable win and will no doubt be given a heroes’ welcome in Scotland.

Hatton is the defending champion in the much-loved event which sees pros paired with celebrities and famous faces from around the worlds of sports, music and business.

The event is both an official sanctioned DP World Tour tournament and a pro-am team competition.

It is also held at three of the most prestigious golf courses in the world and it all makes for an extra special week.

Alfred Dunhill Links: Date and how to follow

The 2025 Alfred Dunhill Links is taking place from Thursday, October 2 to Sunday, October 5.

It is being held over three famous links courses – Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.

The action will get up and running at 9am each day.

talkSPORT will have live updates from Scotland throughout the week.

Sky Sports Golf will broadcast live action of the tournament from 12pm each day.

Meanwhile, talkSPORT 2 will have live PGA Tour coverage of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi.

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Alfred Dunhill Links: Field, tee times and leaderboard

This tournament is always hugely popular among the pros and it has an all-star field this year. 

Four of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup stars will be in action in Scotland.

Fitzpatrick and Hatton are both former champions returning, while Fleetwood and MacIntyre are also teeing it up.

Other star names in action include Tony Finau, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Cameron Smith and Patrick Reed.

Danny Willett, the 2021 champion, is in the field alongside Marco Penge, Aldrich Potgieter, Thomas Pieters, Harry Hall and Padraig Harrington.

The full field, tee times and pairings for the week have been confirmed and can be found here.

The latest leaderboard from Scotland can be found here.

This year’s tournament has a total purse of $5million.

The celebrities and well-known names playing include Bill Murray, Michael Douglas, Andy Murray, Kevin Pietersen, Ronan Keating, Wayne Gretzky, Kelly Slater, Steve Redgrave and Piers Morgan.

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Alfred Dunhill Links: Format and schedule

The Dunhill Links is one of the most unique tournaments on the DP World Tour.

It combines a full sanctioned DP World Tour competition alongside a Pro-Am Team Championship.

The tour event sees 168 professional players face off, while the pro-am includes 168 amateurs paired with the pros.

Play is held over three courses for the first three days – the Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie’s Championship Course and Kingsbarns Golf Links.

The top 60 pros and leading 20 teams then return to the Old Course on Sunday to decide the individual and team winners.

Amateurs receive a stroke allowance based on their official handicaps, while the team score is the lower of the pair’s net score on each hole.

Hatton claimed individual glory last year with the team event won by Thorbjorn Olesen and  Irish businessman Dermot Desmond.

Fitzpatrick won the solo title in 2023 and also won the team trophy alongside his mother Susan.

Alfred Dunhill Links: What has been said?

Fresh from starring at Bethpage Black, Hatton will now be eyeing his FOURTH Dunhill Links title.

He claimed his first pro title in the event in 2016 before going back-to-back the following year.

He then beat Nicolas Colsaerts by one stroke to make it a hat-trick last year and will be eyeing more glory this week.

The Englishman said: “It doesn’t get much better than winning at St Andrews. To play in a tournament there and be in contention is something you always remember. To say I’ve won three times in the Dunhill at the Home of Golf is even more special.

“I don’t think you ever go into events thinking you could actually win four times, but there is definitely something that suits me about the Dunhill. 

“Last year was even more special because it was the first time I’ve actually won the tournament with my dad there, so it meant a lot.

“I’ve had a great run, but I do know that links golf can always come back and bite you, so you have to play with more patience and be ready for anything. You’ve really got to stick in there. 

“I suppose that’s what makes it so much fun and such a reward if you can win.”