Australasians struggling at Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Matt Jones – file photo currently equal best of the large Australasian contingent
The large Australasian contingent in this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews in Scotland has a lot of work ahead of them if any are to make it through to the final round of the event on Sunday.
Played over three courses, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, a cut is not made in the event until all three courses have been played by all and so one more round still awaits for the 15 Australasians in the field.
Wet and windy weather eventually caused play to be suspended at 4.15pm on Friday and so with nearly 50 of the field still to complete as many as 4 holes, things could get better for some, but with Matt Jones and Harrison Crowe in 58th place as the leading Australasians, then very few appear likely to make it to the final round.
The event is led by England’s Richard Sterne and Scotland’s Robert McIntrye, McIntyre following up his great week in New York last week with a brilliant second round of 66 in atrocious weather at Kingsbarns today.
McIntyre and Stern are at 12 under and one ahead of South African Louis Oosthuisen, who won the Open Championship over the Old Course 15 years ago.
