The Alfred Dunhill
Cup team competition is being replaced next year by a $5 million
event with a pro-am format.
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, a Ryder Cup points
event, will be played over three courses -- the Old Course at
St. Andrews, the Carnoustie Links and the newly opened Kingsbarn
course, located a short distance from St Andrews.
It will be played as a 72-hole strokeplay event in a pro-am
format with two competitions running concurrently, a pro
individual and a team competition comprising one pro and one
amateur.
The new tournament, to be staged from October 18-21 next
year, will replace an event which has run for 16 years.
Announcing details of the change on Saturday, Ken Schofield,
executive director of the PGA European Tour, said the Dunhill
Cup had produced many of the game's greatest moments.
"We, as the European Tour, are now extremely fortunate to be
part of Alfred Dunhill's expansion into this exciting new format
that ensures the tournament takes on an even greater
significance on our Tour and the world of golf generally."
