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Sunday 5 October 2025DP World TourYear in Review
MacIntyre wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course at St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 October 2025 · Robert MacIntyre’s win no. 4 on the DP World Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Alfred Dunhill · Shortened to 54 holes: the third round was postponed on Saturday because of stormy weather
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 28° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/14°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 64 · 12.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 58 km/h SSW, gusts 102 · 17.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/11°C · wind 58 km/h WSW, gusts 100 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/11°C · wind 42 km/h W, gusts 67 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 202Defending champion closed with 65 at St Andrews to jump into second, four shots behind MacIntyre's third straight 66. MacIntyre makes successful Ryder Cup homecoming by winning Dunhill Links Championship on home soil (AP, via News4JAX)
168 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie Golf Links and Kingsbarns Golf Links, Old Course at St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert MacIntyre
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press
5 October 2025
Just a beautiful ending to a good week
Associated Press
5 October 2025
The diet has not been good this week — I can confirm that. I've eaten plenty of takeaways, fish and chips, plenty of others.
Associated Press
5 October 2025
But yeah, sometimes when you are least expecting it, things happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert MacIntyre | 66 · 66 · 66 | 198 | −18 |
| 2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 66 · 71 · 65 | 202 | −14 |
| T3 | John Parry | 67 · 70 · 66 | 203 | −13 |
| T3 | Richard Sterne | 65 · 67 · 71 | 203 | −13 |
| T5 | Jordan Smith | 68 · 71 · 65 | 204 | −12 |
| T5 | Angel Ayora | 69 · 69 · 66 | 204 | −12 |
| T5 | Kristoffer Reitan | 67 · 69 · 68 | 204 | −12 |
| T5 | Scott Jamieson | 66 · 68 · 70 | 204 | −12 |
| T5 | Mikael Lindberg | 66 · 68 · 70 | 204 | −12 |
| T5 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 64 · 70 · 70 | 204 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1996-08-03, Oban, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2017; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile); AP also calls him 'the No. 9-ranked MacIntyre').
What’s in the bag
- Driver Titleist TSR2 9.75°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Aeroburner 15°, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
- Hybrid TaylorMade Stealth 2 Rescue 19°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 105 X
- Irons Titleist 620 CB 4-9, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge Titleist SM10 46°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Onyx X100
- Wedge Titleist SM9 50°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Onyx X100
- Wedge Titleist SM9 56°, 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Onyx S400
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
verified for this week