Dunhill Links Championship 2026 Friday Tee Times: Full day two order of play, prize money, format
Some of the world’s best golfers - and a fair few celebrities - are in Scotland this week.
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is a unique tournament that sees some of the world's top professional golfers team up with amateurs to play rounds at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns golf courses.
Each partnership play a round at each of the courses before the top 60 professionals and the leading 20 pro-am teams progress to a final round at the home of golf - the iconic St Andrews’ Old Course.
Amongst the amateurs are a liberal smattering of famous faces from the worlds of music, film, media and sport - relishing the chance to swing alongside the pros.
And all eyes will be on Scottish player Robert MacIntyre, who triumphed at his home tournament 12 months ago and will be looking for a successful defence.
Here’s everything you need to know about the second day of play.
When is the Dunhill Links Championship?
This year’s event will take place this week, from October 1-4.
What are the tee times for the second day of the Dunhill Links Championship?
Here’s who’ll be playing where and when on Friday, October 2, from the professional to the celebrities and amateurs.
St Andrews Old Course (starting at the 1st tee)
- 9.00am — Marc Leishman & Dan Wallace / Felix Mory & Ferdinand Groos
- 9.11am — Austen Truslow & Scott Desano / Quentin Debove & Philippe Bucheton
- 9.22am — Zander Lombard & Sean Summers / MJ Daffue & Paul Harris
- 9.33am — Albin Bergstrom & Mohammed Farooq / Jeremy Paul & John Hegarty
- 9.44am — Richard Sterne & Hank Plain / Sam Bairstow & Pawan Munjal
- 9.55am — Thomas Rosenmueller & Kelley James / Daniel Gavins & Dery Desmond
- 10.06am — Charley Hoffman & Jon Hoffman / James Marchesani & Drew Fleming
- 10.17am — Oliver Bekker & Andrew Reynolds / Haydn Porteous & Allan Stanton
- 10.28am — Daniel Van Tonder & Paul du Toit / Marcel Siem & Mark Madden
- 10.39am — Herman Loubser & Mandla Mlangeni / Clement Charmasson & David MacLean
- 10.50am — Richard Mansell & Tim Edwards / Robert Rock & Billy Getty
- 11.01am — Joel Girrbach & Mike Meldman / Connor McKinney & Jeff Edwards
- 11.12am — Jack Senior & Ric Kayne / Kevin Yuan & Richard Bevan
- 11.23am — Dylan Naidoo & Rob Louw / Yurav Premlall & Schalk Burger Jr
St Andrews Old Course (starting at the 10th tee)
- 9.00am — Matias Sanchez & Allan Lamb / Josh Hill & Michael Vaughan
- 9.11am — Quim Vidal & Beltran Gomez-Acebo / Jack Thompson & Fred Robertson
- 9.22am — Marcus Helligkilde & John Fry / Ben Schmidt & Justin Waterman
- 9.33am — Brandon Stone & Michael Bloomberg / Caleb Surratt & Jim Crane
- 9.44am — Mikael Lindberg & Jacob Wallenberg / Jack Buchanan & Samir Kaul
- 9.55am — Jason Scrivener & Gerry McManus / Adrien Saddier & Pierre Henri-Dentressangle
- 10.06am — Brandon Robinson Thompson & Matthew Stillman / Ryan Peake & Ross Desmond
- 10.17am — David Ravetto & Norbert Dentressangle / Hugo Townsend & Jan Bengtsson
- 10.28am — Robin Williams & Ken Hitchner / Alejandro del Rey & Shantanu Narayen
- 10.39am — Yanhan Zhou & James Goulding / Freddy Schott & Gary Saage
- 10.50am — Rikuya Hoshino & Andrew White / Tobias Jonsson & Dan Fireman
- 11.01am — David Micheluzzi & Cian Foley / Benjamin Follett-Smith & Thomas Abt
- 11.12am — Christiaan Burke & John van Wyk / Scott Jamieson & Duncan Simpson-Craib
- 11.23am — Jay Mackenzie & Ian Botham / Shubhankar Sharma & Mark Nicholas
Carnoustie (starting at the 1st tee)
- 9.00am — Fabrizio Zanotti & Ashton Curtis / Luke List & Tom McCall
- 9.11am — Jeong Weon Ko & Maeve Danaher / Luis Carrera & Moss Ngoasheng
- 9.22am — Euan Walker & Sandra Tuddenham / Grant Forrest & Martin Gilbert
- 9.33am — David Law & Will Ahmed / Daniel Brown & Manish Chopra
- 9.44am — Daniel Rodrigues & David Kohler / Eddie Pepperell & Geoff Yang
- 9.55am — Cameron John & Giuseppe Ciucci / Kiradech Aphibarnrat & Dilip Thomas
- 10.06am — Justin Walters & Dillie Malherbe / Daniel Young & Jim Davidson
- 10.17am — Marcus Kinhult & Mike Fascetti / Ivan Cantero & Thomas Jermoluk
- 10.28am — Filippo Celli & Ludovico del Balzo / Will Florimo & Anthony Wreford
- 10.39am — Jens Dantorp & Boetie Strydom / Andreas Halvorsen & Kristofer Kraus
- 10.50am — Samuel Simpson & Jaco Buitendag / JC Ritchie & Shaun Seeliger
- 11.01am — Richard Bland & Nick Acquavella / Tom Vaillant & Stephane Connery
- 11.12am — Bjorn Hellgren & Reed Coleman / Pavit Tangkamolprasert & Tom Gilbane III
- 11.23am — Callum Shinkwin & Alex Acquavella / Sebastian Soderberg & David Gregory
Carnoustie (starting at the 10th tee)
- 9.00am — Marcus Armitage & Gareth Bale / Ian Poulter & Tom Hartley Jr
- 9.11am — Cameron Adam & Mark Darbon / Matteo Manassero & Peter Dawson
- 9.22am — Dean Burmester & Nick Jonsson / Guido Migliozzi & Sammy Eldin
- 9.33am — Wade Ormsby & Kevin Pietersen / Ryggs Johnston & AP McCoy
- 9.44am — Matthew Jordan & Piers Morgan / James Morrison & Peter Jones
- 9.55am — Adri Arnaus & Max Herberstein / Renato Paratore & Ryan Friedkin
- 10.06am — Austin Bautista & Michael Pena / Jacob Skov Olesen & John Tyson
- 10.17am — Thriston Lawrence & Brian Higgins / Victor Perez & Lee Styslinger
- 10.28am — Calum Hill & Seth Waugh / Peter Uihlein & Scott Mahoney
- 10.39am — Nick Voke & Sean Fitzpatrick / Oliver Wilson & Steve Redgrave
- 10.50am — Hennie de Plessis & Schalk Burger / Jaco Prinsloo & Morne du Plessis
- 11.01am — Nathan Kimsey & Huey Lewis / Elvis Smylie & Mike Rutherford
- 11.12am — Adrian Meronk & Tom Chaplin / Jorge Campillo & Dave Farrell
- 11.23am — Charles Howell III & Ruud Gullit / Sean Crocker & James Milner
Kingsbarns (starting at the 1st tee)
- 9.00am — Bubba Watson & Angie Watson / Justin Rose & Peter Dubens
- 9.11am — Branden Grace & Johann Rupert / Tommy Fleetwood & Ogden Phipps II
- 9.22am — Lucas Herbert & Jack Dudum Jr / Danny Willett & Jimmy Dunne
- 9.33am — Todd Clements & Brian Hook / Charles Porter & Joshua Heatley
- 9.44am — Ryan Palmer & Brian Roberts / Daniel Hillier & Craig Heatley
- 9.55am — Thomas Detry & Nikesh Arora / Davis Bryant & Dermot Desmond
- 10.06am — Brooks Koepka & Neal Elattrache / Oliver Lindell & Greg Johnson
- 10.17am — Alex Noren & Ernesto Bertarelli / Luke Donald & Jamie Sahara
- 10.28am — Jayden Schaper & Pat Battle / Cam Smith & David Fox
- 10.39am — Robert MacIntyre & Brett Overman / Francesco Molinari & Stephen Miron
- 10.50am — Tyrrell Hatton & Jeff Hatton / Sepp Straka & Sam Straka
- 11.01am — Michael Hollick & Tom Nelson / Ross Fisher & Abdullah Al Naboodah
- 11.12am — Michael La Sasso & Ryan Smith / Carlos Ortiz & Joe Baratta
- 11.23am — Alex Fitzpatrick & Sue Fitzpatrick / Matt Fitzpatrick & Russell Fitzpatrick
Kingsbarns (starting at the 10th tee)
- 9.00am — Frankie Capan III & Seamus Dunne / Daniel Cronje & Amit Bhatia
- 9.11am — Pablo Larrazabal & Gaynor Rupert / Michael Stewart & Hannah Heerema
- 9.22am — Rocco Repetto Taylor & Maggie Kayne / Anthony Quayle & Louise del Balzo
- 9.33am — Frederico Biondi Figueiredo & Sanjay Arora / Declan O’Donovan & Brett Desmond
- 9.44am — Joakim Lagergren & Jerry Yang / Sebastian Garcia & Brett Pickett
- 9.55am — Matthew Baldwin & Surinder Arora / Ockie Strydom & Bob Israel
- 10.06am — Joshua Berry & Alan Quasha / Jordan Gumberg & Frank Quattrone
- 10.17am — Niklas Norgaard & Jay Monahan / David Puig & John Hess
- 10.28am — Jeff Winther & Michael Lund / Jose Luis Ballester & Dan Friedkin
- 10.39am — Lee Westwood & Ronan Keating / Rafa Cabrera-Bello & Kelly Slater
- 10.50am — Padraig Harrington & Kieran McManus / Joe Dean & Pat Brooks
- 11.01am — Dylan Frittelli & Frank Vivier / Ollie Schniederjans & Barry Sternlict
- 11.12am — Louis de Jager & Gerard Rupert / Jazz Janewattananond & Graham Head
- 11.23am — Connor Syme & Oliver Baker / Casey Jarvis & Hicky Bacon
What’s the prize money at the Dunhill Links Championship 2026?
There’s a total of $5 million dollars up for grabs. Here’s what the top 10 players will earn at the tournament:
- Winner: $800,000
- Runner-up: $533,330
- Third: $300,480
- Fourth: $240,000
- Fifth: $203,520
- Sixth: $168,000
- Seventh: $144,000
- Eighth: $120,000
- Ninth: $107,520
- Tenth: $96,000
What’s the format of the Dunhill Links Championship 2026?
The Dunhill Links is actually two separate competitions in one.
First up is a simple individual tournament for 168 DP World Tour professionals taking place over four rounds.
Then there’s a Team Championship, where each professional paired with an amateur (including some famous faces). The amaturs receive a stroke allowance of two-thirds of their official handicap (a maximum of 18 for men and 24 for women). The team score is worked out by taking the lowest score from the amateur’s net score and the professional’s score at each hole.
All the teams place all three courses - St Andrews’ Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns over the firast three days, then the top 60 team (and ties) go on to complete for the title at St Andrews’ Old Course.
Can I watch the Dunhill Links Championship on television?
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. If you are not a Sky subscriber you can watch it on NOW TV, with day passes starting from £14.99.
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