The DP World Tour action continues this week when a star-studded field will battle it out in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship across three iconic Scottish courses.
First played in 2001, the Dunhill Links field will rotate around St Andrews' Old Course, Carnoustie Golf Links and Kingsbarns over the opening three days, before the final round plays out at the Old Course on Sunday.
The draw can be important - one round in easier conditions at Carnoustie, for example, can be particularly advantageous - although the weather looks reasonable, albeit on the cold side, for all four days of this year's event.
The stars are out in force in Scotland with Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm competing to be the headline act.
Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry and Brooks Koepka are among a host of big names joining them in this week's field.
- BROOKS KOEPKA TO WIN AND EACH-WAY
- ROBERT MACINTYRE TO WIN AND EACH-WAY
- GRANT FORREST TO WIN AND EACH-WAY
Koepka Can Upstage His Fellow Big Guns
While McIlroy and Rahm dominate the betting, there could be better value in backing Brooks Koepka, who has described The Old Course as his favourite venue in the world and who can make his presence felt in DP World Tour company.
Like Rahm, Koepka plays primarily on the LIV Tour, but with the breakaway circuit wrapped up for the season, he's decided to tee it up in the Dunhill Links for the first time since 2018.
A winner at the LIV Greenbrier event in August, Koepka was ninth in the 2014 Dunhill Links, a runner-up in 2015 and ninth on his most recent start six years ago.
He might not have the links background of some of his rivals but he's still had four top-10 finishes in the Open.
BROOKS KOEPKA TO WIN AND EACH-WAY
Macintyre To Wow Scottish Crowds Again
It's been a superb year for Robert MacIntyre, who has captured titles at the Canadian Open and his home Scottish Open, but the Oban native will still be hungry for more success in an event which means a lot to him.
MacIntyre will play alongside father Dougie as part of the pro-am portion of the event, which will be a hugely proud moment for both father and son, and he could walk away with a third title of 2024.
The 28-year-old is still yet to light up this tournament but he's an accomplished links golfer who was fifth at the Irish Open at Royal County Down three weeks ago and 12th in the BMW PGA Championship on his most recent start.
ROBERT MACINTYRE TO WIN AND EACH-WAY
Forrest Should Relish Test Of Links Skill
Another Scot who merits consideration is Grant Forrest, who is in excellent form and who is at his happiest on links terrain.
As an amateur Forrest won the Scottish Amateur at Royal Dornoch in 2012 and doubled up in the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2014.
He made the final of the Amateur Championship in 2015 - at Carnoustie - and he's finished 27th, 10th and 10th in the last three editions of the Dunhill Links.
Forrest returns to his homeland in fine form, having finished fifth at the Irish Open, a respectable 30th at Wentworth and third in the Open de Espana in his last three starts.
GRANT FORREST TO WIN AND EACH-WAY
