The 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship looks destined to be reduced to 36-holes with Carnoustie, and one the three host courses in this year’s $US 5m tournament, seriously under rain water.
Carnoustie is one of the three host courses and has been on board since the inagural event in 2001.
However, images and video footage taken earlier today show the County Angus course virtually an inland sea of rain water.
As most golf fans will be aware the famed Barry Burn cuts its way through the famed Championship links at a number of holes, and it’s the vast amount of rainwater that has drenched Scotland over the past two days that’s taken it’s toll on efforts to bring the course back to any sort of playable condition.
And while the Old Course and Kingsbarns Links will seem ready to host tomorrrow’s (Monday, October 9th) third and final round that’s not the scenario to the north at Carnoustie.
SADLY, AN UNPLAYABLE @carnoustiegolf …
Disappointing sight for @dunhilllinks officials but as @TOURMISS mentions there seems no option but to declare event 3⃣6⃣ holes
And @MattFitz94 wins his 9⃣th DPWT 🏆and collects a 🔟pro career 🥇
✅@TOURMISS https://t.co/H6uAH8U2zg
— Golf & Science News (@TOURMISS) October 8, 2023
And the DP World Tour earlier tonight (Sunday) confirmed the concern for Carnoustie in a statement released to the media.
BREAKING NEWS FROM @DPWorldTour ….
Statement released:
“If at 07:30 on Monday it is deemed that Carnoustie will not be playable at 11:30, there will be no play at any course and a further announcement will be made”
✅ @TOURMISS pic.twitter.com/51bMF2uyDf
— Golf & Science News (@TOURMISS) October 8, 2023
If the event is reduced to 36-holes, and this disappointingly does appear to be the scenario, then it will be the first Tour event since the very first DP World Tour at the start of the 2021/22 season to be reduced to 36-holes due to rain.
The 2021 Joburg Open, and the opening event of the new wraparound season and now under the DP World Tour flag, was reduced to 36-holes also due to bad weather.
