The links effect: Dunhill returns to the golfing green

Golf pros and amateurs alike teamed up for a unique championship played at the home of the game

Since it started in 2001, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship has garnered a reputation for being one of the most glamorous golfing competitions in the world. Its format is interesting as it incorporates two different competitions: there's an individual professional tournament for the world's leading golfers with a $5m (£4m) prize fund and a team competition that features some of the most celebrated amateur golfers playing alongside professionals.

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