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Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

This is an interesting championship because it is played across three courses, St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns with all players playing one round on each course before a cut on the Saturday and one final round at St Andrews.

The field is stronger than normal with Martin Kaymer heading the betting at 16/1 with appearances from Brandon Grace, Brookes Koepka & Charl Schwartzel and others.

Broadly, we should be looking at links course specialists but this event can throw up a shock winner.

Martin Kaymer 16/1

A justifiable favourite. He is in form and won this event in 2010. It's not so much that I am right behind him but I don't want to be against him.

Danny Willett 25/1

He is in decent form with a 3rd place at the Italian Open and knows his way around here with a 2nd in 2010 & a 5th in 2012.

Shane Lowry 25/1

Here is a links course specialist and a man in form, winning the Bridgestone Invitational last month. He has finished 3rd & 6th in the last two years so should go close.

Thomas Pieters 45/1

No doubt about his form as he has won his last two events despite carrying my money. He finished a respectable 18th last year and is much improved this season. Has no great links pedegree but I cannot desert the hottest player on the European Tour.

David Howell 66/1

Decent form with three seconds and a third this season. His record in this tournament is as good as anybody's with five top ten finishes including a win in 2013.

David Lingmerth 80/1

Think he is at a generous price and may be off the bookies radar as he plays mainly on the PGA Tour.

Oliver Wilson 500/1

There is only one reason for this bet. We are being offered 500/1 for the player that won this event last year. He was also second in 2009 but his form this season has been terrible but he might just lift himself like last year.