{"id":175864,"date":"2025-10-02T20:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/175864\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T20:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:05:08","slug":"alfred-dunhill-links-championship-englishman-matthew-jordan-shares-lead-with-dustin-johnson-in-mix-at-st-andrews-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/175864\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfred Dunhill Links Championship: Englishman Matthew Jordan shares lead with Dustin Johnson in mix at St Andrews | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Englishman Matthew Jordan shared the lead after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship thanks to an opening 63 (10-under) on the Old Course at St Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan got off to a stunning start, following up back-to-back birdies on the third and fourth with eagles at the fifth and sixth to reach the turn in 30 shots.<\/p>\n<p>He continued to impress on the back nine, carding four birdies in seven holes from the 10th to lead on his own before a bogey on the 17th dropped him into a share of the lead with Dutchman Darius van Driel and American Ryan Brehm.<\/p>\n<p>        Twitter<\/p>\n<p>                This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the <a href=\"#privacy-options\">Privacy Options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-permanently\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow\">Enable Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-once\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow-once\">Allow Cookies Once<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/skysports-dunhill-golf_7039218.jpg\" alt=\"The best of Dunhill's celebs.\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              Watch some of the best of celebrities at Alfred Dunhill Links including Andy Murray, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Douglas and more!<\/p>\n<p>Jordan nearly produced a big finish, but his approach at the 18th hit the flag and rolled to 22 feet so he had to make do with a closing par.<\/p>\n<p>Van Driel and Brehm also finished the day on nine under par after shooting 63s at Kingsbarns.<\/p>\n<p>The trio led by one shot ahead of two-time major champion Dustin Johnson and Danes Jacob Skov Olesen and Jeff Winther.<\/p>\n<p>        Twitter<\/p>\n<p>                This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the <a href=\"#privacy-options\">Privacy Options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-permanently\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow\">Enable Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-once\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow-once\">Allow Cookies Once<\/a><\/p>\n<p>American Johnson &#8211; left out of the USA Ryder Cup team &#8211; was making his first appearance in the Dunhill Links Championship for 13 years. He produced an eagle at the 12th hole and sits at eight-under-par after the first day.<\/p>\n<p>Home favourites Grant Forrest and Daniel Young were among a large group on seven under.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan, who is no stranger to links golf as a member at Royal Liverpool, said: &#8220;It was brilliant. Any time you get to play this place, especially with no wind, it&#8217;s just so enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And, yeah, it just took off. It was a couple of holes just steady away and then all of a sudden fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that&#8217;s probably the first time I&#8217;ve gone eagle-eagle in a tournament, so that certainly helps, and then all of a sudden just trying to keep carrying it on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>        Twitter<\/p>\n<p>                This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the <a href=\"#privacy-options\">Privacy Options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-permanently\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow\">Enable Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-once\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow-once\">Allow Cookies Once<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jack Senior and Dery Desmond led the team competition by three shots on 17 under par after a productive first day at the Old Course.<\/p>\n<p>Ryder Cup stars in action         <\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/skysports-golf-ryder-cup_7037488.jpg\" alt=\"golf\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              Watch some of the best shots from the 2025 Ryder Cup&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Four of the victorious European Ryder Cup team were also in action, straight from the 15-13 victory in New York on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick were two of them, finishing the day in 67, five-under-par.<\/p>\n<p>One shot further ahead in Robert Macintyre with his chip for a birdie at the fifth hole among the highlights of his round.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside him is Tyrell Hatton &#8211; the defending champion.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship live on Sky Sports Golf from 12pm on Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/membership\/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stream the DP World Tour, PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and more contract-free with NOW.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Englishman Matthew Jordan shared the lead after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship thanks to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-175864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}