Dunhill set for Monday finish

BBC News, 20 October 2001

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is likely to end on Monday after fog and rain interrupted Saturday's third round.

Bad weather has severely affected the first three days of the £3.5m pro-am event.

The three host courses - St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns - have been forced to suspend play for long periods.

"Our overriding objective is to complete four rounds and that means playing Monday, if we need to," said tournament director Peter German.

"We won't be able to finish on Saturday at St Andrews or Kingsbarns but we may at Carnoustie.

"We hope to get the third round completed around lunchtime Sunday and then start the final round Sunday afternoon.

"But whether we get four rounds in is in the lap of the gods."

Overnight leader Paul McGinley, playing at Carnoustie, stretched his two-shot advantage to three for a 14-under-par score.

Zimbabwe's Tony Johnstone double-bogeyed the second hole and Englishman Brian Davis double-bogeyed the 11th to allow Jamie Donaldson to leap into second.

The tournament has seen celebrities such as Hugh Grant, Samuel L Jackson and Michael Douglas paired up with golf's top professionals.

It is worth remembering that the road to Kingsbarns beach should re-open to traffic on Sunday -according to the closure notice, and the letter to residents from IMG.

Any notices still in place will be unofficial.