Rory McIlroy

Billy Horschel (right) embraces Rory McIlroy after the American's second play-off hole win over the Northern Irishman at the recent BMW PGA Championship (Pic Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy and Billy Horschel headline Dunhill Links field

Rory McIlroy will be teeing it up at St Andrews next month (Pic by Harry How/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy will play Scottish tournament with his dad next month

Syme was tied seventh at last year's Irish Open (Pic Ross Parker/SNS)

Fife golf aces Syme and Hill contest Irish Open

Nike launches new golf shoes range for PGA Championship 2024. Picture: Nike

Nike launches new golf shoe range for PGA Championship 2024

Connor Syme playing in a pro-am game prior to this week's Hero Dubai Desert Classic (Pic: Warren Little/Getty Images)

Drumoig’s Connor Syme and Kinross’s Calum Hill taking part in golf’s Hero Dubai ...

Rory McIlroy and his father Gerry will be playing together in the Team Competition at the Alfred Dunhill Links.

Rory McIlroy and his dad to play in Alfred Dunhill Links in St Andrews

Cameron Smith has won the 2022 Open Championship. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

150th Open Championship - Wizard of Oz Cameron Smith is the king of the Old Cour...

Viktor Hovland of Norway plays a shot on the 15th hole during Day Three of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course on July 16, 2022 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

150th Open Championship - day three in pics as Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland h...

Viktor Hovland of Norway lines up a shot on the 17th hole during Day Three of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course on July 16, 2022 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

150th Open Championship - Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland storm to the front

Cameron Young of the United States reacts on the eighteenth green. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

150th Open Championship - Day one in pictures

Rory McIlroy tees off on the sixth hole during day one of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

150th Open Championship - big guns fire on opening day

Rory McIlroy has accepted an invitation to become honorary member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Credit Getty Images

R&A honorary memberships for Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Paul Lawrie

The clarey jug will be on display in St Andrews ahead of the Open Championship teeing off

Get up and close with the claret jug

Keith Mitchell and Wyndham Clark qualified for The 150th Open at St Andrews through the RBC Canadian Open. Pic by The R&A

Keith Mitchell can't wait to return to the home of golf

Connor Syme plays a chip shot onto the third green during a practice round prior to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links Golf Course. Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

Connor Syme tees off 2022 in Abu Dhabi

Calum Hill tees off during the pro-am event before the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club. Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

BMW victory will secure Calum Hill a Ryder Cup place

Calum Hill teed off at this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth knowing victory would bring with it a Ryder Cup place.

Scott Inglis

Connor Syme plays a practice round ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Mount Juliet Golf Club. Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images

European Tour pair hoping Irish eyes smile on them

Connor Syme has had to endure a stop/start beginning to the 2021 campaign but is aiming to make his mark this week in Qatar. Stock pic by John Stewart

Connor Syme and Calum Hill tee off in Qatar

Illness in the field has led to Kinross pro Calum Hill winning a place at this week's event. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Calum Hill wins late entry to Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Rory McIlroy and Seve Ballesteros will 'compete' for the Claret Jug over the Old Course. Pic from R&A.

Tigers Woods, Rory McIlroy, Seve Ballesteros or Jack Nicklaus - who wins the Ope...

Zach Johnson holds the Claret Jug after winning the 144th Open Championship at The Old Course in St Andrews. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Legends of golf will battle it out at unique Open

Lucas Bjerregaard, winner of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2018, with the trophy

Winning the Dunhill pushed Lucas Bjerregaard to the next level

Rory McIlroy tees off at Carnoustie

Victory over the links would ‘mean a lot’ to Rory McIlroy

St Leonards student Pol Berge was chosen as marker in the St Andrews Links Trophy.

Pol joins a world class amateur field at the Old Course

Rory McIlroy (right).

Rory aims to tee off for Alfred Dunhill victory

Connor Syme, his dad Stuart and caddie Tim Poyser at the 18th green after finishing his practice round. Picture Ian Rutherford.

Syme sets his sights on silver medal

Dundonald Links.

Cabrera Bello snatches Scottish Open title after play-off drama

Sport can quite often be a game of fine margins, and nobody knows that better on Sunday evening than Englishman Callum Shinkwin.

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Stuart and Connor Syme.

Father's pride at Connor's Open place

One Direction star wants to hit the right notes in St Andrews

The aerial view over Kingsbarn's 17th.

Kingsbarns nudges its way into course elite

Sean Smith is following in his dad and grandad's swing

VIDEO: Sean’s the new cub chasing Tiger’s tail