St Andrews Links Trophy
Posted on: 8 June
The St Andrews Links Trophy kicked off on Friday 7 June with round 1 played on the New Course with 144 of the worlds leading amateur golfers competing over 72 holes at the home of golf.
Phoenix Campbell commenced his tournament play in the UK yesterday with a 1 over par round of 72 leaving him in 31st place with the top 40 and ties making the cut after the second round on the Old Course later today. 2 under is in second place so although 31st he is right in the mix following a late tee time in round 1 where most of the leading scores came from morning players. The afternoon field got very challenging in strong breezes with even 2 foot putts proving difficult.
Phoenix will commence round 2 at 9.20 am (6.20pm Melbourne time) on Saturday 8 June.
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The Links Trophy is a 72 hole scratch stroke play competition played annually over the St. Andrews Links in early June.
The field is primarily determined by reference to the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and finished off with various National Golf Union and St. Andrews Links Trust nominations.
This year Round 1 will be played on the New Course and Round 2 on the Old Course
Introduced in 2023 The Open Amateur Series, which offers an exemption into The Open Championship, is again being offered by The R&A.
The player who gains the most WAGR points in the St. Andrews Links Trophy, the Amateur Championship and the European Amateur Championship will earn a spot at Royal Troon G.C. in July.
Phoenix Campbell on the 1st Tee of The Old Course