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WHERE BIRDIES AND EAGLES SORE.

During the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Pro-Am, Jamie Dornan has performed excellently, exceeding on all platforms in the professional sport after scoring a 64-foot eagle on day one; a feat envied by any golfer of any skill level. The achievement placed Dornan and Uihlein in 24th place by the end of the first day of the tournament.

Day two begins, and although day one was extraordinary, it seems as though Dornan and Uihlein have fallen
short in round two, dropping to 89th place out of 168 teams. And today was a pretty important day – Jamie and Peter upped their game in hopes of scoring well enough to place in the top 20. (The top 20 teams will compete in the finals on Sunday)

DAY TWO: Carnoustie. The most ambitious course in the tournament and at St. Andrew’s. Unfortunately, Carnoustie shows no mercy to those who visit it. Jamie attacked the green well and his efforts did not go unrecognized. The idea of simply being accepted as an amateur pro is recognition enough for Dornan as he rose to the challenge brilliantly. However, it doesn’t seem as if Dornan and Uihlein finished their complete round of golf. europeantour.com indicates that their scorecard concludes at the 13th hole. It appears that Dornan and Uihlein decided on a 13 hole game of golf as oppose to the standard 18 hole round where they can still, in a sense, obtain a 18 hole round score. However, this is not how things panned out; Janice Haynes, an expert analyst, managed to obtain a full score card for Jamie and Peter. Jamie contributed points on 6 holes (1, 4, 10, 11, 15 and 18) where he maintained par. On all other holes Jamie made bogey – or perhaps Double Bogey, as stated on his stylish flat beak he recently sported in a spread for Guardian Magazine. Birdies were made on holes 6 and 13 however Jamie was not the contributor.

Peter has secured a score of 72, which is expected of the golfers at Carnoustie. However Jamie was able to actually reduce the score to 71 on the 18th hole. Peter eventually hit a bogey which allowed their team to place among those reaching for the 74th position.

The game was suspended during the late evening as darkness started to swell. Teams will have the chance to complete the second round before the beginning of the third. That being said, Dornan and Uihlein’s place on the leader board may change.

Although the chances of Dornan and Uihlein making the top twenty are slim, we’re still cheering them on and eagerly await day three. In the event that Jamie does not make it to Sunday (the finals) he was quoted in the Arbroath Harold, saying; “I have tickets to the Rugby World Cup between Ireland and Italy to London on Sunday; but I would be happy to sell them to play a fourth round here.”

Regardless of the outcome, the self proclaimed Bad Golfer seems to be on par with hiS game. Or scoring in London.

Only time will tell.

Credit to our affiliate and sister account @Jamie_DornanCAN for the article.

Day two of the Alfred Dunhill & Links Pro-Am Championship has been a great day. No eagle for Jamie today but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have a fabulous time. Taking time from the championship to pose with fans, Jamie had another great day on the green today. We’ve added these photos plus an abundance more to the gallery. You can check them out here.

Although his time over these past few days is being spent on the greens of St. Andrew’s in Scotland, Jamie, as always, makes sure that his adoring fans get the chance to take a picture with him. You can check out all of the fan pics from Day 2, here.

…And Dornan puts an Eagle in Round 1 of the Alfred Dunhill & Links Championship 2015 edition!

It was a surprise to to many of Jamie’s fans when he showed up on the greens of the St.Andrew’s golf course in Scotland for a round of training in preparation for the ADL Championship. It was a real treat for his fans as the self proclaimed Bad Golfer, would try his hand a ta second time in the tournament. “A year really helped. You don’t feel as scared on the first tee. We’ve been lucky with the weather and so I’ll just relax and enjoy,” Dornan reflected on his first take of his second round of participation in the tournament and for the next 3 days; four if he and partner Peter Uihlein make it the final round on Sunday.

So how did Jamie do on his first round? He was phenomenal for being such an amateur playing with the pros.  Not nearly as well as on a team as they missed placing in the top 20 on the leader board. Jamie and Peter need to land a spot among the top twenty teams if they want to compete in the final round. After today’s game, they’ve placed 24th out of 168 teams. Not too shabby! The team completed the Old Course at St.Andrew’s in Scotland with a score of 64 with 8 points under par. (To refresh your memory, the par on a golf course is the average number of strokes, or number of ball hits, expected on a course. The lower number of strokes you make on an 18-holes course, the better your score.) The Old-Course has a par of 72. With a score of 64, Jamie and Peter played 8 strokes under the average expected. Each hole also has their own individual par; when you play par, you play the average number of strokes expected. When you score a birdie, you put the ball in the hole by striking it one time under the average. With a bit of luck and practice, one might also hit the hole two strokes under the average. This is called an eagle, and is exactly what Jamie accomplished today. A bogey is logged in when the average number of strokes expected on the hole is above average.

According to the team scorecard, Jamie played par on holes 2, 4 and 9. On hole 7, he scored a birdie. He registered a 5-stroke bogey (as did Peter) on hole 12. It’s unknown what Jamie’s results are for 11 holes because he scored more than Peter. As the goal in golf is to finish the game with the least amount of strokes possible, the team records on the leader board the lowest score between the two players. But Jamie blew the crowd and TV analysts away on the 18th hole when he scored a magnificent 64-foot eagle. This shot was easily the highlight of the day and was featured on various sports networks including NBC’s Golf Channel and on the European Golf Tour website.

It looks like Jamie also worked wonders on hole 15 where he most likely managed another eagle. It didn’t produce any buzz among the online golf community, in relation to his 64-footer on hole 18. Overall, Jamie doesn’t give himself any credit, as the self proclaimed Bad Golfer, seems to be pretty damn good. Afterall, bad golfers don’t get invited to prestigious golf tournaments to join the pros on the green. Let’s not jump to conclusion and say that Dornan is ready to play professionally.

According to Janice, a devoted golf fan that knows her stuff, it’s possible to think that Jamie’s handicap can be something between 15 and 10 (meaning 15 or 10 strokes above par). She bases her belief on Peter’s individual score and the overall team results. Furthermore, Janice finds Jamie’s swing fairly decent and fine tuned. (A handicap is a numerical measure of a golfer’s potential playing ability based on holes played for a given course.) For this particular tournament, Jamie had to provide his card, holding the scores he’s got on his 10 left games to calculate his handicap. And because the tournament is part of the European Golf Tour, ADL amateur competitors are given the right, per some given rules, to take off one stroke on a number of holes on the three golf courses on which the championship is held. “Neither Janice nor me know which holes are subject to handicaps.”

“It’s not wrong in thinking that based on today’s scores for Team Dornan/Uihlein, Jamie may had played five under his handicap as his teammate and pro golfer Peter was -3 and together, they totaled -8”, says Janice. Supposing Jamie’s handicap is 15 (15 strokes above the par of 72 for the Old Course) and that he played today 5 under his handicap, it would mean that Jamie played 82 (+10), which reflects a really good score for an amateur player.

Tomorrow, Team Dornan/Uihlein play the Carnoustie Course. It is said to be the most difficult among the three courses. He’s teeing off at 11:12 AM local time. Let’s hope they can come together as a team and place in the top 20. But regarless of the outcome, Jamie fans everywhere are just excited to see him play.

Credit to Karoline of @Jamie_DornanCAN for the article.

DAY ONE of the Alfred, Dunhill & Links Pro-Am Championship at St. Andrew’s is well underway today in Scotland. 

Jamie joins Peter Uihlein on the course for the duration of the tournament, getting off to a great start on day one. You can find pictures of Jamie, the Bad Golfer that he is, on the course today, here.