ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 01: Rikuya Hoshino of Japan tees off on the ninth hole on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links on October 01, 2026 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 01: Yanhan Zhou of China tees off on the ninth hole on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links on October 01, 2026 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 01: Yanhan Zhou of China putts on the ninth green on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links on October 01, 2026 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 01: Yanhan Zhou of China lines up a putt on the ninth green on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links on October 01, 2026 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 01: Yanhan Zhou of China walks on the ninth green on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links on October 01, 2026 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 01: Yanhan Zhou of China plays his third shot on the ninth hole on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links on October 01, 2026 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 01: Yanhan Zhou of China walks on the ninth hole on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links on October 01, 2026 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 01: Yanhan Zhou of China interacts with his caddie on the ninth hole on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links on October 01, 2026 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)