At the top of his art for four days, the Brussels player finished the event at 23 under par (cards of 65, 65, 65 and 70), a short length behind the Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, winner for the third time . As in the most beautiful thrillers, everything came down to the last hole. Yet better placed after his drive, the Belgian had to settle for par while his rival signed the birdie. Too bad, of course. But Nico has nothing to regret, on the contrary.
The Dunhill Links Championship, with $5 million in prize money, has the particularity of being played on three different courses in St. Andrews, the holy city of swing: Carnoustie, Kingsbarns and the legendary Old Course. “These are links that have always inspired me, where there is a way to invent shots,” explains the “Belgian Bomber”.
He did not hold back, delighting the audience with all his natural talent. On Saturday, at Kingsbarns, he even scored an exceptional albatross (2 on a par 5) thanks to an iron shot, played blind, which made the rounds on social networks! “This is the second of my career after the successful one at the Portugal Masters in 2018…”
Sunday, on the Old Course, Nico found himself, for a moment, trailing by three strokes. But, with a sudden wind present, Hatton made some mistakes of his own. The “Coels” held on to save a fantastic par on the 17th before Hatton – member of the LIV – delivered the blow!
Since his health problems (rare kidney disease) in 2020, Nicolas Colsaerts has taken a step back from his career. His philosophy has changed. He puts things into perspective more and happily favors family life with his wife and two children. His results on the greens were logically affected. But, at 41 years old, he still has the swing in his skin. And, guided by his talent and freed from all pressure, he is still capable of the greatest exploits. He proved it at St. Andrews. Who knows? Perhaps this will encourage the Belgian legend to relaunch his career full-time? In golf, artists always have their place on the greens.
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