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AP McCoy shows his class at Alfred Dunhill Championship

AP McCoy plays off the 10th tee during the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
AP McCoy plays off the 10th tee during the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Champion jockey AP McCoy showed that when it comes to sporting excellence, his talents aren’t only confined to the race course.

 McCoy, who rode a record 4,385 winners and was Champion Jockey on 20 consecutive occasions, is in action at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews and has been showing his prowess on the famous course.

His approach shot at the par-four fifth hole impressed playing partner Graeme McDowell as he landed within a couple of feet of the hole in blustery conditions in Scotland.

Brian O'Driscoll Jamie Dornan, Ronan Keating, Jamie Redknapp and actor Hugh Grant are among those in action on the first day of the tournament.

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