Good play on the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia sees several players earn an opportunity to tee up in this week’s Dunhill Links Championship on the European Tour.

The top-10 off last season’s ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit are invited to the prestigious pro-am tournament played over three of Scotland’s finest layouts.

Jordan Zunic, Matthew Millar, Mathew Goggin, David Bransdon, Daniel Valente, Kris Mueck and Matt Guyatt are all making the most of that opportunity joining European Tour regulars Nathan Holman, Richard Green, Brett Rumford and Andrew Dodt.

The tournament will be played at Kingsbarns, Carnoustie and the Old Course at St Andrews and boasts one of the richest purses of the European schedule.

Golfers team up with amateur partners for the event with several high profile sports people and celebrities from the entertainment industry on hand.

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne is a regular in the field as are England cricket stars Kevin Pietersen and Ian Botham.

Actors Andy Garcia and Hugh Grant are also mainstays of the tournament joining musicians Huey Lewis and Ronan Keating.

But while there is a strong emphasis on fun for the week the golfers have plenty at stake, a good showing here potentially career altering for some.

For young guns like Jordan Zunic and Kris Mueck a win would guarantee status on the European Tour while strong play is likely to catch the eye of other tournament sponsors.

For some of the more seasoned players, like Mathew Goggin and Matt Millar, the tournament could also prove pivotal if results go their way.

Goggin has lost his status on the secondary Web.com Tour in the US but undoubtedly has the game to contend this week.

Having played the European Tour in 1997 and 1998, he is familiar with the surrounds and if he can catch lightning in a bottle a return to the European Tour might rejuvenate his career.

Millar played the European Tour from 2006-2009 and has openly admitted he would gladly return.

He has played the tournament three times before with a best finish of T52 in 2008 but his recent play in Australia suggests it is a more confident and well-rounded golfer who will tackle St Andrews this week.

For European Tour regulars Brett Rumford and Richard Green the Dunhill is an ideal opportunity to climb inside the top-110 on the Race to Dubai and secure cards for next season.

Green presently sits 111th while Rumford is 119th with only the top-110 to earn full rights for 2017.

Neither player has a particularly good record in the tournament, Rumford’s best of T13 coming in 2001 while Green’s lone top-10 came in 2009, but with the stakes high expect both to lift this week.