LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 70: Lt. Col. Dan Rooney

Dan Rooney

Lt. Col. Dan Rooney—a fighter pilot with three combat tours in Iraq, a PGA professional, and the founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation—joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on this week’s episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Rooney, who played golf collegiately at Kansas, discusses his collaboration with Jack Nicklaus on the newly designed American […]

LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 69: Author Luke Reese

Luke Reese

In the Season 7 premiere of the LINKS Golf Podcast, golf author Luke Reese joins to talk about his critically acclaimed writing debut, One For the Memory Banks. Reese chats to Digital Editor Al Lunsford about the inspiration to write his first novel, his golf travels in the UK and Ireland, and the motley crew of […]

Enter to Win the 2023 Open Championship Sweepstakes

Royal liverpool

*THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY PERIOD HAS ENDED* Win a Trip for Two to the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club! THE 2023 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP PACKAGE FOR TWO INCLUDES: Six nights hotel accommodation—based on twin occupancy Full English or Scottish breakfast daily Three rounds of golf (Royal Troon, Western Gailes, and Old Prestwick) including green […]

2023 Open Championship Sweepstakes Official Rules

open championship sweepstakes

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited or restricted by applicable federal or state laws and regulations. OFFICIAL RULES 1.) Eligibility: No purchase is necessary to enter or claim prize. The “2023 Open Championship Sweepstakes” (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal U.S. residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 21 years […]

FREE ACCESS: 2020 Digital-Only Fall Issue of LINKS Magazine

Click here to access the entire Fall issue of LINKS—no apps, no credit cards, no registration needed. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed watching the U.S. Open return to Winged Foot, a club I’ve been fortunate enough to belong to since 1984. Gil Hanse did an incredible job with his restoration of both […]

LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 68: A Weekend Golfer Plays Pine Valley

Pine Valley

What’s it like to play the No. 1 ranked course in the world? On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, Digital Editor Al Lunsford is joined by one of his best friends, Lee Goehring, who recently received an invitation to play Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey. From the signature amenities to a […]

Ben Wright: Buttered and Bunkered

  Of all the great golfers I have seen in more than half a century of covering the game, I believe the best never to win a major was the majestic Irishman Christy O’Connor Sr. A two-time winner of the European Tour’s Order of Merit (1961, ’62) and a member of the Great Britain and […]

LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 67: An Extraordinary Golf Trip with David McLay-Kidd

Tony Dear has been friends with Scottish golf course architect David McLay-Kidd for many years, and recently joined the designer of Bandon Dunes and Mammoth Dunes on a trip to preview McLay-Kidd’s new short course at Washington’s Gamble Sands. On his way there, Dear flew with McLay-Kidd—a licensed pilot—but altered course on the journey home […]

LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 66: Gambling and Golf with George Peper

The PGA Tour has a big opportunity with legalized gambling, but there’s also a potential downside, writes George Peper. George discusses his column, “Risky Business,” from the Fall issue of LINKS Magazine with Digital Editor Al Lunsford on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or […]