Tony Dear, Author at LINKS Magazine

The Unmerciful Challenge of Oakmont

Oakmont is a savage beast, a fearsome brute, that will take its pound of flesh and leave golfers feeling exasperated by the challenge.

Six must-read golf books to elevate your summer reading list. These are titles you’ll be glad to get lost in.

Golf design firms with three principals have been a rarity, but recently we’ve seen the creation of four prominent three-man teams.

Despite creating only a very few courses over here, Harry Colt was likely the most influential and innovative designer the game has known

How should an opening hole play and how should it make you feel? A group of golf course architects share their thoughts and opinions.

Before selecting your Mount Rushmore list of mountain golf courses, you really need to think about what a mountain course is and isn’t.

Here are some unsung heroes of Augusta National and the Masters to whom we should probably offer a silent “thank you.”

This Mount Rushmore features some of the greatest seaside golf courses in the world, which have had a tremendous impact on the game.

Seven recommended public golf courses in a state the size of Nevada really doesn’t seem like many, but their quality is the silver lining.

Bill Yates insisted the design of the golf course was crucial to establishing how long it would take to play.