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Golf Architecture Lingo: Tie-Ins

You’ll often hear words like “connecting”, “blending”, and “concealing” when the subject of tie-ins comes up in golf architecture.

Here’s a menu of some of the essential items to consider for inclusion in your golf bag. Some are almost mandatory; others, optional.

The hosts discuss their takeaways from the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush and answer listener questions on this podcast episode.

Here are four greens (and honorable mentions) whose design, originality, and place in the game justify their place on a Mount Rushmore list.

Here are five mystery golf architects of The LINKS 100, men whose contributions don’t show up in the official credits.

Here, we highlight the underrated golf courses that have impressed some of the best players in the world on the PGA Tour.

Golf course architect Jay Blasi details his course work at Poppy Ridge and Chambers Bay, rerouting Pebble Beach, and more on this podcast.

You don’t have to have friends in high places to experience high-quality golf on the Jersey Shore. Here are a dozen courses to check out.

Of the current courses on the Open Championship rota, here are the 10 best par fives to be conquered on the path to victory.

There’s much more to Northern Ireland’s golf scene than its two iconic Royals. Here’s a look at some of the country’s lesser-known courses.