LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 84: Vital Tips to Master Your Mental Game
As Jack Nicklaus has described, “Golf is 80 percent mental, 10 percent ability, 10 percent luck.” To help unlock the keys to mastering the mental side of golf, Digital Editor Al Lunsford talked to golf’s most accomplished sports psychologist, Dr. Gio Valiante, in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, presented by Ashcroft Capital. You […]
First Peek: American Dunes
Jack Nicklaus’s sandy new design in Michigan is a celebration of the red, white, and blue In 2018, Air Force fighter pilot Lt. Col. Dan Rooney approached his boyhood hero, Jack Nicklaus, with a dream: to revamp Grand Haven Golf Club into golf’s most patriotic experience, with all profits going to his Folds of Honor […]
10 Hidden Gems in Scotland
We previously gave you 10 English courses that probably wouldn’t feature on any itinerary of first-time visitors, but which anyone who had been several times and was looking for something outside the country’s Open Championship venues and heathland classics might try. They were/are exceptional courses, each possessing a proud history, a distinct English flavor, and […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 83: Inside the Life of a Golf Hobo
Media personality Matt Cardis, better known as the man behind the “Golf in Your State” brand, lives out of his van and is changing the perception of golf in his own unique way. Digital Editor Al Lunsford caught up with the self-described golf hobo as he journeys across the country in this insider interview. This […]
Why the Time is Now for Golfers to Visit Hawaii
As U.S. golf travel picks up steam again, no destination is in greater need of a shot in the arm than the Hawaiian Islands. Given its dependence on tourism, Hawaii saw its 2020 play plummet by 33 percent, missing out on the nationwide golf boom. It wasn’t until last October that the State of Hawaii […]
The Best Golf Rain Gear on the Market
I thought I was fully prepped for my first trip to Pinehurst. I’d packed several pairs of comfortable shoes, loaded up with plenty of golf balls and prepared an apparel “scripting” fit for a major championship. But when the skies opened on Day Three, during a bucket list round at No. 2, we realized the […]
Top 10 Courses: Illinois
Here’s our list of the top 10 courses in the Prairie State. 1. CHICAGO GOLF CLUB, Wheaton C.B. Macdonald’s turn-of-the-century homage to the Old Course at St. Andrews, reworked by his protégé Seth Raynor in 1923, boasts superb executions of their famed template holes. 2. SHOREACRES, Lake Bluff A network of snaking ravines and creeks […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 82: Must-Visit One-Course Destinations
It can be difficult to stand out as a golf destination with only one 18-hole course, but as Digital Editor Al Lunsford and LINKS contributor Erik Matuszewski have learned, there are a few one-course clubs that golf aficionados need to add to their bucket list. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by […]
5 Boutique Putters Actually Worth Considering
Golfers have an irrational obsession with their drivers, especially now as PGA Tour television broadcasts and equipment manufacturers are emphasizing ball speeds above any other metric. Tour players can do that, since they’re all capable putters. Even the 200th ranked putter on tour—by Strokes Gained standards—averages slightly less than 30 putts per round. The average […]
Our Favorite Putting Courses
The current trend among golf resorts to add expansive putting courses to their offerings has its roots in the Home of Golf, where the St. Andrews Ladies Putting Club was created in the 1860s to give respectable ladies a place of their own to enjoy the game. Better known as “The Himalayas,” the enormous, undulating […]