Personal Bests
The big-name architects designed courses that anyone-including you-can play. Here are the best from each of them. One of the great things about golf is how many courses are open to the public. Another terrific feature is that so many different individuals brought their aesthetics and expertise to the task of designing courses. Put those […]
Perfect Provence
France’s famed southeastern corner offers great golf—and beaucoup more There are many places where emerging from baggage claim with an overstuffed golf travel bag won’t earn you a second glance. L’Aéroport de Marseille Provence is not one of them. This corner of la France is known for many things, but not for attracting legions of […]
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 […]
Questions: Dottie Pepper
The major champion-turned-TV analyst has many favorites—from restaurants to golf courses—and doesn’t let a Hall of Fame omission get her down How much time do you spend in Saratoga Springs as opposed to on the road? I don’t travel much other than being on the road for 20-plus weeks each year for televised golf. Day […]
Ranking the World: Rest of the World
With the fourth and final installment of our series ranking the world’s golf nations (outside the U.S.) we consider the remainder of the globe, from South America to South Africa, Canada to the Caribbean The final in our four-part series ranking the best golf countries outside the U.S. looks at the Rest of the World, […]
Risky Business: Gambling in Golf
The PGA Tour has a big opportunity with legalized gambling, but there’s also a potential downside Sad truth: The Tiger Woods era is drawing to a close. Whether we like it or not, his competitive career will end soon, be it one year from now or five, and when that happens professional golf will experience […]
My Courses: Peter Jacobsen
Professional golfer and commentator Peter Jacobsen shares his favorite and most challenging courses to play in this edition of “My Courses.” MY FAVORITE COURSE: Pebble Beach. It was a favorite of our family growing up in Portland, Ore. I so much enjoy the feel of golf in the air on the Monterey Peninsula. FIRST COURSE […]
Links Living: Whitetail Club
The best in rustic-modern living, along with a vibrant, year-round way of life, can be found on top of the world in Idaho’s Salmon River Mountains Escaping the masses and getting away to the unspoiled beauty of nature has never seemed so appealing; leaving the creature comforts you’re accustomed to, perhaps not as much. Located […]
Links Living: Frederica
This private island golf community set in Georgia’s Golden Isles attracts both PGA Tour pros and those in search of a lifestyle that transcends generations Famous for its magnificent location on Georgia’s coast, Frederica is home to one of the Southeast’s most prestigious golf clubs. A favorite of PGA Tour pros (more than a dozen […]
I Was There: 1999 Ryder Cup
It was one of the most unforgettable of all Ryder Cups, but some of its memories are less than golden Boston, Mess While every Ryder Cup has been freighted with misadventure, the 33rd match between the USA and Europe at Brookline was weighed down by the excess baggage of controversy and chicanery more damagingly than […]
