A Los Angeles Golf Getaway
If you’re willing to battle the notorious freeways, several fun and affordable golf courses in Los Angeles await you—and the weather is hard to beat Angelenos validate all of the worst clichés about this sprawling region. We arrive late and leave early. We travel down peculiar vanity and dietary excursions. But the golfers of SoCal? […]
Golf’s Top 10 Selfie Spots
Golfers have lots of ways of remembering their favorite rounds. Some purchase shirts or caps from their trips to top courses. For others, it’s logo balls or scorecards. But nothing captures the special moments of a round better than photos. And in the age of the selfie, grabbing a snapshot of yourself and your friends […]
Young Members Are Flocking to Luxury Golf Communities
As more and more younger members make luxury golf communities their primary residence, clubs are responding with new amenities—and a new attitude With three new neighbors in their early 50s, Dave Short sees the change at Reynolds Lake Oconee almost every day. These recent homeowners aren’t retirees: They all still travel for work. But they’ve […]
Dramatic Par Threes: One-Shot Wonders
Whether it requires a mere flip of a wedge or a big swing with a fairway wood, a par-three hole has the ability to not only immortalize a golf course—it can define a player’s entire round. “It’s what we remember because it’s only one shot,” resort developer Mike Keiser says of a par three. “They’re […]
Top 18-Hole Golf Course Openings for 2021
With more than 38,000 golf courses worldwide, there’s no shortage of options for golfers with wanderlust. And given the wealth of supply and the demand for land, new golf course openings are pretty limited. But there are still some great ones to celebrate. After recently highlighting the top course debuts of 2020, it’s only fitting […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 69: Author 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 […]
Bay Creek: Third Time’s the Charm
A new owner, big plans, and a magnificent setting on the Chesapeake have Bay Creek poised for an exciting future There’s a story told about Sam Snead’s first visit to St. Andrews. Coming into town on the train, he looked out the window and said, “Looks like there used to be a golf course there.” […]
Dogs, Flies, and Tigers: Mark O’Meara’s Talisker Club
Mark O’Meara makes the most of the outdoor and indoor pleasures surrounding his home at Talisker Club in the mountains of Northern Utah Mark O’Meara surveys the large pond that defines the cape-style 9th hole at Tuhaye, the golf course he designed at Talisker Club—Tuhaye near Park City, Utah. Even at 7,000 feet above sea […]
5 Myths About Golf Course Design
Golf course architects are the artists—the ones who are able to take a vision, move a ton of dirt, and create a masterpiece for golfers to enjoy. Their work can be quite grueling and tedious—Rome wasn’t built in a day, just as any renowned layout wasn’t imagined and constructed overnight. To dig a little deeper […]
Guide to the Best of Los Cabos
You’ve heard about the golf in Los Cabos, and maybe even seen photos of the courses that hug the sun-kissed beaches there. But you’re probably wondering: Is it worth the time and expense to travel to the tip of Baja California Sur? The answer is an unequivocal si! Seventy-five years ago, Americans made tracks to […]