How to Take Better Photos on the Golf Course
Golf photography has become one of the most beautiful things on the internet as places like Instagram are now hubs for showcasing stunning golf courses in all of their glory. Yet many avid players—despite walking around with a high-quality camera in their pocket—still struggle to capture golf’s best moments. Enter the experts. LINKS trusts some […]
5 Changes to Know for Golf’s New Handicapping System
The start of a New Year, and a new decade, brings major changes in the golf handicapping space. If you haven’t yet heard about the World Handicap System (WHS), which has been freshly rolled out in the U.S. at the start of 2020, it’s time to familiarize yourself with this global initiative that took about […]
Private Aviation: The Only Way to Fly
For well over two decades, many homeowners have arrived at the Mountain Air community in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina by plane, landing their personal propeller aircraft—Pipers, Cessnas, and Cirruses—at the highest private runway east of the Mississippi. At an elevation of 4,600 feet, the paved airstrip is steps from the retreat’s country club and sits between several holes of a ruggedly […]
The Bahamas: Open For Business
By Ryan Asselta Waist deep in the Atlantic Ocean, I gazed at the sight of the setting sun disappearing into the sea. The colors—pink, orange, turquoise—are stunning. That’s when it hits me—it truly is better in the Bahamas. The saying has been used in advertising campaigns by the chain of Caribbean islands for […]
Turning Back the Clock: Course Corrections
Stale. Tired. Overgrown. Past its prime. Those aren’t words you want to hear describing anything, but they’re particularly hurtful when attached to golf courses. Bad enough if you’re talking about a Mom-and-Pop nine-holer charging a few dollars a round. But for a private residential course? Pure poison. To attract new members, keep existing members happy, and remain in the spotlight, upscale […]
My Experience Playing in the Kapalua Pro-Am
Playing in a PGA Tour Pro-Am is a sure-fire bucket list item for any golfer. Playing in the Pro-Am event for the winners-only Sentry Tournament of Champions on the Hawaiian island of Maui takes that experience to a whole other level. Not only are you playing in paradise at the Kapalua Resort’s impossibly scenic Plantation […]
Our Golf 2020 New Year’s Resolutions
By the Digital Contributors to LINKS Insider The turn of a new year signifies another opportunity to reflect on accomplishments and create a fresh set of goals—here at LINKS, we asked our digital contributors to tell us their golf-themed New Year’s Resolutions. Happy New Year (and new decade!) from all of us at LINKS! Erik […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 38: International Travel Talk with Jim Frank
In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, Senior Editor Jim Frank once again joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford to talk about his extensive golf travel over the years. Jim offers recommendations as to where the well-traveled golfer should consider making their next international journey, including Vietnam, Thailand, Wales, and New Zealand. Later in the […]
The Best Pours and Plates in Golf
Every golf course in the world has a reason for people to visit it. Whether it’s a local muni steeped in history and closeness to its community, or a bucket-list private club halfway around the world—you go to a golf course to experience everything they’ve got. And sometimes, the things they’ve got have nothing to […]
New Wines to Know Now
If you collect wine as a business proposition, then playing it safe with Barolo and Burgundy makes sense. If, however, you’re into wine for the simple enjoyment of drinking delicious things that connect you to time, place, and culture, then it’s worth looking beyond the usual, toward up-and-coming regions and undersung grapes. If you collect wine as a business proposition, then playing it safe with Barolo […]
