An Update on Cabot from Ben Cowan-Dewar
The year 2019 marked 15 years since Ben Cowan-Dewar first stepped foot on the land that would turn into both Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs. Since then (Links opened in 2011 while Cliffs opened in 2015) the double-dip on Canada’s east coast has become one of the most celebrated golf facilities in the country, while […]
LINKS Exclusive Q&A: Course Architect Keith Rhebb
By Adam Stanley What a life it’s been for Keith Rhebb. A life, he says, he couldn’t even imagine in his dreams. Rhebb got his start in 2002 after working for a construction company in his hometown of Lincoln, Neb., and has made a name for himself working alongside Bill Coore and Ben […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 42: A Conversation with Golf Travel Expert and PerryGolf Co-Founder Gordon Dalgleish
At the 2020 PGA Merchandise Show, LINKS Digital Editor Al Lunsford caught up with Gordon Dalgleish, one of the founding directors of PerryGolf—a leading provider of international golf tours and cruises to dozens of the world’s most memorable destinations. Gordon reveals how PerryGolf came to be, how the business works, the different tours available to […]
5 Products to Know from the 2020 PGA Show
With more than 1,000 companies and brands showing off their products and services at the annual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, it’s a near impossible task to see and experience everything. There’s almost one million square feet of interactive exhibit and display space at the Orange County Convention Center—an ofttimes dizzying display of the […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 41: A Week Discovering the Best of Maui
LINKS Digital Editor Al Lunsford recounts his recent trip to the Hawaiian island of Maui where he played more than 100 holes of golf in six days. Al is joined by LINKS Insider contributor Erik Matuszewski who also enjoyed a trip to Maui to play the rejuvenated Plantation Course at Kapalua. Later in the episode, […]
What’s New in Wedges for 2020?
During a 2020 PGA Show Demo Day seminar, Bob Vokey, Titleist’s legendary wedge designer, said that for the average player wedges are the most important clubs in the bag. It makes sense. Players who miss a lot of greens use their wedges a lot—which makes the process of choosing the right wedges all-important. There are […]
What is Your Most Diverse 36-hole Day?
By Erik Matuszewski One of the many beauties of golf is that the playing field itself is different everywhere you go. There are true links, parkland courses, desert layouts, mountain courses, par threes, and more. The look and feel can change depending on the category of course, too, from a charming muni to […]
10 Super-Cool Off-Course Experiences at Golf Destinations
No matter how much you love golf, there are going to be days when the sticks stay in the trunk. Golf venue owners know this, and they’ve responded with amenities and activities that rank right up there with the best 18-hole tracks. Thanks to their bigger budgets, private clubs and resorts have spearheaded this trend. […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 40: Pete Dye Memories with George Peper
LINKS Editor George Peper and Digital Editor Al Lunsford expound upon the legacy that legendary golf course architect Pete Dye leaves after passing away at the age of 94. George offers some of his personal memories with Pete and Alice Dye and the hosts discuss the great impact Pete has created in the game of […]
Remembering Pete Dye
Pete Dye picked me up at the airport. It was 1988 and I’d flown to Palm Beach to interview him. He told me he’d have a rental car because he and wife Alice were on the road so much they didn’t keep a car at their Florida home, just rented whenever they were there. He’d […]