LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 28: Common Golf Trip Mistakes and How Not to Make Them
The hosts go through a wide variety of golf trip mistakes (many of which they have made themselves) and how to avoid them when planning your next golf trip. From mistakes made while planning to those made while on the trip itself, this episode has you covered to make your next trip as painless as […]
Can’t Miss Places to Play, as Told by Golf Tour Operators
Portugal “Historically, the Costa del Sol region of Spain garners much of the attention as a golf destination. However, its neighbor on the Iberian Peninsula provides an excellent golf and lifestyle experience in its own right. Lisbon is one of the very few southern European capitals with world-class golf nearby, allowing a terrific combination of […]
How Has the Golf Instruction Landscape Changed in the Digital Revolution?
Michael Breed is only half-joking when he says he can’t even count the number of people he’s helped improve their golf swing in an elevator or with a spatula in the kitchen. His untold number has exploded again over the past decade, especially because golf instruction doesn’t always involve hitting a golf ball in today’s […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 27: A Week of Golf in Melbourne, Australia
In this episode, the hosts discuss Graylyn’s recent trip to the Australian Sandbelt. They go in depth on the strength of the courses in the area, the nuts and bolts of how to get there, and why Graylyn believes it’s one of the world’s most underrated golf destinations.
The 5 Most Underrated Golf Countries
Golf is truly a global game, with courses spread across 209 of the world’s 249 countries—from American Samoa to Zimbabwe. There’s even a nine-hole golf course on remote Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, a volunteer-run tropical layout that usually has more red land crabs on its fairway than golfers. Still, the sport is fairly […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 26: Our Favorite Underrated Golf Destinations
In this episode, the hosts divulge their favorite underrated golf destinations from around the world. They go into detail about why they believe each destination deserves more praise and encourage listeners to consider incorporating the areas into their next golf trip.
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 25: A Long Golf Weekend in London
In this episode, the hosts discuss a recent golf trip that Graylyn took to London. The hosts go into detail about how to travel to each course, the shocking accessibility of the top-tier clubs in the area, and why this underrated golf destination should be on every golfer’s list.
Loopers: The Caddie Movie
The documentary Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk took almost three years to make, an 80-minute project driven by interviews with several of golf’s biggest names and visually-gripping visits to some of its grandest sites —Augusta National, Pebble Beach, Bandon Dunes, St. Andrews, Carnoustie, and Ballybunion among them. But landing Bill Murray’s involvement as the narrator […]
A Mike Strantz Journey
A four-minute YouTube video tells you pretty much everything you need to know about Mike Strantz and his approach to building golf courses. He appears with design partner, and former PGA Tour player, Forrest Fezler during their 2002 renovation of Silver Creek Valley Country Club in San Jose, Calif. Over images of how he took […]
Ireland In-Depth
By Adam Schupak During an interview with Padraig Harrington, I asked the three-time major winner to name his five favorite courses in his native Ireland. He took a pregnant pause, thought about it, and said, “Can I give you six?” He actually ticked off seven, but who’s counting. The Emerald Isle may be only the […]
