First Peek: Twin Dolphin
By Adam Schupak With Fred Couples part of the architectural team it’s no surprise that this new course at the tip of the Baja Peninsula is laid-back and fun Golfers needing another reason to visit the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula have a good one. Set on the shores of Santa Maria Bay, where […]
Classic Course: Brae Burn Country Club
If champions determine the quality of a golf course, then Brae Burn Country Club on the outskirts of Boston is firmly among America’s elite. When the record offers up names like Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Francis Ouimet, Harriot Curtis, and Beth Daniel, the place is something special. Like many of the courses that emerged in […]
Darren Clarke’s Royal Portrush
If Max Faulkner were around to defend his 1951 Open Championship title, he might not recognize what they’ve done to Royal Portrush’s acclaimed Dunluce Course. But 2011 Open Champion Darren Clarke has had a front-row seat to all the architectural drama that’s taken place there recently. The jovial Ulsterman has owned a home in Portrush […]
Exploring Golf in Northern Michigan
Growing up in the Cadillacs-and-concrete jungle called Detroit, northern Michigan may as well have been a mythological realm—all fjords, forests, and fog. Never got up there as a kid (I didn’t ski, nor swim) and hell, we thought the slate-gray waters of Lake Erie an hour into Canada were plenty beautiful. But thank the mighty […]
Nine Questions with Annika Sorenstam
The 10-time major champion on why parenting is good for golf (and vice versa), what she learned from designing courses with Jack and Arnie, and what she’d cook for your dinner party If you had the time to prepare fully and make a return to the LPGA Tour, how do you think you’d do? I […]
Wilma Erskine: The Woman that Brought the Open Back to Portrush
Wilma Erskine, Secretary at Royal Portrush for the past 35 years, helped the club go from run-down to Open Championship ready At the PGA Merchandise Show in January, Sam Baker smiled from his booth as Wilma Erskine posed for photos nearby with a replica of the Claret Jug. Baker, who founded Haversham & Baker Golfing […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 22: 54 Holes in One Day on Three Open Championship Venues: The Hagen Trophy
The hosts discuss Graylyn’s recent trip to England where he played in an event that tracks the footsteps of Walter Hagen. The story goes that Hagen played 54 holes in one day across Prince’s Golf Club, Royal Cinque Ports, and Royal St. George’s—three courses that almost touch one another on England’s southeast coast. You’ll love […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 21: Nick Edmund and His Epic Golf Walks to Fight Cancer
In this episode the hosts sit down with Nick Edmund. Nick is a golfer and four-time cancer survivor who has used the game to raise awareness about his plight and that of millions more. He established Global Golf 4 Cancer and through that organization has done a number of amazing “golf walks” in some of […]
Adare Manor: Ready for a Fight
By Tony Dear It was suggested that when Richard Finch stumbled backwards into the River Maigue on the 72nd hole of the 2008 Irish Open at Golf Course at Adare Manor, it helped put the charming village of Adare on the map. In reality, Áth Dara had been on the map for centuries, especially since […]
Q&A with Sweetens Cove Architect Rob Collins
By Tony Dear Over the last couple of years, Rob Collins has become one of the best-known golf course architects in the country basically on the strength of nine holes. Those holes at Sweetens Cove Golf Club in South Pittsburg, Tenn. opened in late 2014, and since then they’ve attracted a huge following of golfers […]
