How Does GolfNow Work for Operators and Golfers? (And Does it Save You Money?)
For several years now, White Oaks Country Club in Southern New Jersey has leaned on tee-time seller GolfNow not just for its tee sheet capabilities, but to help the independently-owned public course with a website, e-mail marketing, a call center, and 24-hour customer support. “It provides every service you can think of,” says White Oaks […]
Rising from the Desert: Golf in Saudi Arabia
By Adam Schupak I’ve seen the future of golf in Saudi Arabia and it looks a lot like a modern-day, high-end American golf facility on steroids. There is something oddly wrong or charmingly comforting—I still can’t decide—about flying halfway around the world and feeling as though I could be at a Ritz-Carlton in Scottsdale […]
Restoring a Classic: Sleepy Hollow Country Club
By Ian Critser With a resume that includes restorations at Winged Foot, Merion, Fishers Island, and dozens of others, Gil Hanse is no stranger to giving new life to classic courses. While Sleepy Hollow Country Club north of New York City may not be as well known, the work that he and his team have […]
You’ve Got to Play: 17th at Danzante Bay
By Tony Dear As you climb the sharply uphill par-four 16th at Danzante Bay, all thoughts are on what lies over the ridge behind the green. You putt out a little quicker than normal, then drive vigorously to the crest of the hill. You’ve heard about the par-three 17th hole. Maybe you’ve watched Round […]
From Our Readers: A Love Affair with Scotland’s Muirfield
A subscriber shares his experience at one of Scotland’s most iconic Open Championship venues By Clive Greaves I first fell in love with Muirfield on the occasion of my first visit some 50 years ago. I have been fortunate to return quite a few times in the intervening years and my passion has only increased. […]
A Deep Dive on the Black Course at Streamsong Resort
By Graylyn Loomis Walking Streamsong Black before it opened, I was struck by its size and scale. The fairways were wide, the greens huge, and everywhere you turned were long views across thousands of acres of central Florida. It took me more than a year to return with my clubs and actually play the […]
100 Years of Pebble Beach: The U.S. Open
In 2019, Pebble Beach Golf Links will celebrate its 100th birthday and host its sixth U.S. Open. To commemorate these milestones, each issue of LINKS Magazine and LINKSdigital between now and then will tell the unique story that is Pebble Beach. Those articles will also be shared here on our website. As Pebble Beach Golf Links […]
A Deep Dive into Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley
By Erik Matuszewski I scanned the carts in front of the clubhouse, searching for the one headed to the 7th hole for our shotgun start at Mammoth Dunes. Jordan, the friendly young attendant who’d earlier said he’d be ferrying us to our opening hole, saw my confusion and waved me over. He was standing next […]
Kauai’s Prince Course is Reborn
By Erik Matuszewski For years, the Prince Course on Kauai has been shrouded in mystery. The challenging layout, a visual stunner which plays over and through valleys, ravines and rivers on Kauai’s lush north shore, hasn’t been open to play since the end of 2014 yet somehow remained on various top 100 course ranking […]
Clubs Without Courses: How Some Golf Clubs Thrive Without a Home Track
When Sean Ogle abandoned the life of a financial analyst and began writing the blog “Breaking 80,” he never imagined how many fellow golfers would reach out and invite him to play golf at their home courses. Realizing he had formed an impressive network of “golf geeks,” Ogle decided there must be a better way […]
