The Perfect First-Time Trip to Ireland
By Erik Matuszewski As I walked off the 18th green at the famed Waterville Links along one of the most westernmost parts of Ireland, a mist in the gray sky and a brisk breeze coming off Ballinskelligs Bay just beyond the tall dunes, an inescapable thought ran through my mind: how could I have […]
The 5 Most Underrated Golf States
By Adam Schupak Underrated. By definition it means to underestimate, play down, sell short—you get the drift. For a golf course, or in this case the entire collective layouts of a state to be termed underrated, it’s a bit like being considered The Best Player Never to Win a Major—is it a compliment or […]
The Best Pete Dye Golf Courses You Can Play
It’s fair to say Pete Dye will be revered as long as golf is played. Here are a few of his greatest designs that are open to the public.
Southern Florida Embodied at Tiburón Golf Club
By Graylyn Loomis After my second visit to Naples, Fla., I’m starting to see what all the fuss is about—perfect weather, two rounds of golf at Tiburón Golf Club, and cocktails by the sea. What’s not to like?! I went to Naples to visit Tiburón Golf Club and see the renovation work on their […]
Kiawah Island Golf Resort Expands into the Future
Thirty years ago, when I was editor of GOLF Magazine, we began recognizing America’s premier golf resorts with the presentation of a very limited number of gold medals. Among the first recipients was South Carolina’s Kiawah Island Resort, then just a dozen years old and sporting a pair of golf courses by Tom Fazio and […]
A Look at Lamb Crafted – The Hottest Putters on the Market
By Erik Matuszewski Wayne Gretzky had to wait about six months to get his hands on a Lamb Crafted putter—more than twice as long as it took him to get elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame following his NHL playing career. “The Great One” was a lucky one. Fellow Hall-of-Famer Mike Modano is still […]
Seeing the Tiger Effect From Inside the Ropes
The Tiger Woods effect, to quote a favorite Seinfeld line, is real and it is spectacular. Even Elvis was in the building to see the latest Tiger Woods comeback tour when he threatened to win for the first time in five years at the Valspar Championship.https://twitter.com/AdamSchupak/status/972895048948965376 It’s funny how fast we forget how much he […]
Short and Sweet: 9-Hole, Par 3, and Short Courses are the Future
Nine-holers, Par-3s, and other abbreviated courses are all the rage–and could be the secret to reviving golf Former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy missed the cut at the 2009 British Open, but that didn’t prevent him from making lasting memories that week. Each day, after practice and following his first two rounds at the Ailsa […]
100 Years of Pebble Beach: The U.S. Amateur
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. While Pebble Beach is […]
George Peper on Par 3 Courses
I’m afraid I have no interest in Par-54 courses… but I love the holes that comprise them Our Spring 2018 issue’s cover story focuses on the spate of high-profile Par-3 courses that have sprouted during the last couple of years. It got me to thinking about the love-hate relationship I’ve always had with the par […]
