The Greening of Oak Hill: A Master Restoration by Andrew Green
Meet Andrew Green, architecture’s low-profile master of restoring vintage golf courses, including the venue for the 2023 PGA Championship WHEN THE NEWS BROKE IN 2016 that Oak Hill Country Club had retained an architect to restore its Donald Ross-designed East course, a collective cheer erupted. When the club revealed that the architect chosen was Andrew […]
Do You Give Yourself “Gimme” Putts During A Round?
11 of the Biggest Par-Three Drops in the U.S.
There’s just something about a downhill par three in the way the green is invitingly laid out in front of you. And the more pronounced the drop, the more the golfer needs to consider—or reconsider—which club to use. Here are 11 of the most significant par-three elevation changes, the kind of exhilarating holes that mess […]
Golf’s Home Simulator Surge
As traditional golf participation has risen in recent years, engagement has been even more pronounced away from the course—with more and more Americans taking up non-traditional forms of the game. In fact, the number of people who hit golf balls with a club away from the course even eclipsed the 25 million-plus on-course players for […]
North Carolina’s Best Golf from Mountains to Coast – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 139
With the PGA Tour back in North Carolina for the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club, co-hosts Joe Passov and Al Lunsford break down the best golf you can play in the Tar Heel State—from the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the Sandhills, to the Atlantic coast—on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This […]
False Fronts: History, Evolution, and 10 of the Best
When a serious green jacket contender sees his ball land on the false front short of the flag at Augusta National’s 9th hole on Sunday afternoon and reverse 20, 30, even 40 yards back down the hill toward him, the patrons can barely stifle their groans. They’ve probably witnessed the same distressing sequence befall a […]
Do You Prefer Plastic Golf Tees Or Wooden Golf Tees?
8 Courses on the Byron Nelson Trail You Can Play
Mid-May on the PGA Tour ushers in the AT&T Byron Nelson in suburban Dallas. The event is an homage not only to one of the greatest players ever, but also one of the classiest. Nelson captured 52 titles on the PGA Tour, including five major championships, before retiring in his prime at age 34 to […]
Golf Destination Face-Off: Michigan vs. Wisconsin – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 138
It’s time for another edition of “Golf Destination Face-Off”—co-hosts Al Lunsford and Joe Passov compare the golf offerings in the Midwestern golf hotbeds of Michigan and Wisconsin on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This episode is presented by Tourism Ireland. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen […]
What Brand Of Putter Do You Play With?
