6 Must-Play Public Courses in Upstate New York
The PGA Championship’s return to Oak Hill serves as a strong reminder that upstate New York offers exceptional venues for golf—and not all of them are exclusive private clubs. With Rochester as your home base, there’s no shortage of great public courses all within a 90-minute drive, some of which are significantly closer. Here, we […]
12 Surprising PGA Championship Courses You Can Play
Quail Hollow, venue for the 2025 PGA Championship, has a storied history by any measure. Unfortunately, you have to know a member to get aboard. However, if you’re looking to bask in PGA Championship lore, there are plenty of public-access layouts that will accommodate, including some that will surprise you. We’ll omit the obvious trophy […]
A Candid Conversation with Colin Montgomerie – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 140
World Golf Hall of Famer and Ryder Cup legend Colin Montgomerie joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to talk about his current form, what drove him to success at the Ryder Cup, his favorite courses, and his partnership with Loch Lomond Whiskies. This episode is presented by Tourism Ireland. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf […]
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?
