A Preview Trip to Cabot Saint Lucia + Trevor Dormer – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 134
Digital Editor Al Lunsford recounts his recent trip to preview Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw’s first golf course in the Caribbean—Point Hardy Golf Club at Cabot Saint Lucia. Al also sits down with Coore & Crenshaw associate Trevor Dormer (24:00), who has close to 20 years of experience in golf construction and has spent months […]
Golf’s Boldest Bunkers
Bunkers should be visible, numerous, and intimidating. These four courses display the boldest bunkers of all.
Geoff Shackelford: Golf Architecture is Getting its Due
Golf architecture is having a moment. Finally! From the public-course world up to the elitest of the elite, golfers are bonding over a shared affinity for course design. To the small legion of geeks out there—guilty as charged—we’ve long wondered why the masses failed to share our passion even as architecture has long been golf’s […]
7 New Pieces of Golf Tech in 2023
Of the hundreds of exhibitors at golf’s annual PGA Show, there are more tech-focused companies every year. While that might be the case in every industry, the ancient game is more entwined to history and tradition than most others. But that doesn’t mean golf hasn’t been progressive, especially in more recent years. Here’s a rundown […]
Do You Prefer Spiked Or Spikeless Golf Shoes?
The 12 Best California Oceanside Courses You Can Play
Nothing stirs the golfer’s soul quite like playing alongside the ocean. Each year, we watch as the PGA Tour journeys along the California coastline; first dueling with Torrey Pines, then taking on another one of golf’s greatest seaside championship tests, Pebble Beach. There’s no red-blooded golfer alive that wouldn’t relish a round at Pebble, but […]
Golf Destination Face-Off: Northern California vs. Southern California – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 133
There is plenty of great golf to go around in California, which measures as the longest U.S. state from top to bottom. In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, co-hosts Al Lunsford and Joe Passov split the Golden State in half and compare the golf offerings in Northern California versus Southern California. You can […]
Best Arnold Palmer Courses You Can Play
Not many people leave an Arnold Palmer course transported by their experience. Likewise, very few people, if any, fail to enjoy themselves. In all, the seven-time major champion put his name on somewhere between 340 and 350 projects around the world, working first with Francis Duane then Ed Seay, Erik Larsen, and Harrison Minchew before […]
Do You Use a Rangefinder?
4 Need-to-Know Numbers About Recreational Golf’s Health in 2023
The pro game we watch and read about is not what underpins the overall golf business. Sure, the best golfers in the world boost the popularity of the game and its trappings—equipment, apparel, and so on—but recreational players are at its core. There’s a reason golf is one of the nation’s biggest participation sports and […]