Golf Course Architect Beau Welling – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 125

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Golf course architect Beau Welling joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss his unique approach to building golf courses and his latest work at PGA Frisco in Texas. Welling also details his design work with Tiger Woods, short course projects across the country, love of curling, fascination with sasquatches, and more. You can subscribe to […]

2025 Ireland Golf Trip Guaranteed Royal Portrush Tee Times

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LINKS + PerryGolf 2025 Ireland Golf Trip 7 Nights | 6 Rounds | May 15 – 23, 2025     Date Golf Lodging Sightseeing May 15 US Depart May 16 The College Green Hotel Dublin Dublin City May 17 Rosapenna – Sandy Hills Links Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Links May 18 Rosapenna – St. Patrick’s […]

Best Public Golf in South Florida

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From the outskirts of Ft. Lauderdale to Boca Raton and greater Miami, compelling rounds of public golf await across all of South Florida. Here, we spotlight six noteworthy courses to seek out the next time you visit the southernmost stretches of the Sunshine State. Osprey Point Golf Club (Boca Raton) While it might be difficult […]

Top One-Hit Wonder Golf Course Architects – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 124

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On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the hosts discuss the best golf course designers that were “one-hit wonders” in two different tiers: those with one magnificent, standalone design to their name—like the builders of great courses such as Pine Valley and Oakmont—and those who laid out multiple courses yet have one design that […]

10 Things to Consider Before Joining a Private Golf Club

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Have you been thinking of joining a private golf club? Or maybe changing clubs? Being a member of a private club can be tremendously rewarding. You’re part of a community of like-minded people. Everybody on the staff knows your name. You get to make new friends and share all kinds of experiences with the other […]

8 Public Facilities with Premier Golf and Sporting Clubs

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During a recent stay at a luxury Rhode Island resort community known as The Preserve, I followed up 18 fun-filled par-three holes by taking aim at a different kind of target at the facility’s 19-station sporting clays course. The Preserve’s owner, Paul Milhailides, told me he intentionally built the clays course like a golf course, […]

Ireland’s Best Golf Hotels

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The Emerald Isle is home to dozens of drool-worthy golf courses. From one end of Ireland to the other (and for this story, I’m including Northern Ireland), the golf opportunities on offer are simply world-class. And when you’ve finished with your golf for the day, Ireland’s devotion to good times—its legendary craic—makes your evenings as […]

Best 36-Hole Complexes in Golf – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 123

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On the Season 12 debut of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the hosts discuss which 36-hole facilities (offering exactly two 18-hole regulation championship courses) are the “best of the best” based on rankings, tournament history, environment, every day appeal, and other factors. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to […]