Best Value Courses on the TPC Network
When it comes to bucket list rounds of golf, you can find plenty of deserving destinations all in one place: the TPC Network. Comprised of 30 courses across North America, the network features 13 courses that host a PGA Tour/PGA Tour Champions event in 2025, and of those 30 total courses, 14 are open to […]
5 Courses Outside the Top 100 on Our Wish List – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 122
The courses on this list will enhance one’s education as an A-list golf traveler simply because of their history, location, architectural legacy, contribution to the game, or sheer fun factor. This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Tourism Ireland. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen […]
Great Public Golf in Alabama
The best known, or most visited, public golf courses in Alabama reside on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. It’s been 30 years since the first four sites, and 216 holes, opened for play; the final 18 was added in 2005 when Ross Bridge, all 8,191 yards of it, made it 11 sites—26 courses spanning […]
Bonus Golf: The Best 19th Holes the Public Can Play
Many golf destinations feature 19th holes where at least one more thrilling tee shot can be hit. Here are seven bonus holes you can play.
What Is The Hardest Hole You’ve Ever Played?
Golf Destination Face-Off: Cancun vs. Cabo – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 121
In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the hosts make their case for two great golf vacation destinations in Mexico. They explore the quality and quantity of golf in Cancun (a.k.a. the Riviera Maya), known for its tropical setting, and Cabo San Lucas (or Los Cabos) on the Baja Peninsula, where the desert meets […]
Course Closeup: 2022’s FedExCup Playoff Venues
In most sports, playoff venues are determined by the teams who qualify for them: places like Yankee Stadium, Lambeau Field, and Boston Garden. But the FedExCup Playoffs are different. Nineteen different courses have hosted the PGA Tour’s season-ending playoff series. Up until 2019, players did battle over four different courses each year en route to […]
The 9 Best Twilight Golf Rounds You Can Play in the U.S.
Teeing off after prime time offers a mixed bag. On the one hand, you’ll get cooling breezes, artist-worthy color textures, and often reduced fees. On the other hand, your round might be called short on account of darkness. Courses to avoid when teeing it up at twilight are any that play through canyons—where daylight vanishes […]
Do You Putt With the Pin In or Pin Out?
The Most Intimidating Shots on the PGA Tour
For all the ways in which tour players’ games are drastically superior to the average amateur’s, they’re often intimidated by some of the same daunting shots that trigger sweaty palms for the mid- to high-handicapper, too. This I learned while talking with many of the players during a practice round ahead of the Travelers Championship […]
