Jay Blasi Puts Me Right on Chambers Bay
Oh, Chambers Bay, how I love thee, let me count the ways… For starters, after several decades of use as a rock quarry, lumber yard, railroad depot, bus barn, paper mill, wastewater treatment plant, and sand/gravel mine, the site was eventually developed for what would become a top 100 golf course (golfers can get behind […]
Links Living: Diamante Cabo San Lucas
A third Tiger Woods course is in the works at this family-oriented community sitting along the Pacific Ocean on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula Tiger Woods’s imprint is all over the Diamante luxury resort and community. Set along the coastline at the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, Diamante first made golf headlines for Davis Love III’s Dunes […]
Links Living: Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club
This storied golf and beach club in Vero Beach is now under member control—and back in the top tier of local communities Nothing breeds success like success. For decades, Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club was among the very best (if not the top) premier private clubs in Vero Beach. However, membership was growing increasingly […]
5 Exceptional Public Golf Courses Around Nashville
More than 12 million tourists visit Nashville every year, many of them drawn to the city’s vibrant music and entertainment scene. After all, Tennessee’s capital is home to more than 180 recording studios, not to mention several famous live music venues along Broadway, a thoroughfare running through the city that’s also known as Honky Tonk […]
Spirited Dinners: How to Perfectly Pair Food with Liquor
To punch up your next meal—or dinner party—keep the wine in the cellar and pair the food with liquor Scotch on the rocks. It didn’t matter what he was going to eat: That’s all my former boss—an acclaimed food writer—drank when he went out for dinner. At the time, I thought it was a cop-out, […]
Do You Gamble On The Golf Course?
5 Tips to Improve Your Game from PGA Tour Caddie Austin Kaiser
PGA Tour caddie, Austin Kaiser shares some helpful tips that any golfer can use to improve their strategy and results during a round.
Winter 2023 Issue Preview – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 131
LINKS Editor George Peper returns to break down his column in the upcoming Winter 2023 Issue, including behind-the-scenes insights on course rankings, on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Later, George introduces the newest contributor to LINKS, Geoff Shackelford, and chats with co-hosts Al Lunsford and Joe Passov about the rest of the issue—from […]
Best Drivable Par Fours
It’s not often on the PGA Tour that you witness crowds roar merely because a caddie has handed his player a wood instead of an iron. Drivable par fours provide that experience. Par fours that are designed to be driven under the right circumstances, based on yardage, weather, or course conditions are among the most […]
8 Hidden Gems in Hawaii
Every year, Kapalua Resort and Waialae Country Club take turns sharing the spotlight as the PGA Tour makes a brief swing through Hawaii. Between those two prolific golf properties, along with resort courses such as Princeville Makai, Mauna Kea, and Manele (not to mention Four Seasons properties in Lanai, Hualalai, and Wailea), there’s no shortage […]