LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 109: 10 Unlikely Masters Outcomes with George Peper
Editor George Peper breaks down his column from the Spring 2022 issue of LINKS on the “fanciful notions” he has been having about this year’s Masters Tournament, giving a list of 10 possible outcomes and the likelihood that they might actually happen (9:18). George and Digital Editor Al Lunsford also discuss the course they would […]
Links Living: Escondido Golf and Lake Club
This elevated golf and lake community in the Texas Hill Country welcomes members who arrive by private plane, boat, or car Fifteen years after opening, Escondido Golf & Lake Club in the Texas Hill Country is no longer the hidden gem (escondido means “hidden”) of its name. Over the last year and a half, this […]
Links Living: Mayacama
This private golf and residential community in California wine country offers owners the flexibility of being in residence or placing their villas in the rental program Twenty years in, Mayacama feels as fresh as the day it opened. Jack Nicklaus, who disturbed very little land when he designed the Signature Course, played the first honorary […]
Links Living: The Enclave at Kingsmill
Tucked inside Kingsmill Resort, this exclusive new neighborhood offers resort-style living, three golf courses, and puts you within walking distance of historic Williamsburg, Va. Back in 1607, when the first English sailing ships explored the James River, they nearly chose this land (before ending up at Jamestown) as the first English settlement in America. But […]
The Ultimate Masters Quiz
Answer even half of these questions correctly and you’ll deserve a green jacket (ANSWERS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE) 1. Before Gary Player became the first international player to win the Masters in 1961, which international-born player had the best finish? 2. Who was the youngest honorary starter? 3. Who are the only three players to […]
5 Myths About the Masters
The Open Championship’s older, and the U.S. Open a more grueling test, but no major has endeared itself to golf fans quite like the Masters. The genteel traditions and rich history of Bobby Jones’s annual jamboree in the Georgia pines have earned it a singular place in the annals of golf. Ever since it was […]
George Peper: What I’d Like to See at the 2022 Masters
These days, with the Open Championship being the last major of the year, we all have entirely too much time to sit major-less until the next year’s Masters. Too much time to ponder, to anticipate, to dream. All of which can lead to the sort of fanciful notions I’ve been having. Here’s what I’d like […]
Caddie or No Caddie?
10 Public Golf Courses to Play Around Jacksonville, Fla.
You came to play Sawgrass, we get it. But there’s a lot more great golf on Florida’s “First Coast.” Twenty-five years ago, I packed my clubs and what I could fit in my Chevy Malibu and drove to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., to begin a summer internship at PGA Tour Productions. I would’ve earned more […]
Women in Golf: 4 Game-Changers to Know
There are quite a few notable women in leadership positions throughout the game of golf: International Golf Federation President and ANNIKA Foundation head Annika Sorenstam, past PGA of America President Suzy Whaley, AHEAD CEO Anne Broholm, and recent American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) President Jan Bel Jan, just to name an accomplished foursome […]
