Characters: David Joy
St. Andrean David Joy brings other worlds to life with his art and his portrayal of Old Tom Morris My life changed on July 12, 2010, when I went to see Peter Alliss Meets Old Tom Morris at the Byre Theatre in St. Andrews. Having grown up listening to Alliss, I was looking forward to […]
Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: Elie
Here is proof that, even today, a course does not have to be long to be great Elie is almost certainly the only golf club in the world where a large submarine periscope protrudes from its starter’s hut. Salvaged from HMS Excalibur back in 1966, it is now used to give the starter a perfect […]
8 Questions with Golf Course Architecht Martin Ebert
Already an advisor to most of the Open Championship venues, noted English architect Martin Ebert has some ideas for the others—including the Old Course What influenced you to pursue a career in golf course architecture? Martin Ebert: I had led a Cambridge University team on an amazing tour to the United States in 1989 to […]
What Are the Most Golf Holes You’ve Played in a Single Day?
Cabot to Take Over Castle Stuart and Build Second Course at “Cabot Highlands”
Just over a decade ago, the Cabot name burst upon the golf scene with its solitary, but widely acclaimed course on the Atlantic Ocean near the town of Inverness, Nova Scotia. Now, it’s only fitting that perhaps the fastest-growing brand in the game is making its European foray in Inverness, Scotland. Cabot, which already has […]
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Royal Liverpool
In anticipation for the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews, we have teamed up with Cookie Jar Golf to produce a series of short films with striking aerial video footage and noteworthy facts on some of golf’s most historic venues. Next year’s Open host, Royal Liverpool Golf Club (or “Hoylake” as it is more affectionately known) […]
Insider Access: Elite Accommodations at U.S. Golf Resorts
For avid golfers, a trip to one of the country’s noteworthy golf resorts is a thrill in and of itself. Yet, beyond the standard accommodations that those properties offer, additional lesser-known dwelling options exist—guest rooms, suites, cabins, and cottages that cater to the truly golf obsessed. Whether they’re positioned just off the fairways, adjacent to […]
George Peper’s Most Memorable Moments at St. Andrews – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 114
LINKS Editor George Peper is back on the podcast to share his fondest memories from a 50-year relationship with the town of St. Andrews. The episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. _______________ What […]
Links Living: Santa Lucia Preserve
A National Membership at this private golf community, with fewer than 300 homes on 20,000 acres just minutes from Carmel, Calif., puts you in rarified territory. Scour the planet and you may not find another place as beautiful, wild, or well preserved as California’s Central Coast. So when given the opportunity to occupy a slice […]
Scotland’s Quirkiest Golf Courses
Scotland’s Prestwick is the quirkiest championship course in golf Former USGA Executive Director Frank Hannigan called it “kinky.” Dan Jenkins noted it was replete with “charming atrocities.” Bernard Darwin was so smitten with its peculiar enticements that in 1913 he wrote, “A man is less likely to be contradicted in lauding Prestwick than in singing […]