Modern Classics: Ardfin
It’s not easy getting to the Scottish isle of Jura, but this dramatically challenging layout—which roams from beach to cliffs—is worth the effort The whispers started in 2010: “Someone’s going to build a course on Jura.” At the time, I was traveling to southwest Scotland often—to the Mull of Kintyre, home of the two fine […]
Top 10 Courses: Hawaii
Here’s our list of the top 10 courses in the islands of Hawaii 1. NANEA (Kailua-Kona, Big Island) David McLay Kidd’s only Hawaiian design is both the best and most exclusive private course in the state, a testing links-like layout set on the slope of Mt. Hualalai. It’s also the first course in North America […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 106: In-Depth on Golf at Reynolds Lake Oconee
On a recent trip to Georgia’s Reynolds Lake Oconee, Digital Editor Al Lunsford sat down with Director of Golf Wes Forester to discuss the golf options available to members and the public at the lakefront Georgia community and resort, including six unique courses from five high-profile architects. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is […]
Six Tough Questions for Six Top Architects
A half-dozen of course design’s finest practitioners share their thoughts about dream collaborations, underrated architects, and plenty more The Cast DAVID MCLAY KIDD In a career spanning 25 years, the Scottish-born Kidd has earned every honor possible for designs that include Bandon Dunes, Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley, Nanea, and the Castle Course at St. […]
Great Holes of the British Isles: 17th, Prestwick, “Alps”
The story of Prestwick Golf Club begins in 1851, when a group of friends gathered at the Red Lion Inn decided to create a golf club. Old Tom Morris was hired to be its first greenkeeper, and he competed in the first 12 Open Championships held on his then 12-hole home course, winning four times. […]
5 New Putters to Know
When a new golf season looms, avid golfers everywhere take stock of the latest equipment launches, and many make a plan to invest at least a few hundred dollars in a new weapon for their bags. Drivers are typically the most compelling temptation, but if you’re looking to shave strokes off your handicap, you may […]
Questions: Amanda Balionis Renner
CBS’s rising-star interviewer reveals her most memorable on-air moments, her devotion to yoga, and who she was most nervous to sit down with (guess who) How and where did you start playing golf? I started playing around seven or eight years old. As an only child I was alone a lot, so I gravitated more […]
Top 10 Penultimate Par Threes
Typically, the 18th hole is a course’s grand statement, the big finish that settles all bets. On occasion, however, it’s the 17th hole that steals the show. On a fistful of courses, it’s the next-to-last hole that resonates strongest, where history has been made, especially when that hole is a par three. Combining challenge, lore, […]
Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: West Sussex
Despite its understandably low profile, this is English heathland golf in all its glory The majority of England’s outstanding heathland courses are to be found within a 50-mile radius of London. You’ve probably heard of the region’s three most famous venues—Sunningdale, Wentworth, and Walton Heath—and you may also be familiar with another excellent heathland trio, […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 105: Tripp Davis
Golf course designer Tripp Davis joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to update us on his projects at Augusta Country Club (Augusta National’s next-door neighbor), Atlanta Athletic Club (a club Bobby Jones called home), and Thunderbird Country Club (the 1955 Ryder Cup venue), among others. Tripp also discusses his architectural influences, his favorite athletes from his […]
