North Coast 500 Day 4: Wick to Durness
This is a series of articles about the North Coast 500, a 500-mile road trip through the Scottish Highlands. Associate Editor Graylyn Loomis is making the journey and will be posting here every day of the trip. Follow along on the website and on LINKS social media as he drives ever-further into rural Scotland! Click […]
North Coast 500 Day 3: Brora to Wick
This is a series of articles about the North Coast 500, a 500-mile road trip through the Scottish Highlands. Associate Editor Graylyn Loomis is making the journey and will be posting here every day of the trip. Follow along on the website and on LINKS social media as he drives ever-further into rural Scotland! Click […]
North Coast 500 Day 2: Dornoch to Brora
This is a series of articles about the North Coast 500, a 500-mile road trip through the Scottish Highlands. Associate Editor Graylyn Loomis is making the journey and will be posting here every day of the trip. Follow along on the website and on LINKS social media as he drives ever-further into rural Scotland! […]
North Coast 500 Day 1: Edinburgh to Dornoch
This is a series of articles about the North Coast 500, a 500-mile road trip through the Scottish Highlands. Associate Editor Graylyn Loomis is making the journey and will be posting here every day of the trip. Follow along here and on LINKS social media as he drives ever-further into rural Scotland! __________ I’ve […]
Will Golf’s Future Emerge from Iceland?
By Tony Dear Lost among recent news items that included the long-awaited sale of TaylorMade, Rory McIlroy’s signing with the Carlsbad-based company, surprise wins on the PGA Tour by Brian Harman and Si Woo Kim, and the European Tour’s rather contrived but undeniably enjoyable Sixes event in England, was an announcement from the Golf […]
A Golf Trip to the Himalayas
By Oliver Horovitz Nepal is a land of wonderful extremes. Library-like quiet in its mountains and chaotic energy in Kathmandu, the capital. Spirituality is everywhere: Multicolored prayer flags flutter in the breeze and Buddhist lamas pass you on mountain trails. The beauty of the country is topped only by that of the Nepali spirit, all […]
Golf in Central Oregon
By Graylyn Loomis Keen readers of the LINKS Insider will remember writer Tony Dear’s recent newsletter on golf in the Pacific Northwest. While he covered a great number of areas, this week we will take a deeper dive into Oregon, and specifically the central part of the state centered around the city of Bend. […]
Where to Eat, Stay, and Play Golf in San Diego
By David Weiss San Diego is coming of age quite gracefully, graduating from swabbies and flip-flops to Jimmy Choos and start-ups in what seems like the blink of an eye. Gone are the downtown days of soup kitchens and thrift shops. The Gaslamp Quarter—version 2.0—is now home to income-disposing millennials in search of the […]
A Golf Course to Suit Every Style of Play
By Tony Dear Want to get maximum enjoyment out of your next golf vacation? Choose a course that matches the character of your game. You toil hard to earn yourself a little vacation time with your clubs. You book the flights, hotel, rental car, and tee times, excited to play a highly ranked course. But […]
Masters via Helicopter, Staying at Champions Retreat
Have your Masters Tournaments badges, but still need a place to stay in Augusta? How about a helicopter from a nearby city? And for accommodation, a 5-star golf club. Champions Retreat, a club in Augusta, Ga. has partnered with EvoLux, a helicopter ride-share company, to bring in groups via air from Atlanta, Charlotte, and Greenville, […]
