Where to Stay, Eat and Play Golf in Dublin, Ireland
Steeped in culture, history, and good cheer, the Irish capital has now become a cosmopolitan city, the center of the country’s torrid economic growth over the last 15 years. As a golf destination, there are courses old and new for visitors to enjoy while exploring this charming city. Golf Located on an island nature […]
Golf Travel: A Trip to Newport, Rhode Island
No American city has a better golf pedigree than Newport. The first U.S. Open and Amateur were played at Newport Country Club, one of the five founding clubs of the U.S. Golf Association. But the town is better known for sailing—it hosted the America’s Cup from 1930 to 1983—and as the summer playground of […]
Atlanta: An Unexpected Resort-Golf Destination
Without question, Atlanta possesses a rich golf heritage: the heroics of favorite son Bobby Jones, the presence of old-line clubs like East Lake and Peachtree, the hosting of numerous PGA, Champions and LPGA Tour events over the years, not to mention a couple of major championships. But Atlanta as a resort-golf town? Hardly. Unlike […]
Toronto Golf Club, Canada
The Toronto Golf Club keeps its own cutting garden, furnishing fresh bouquets for dispersal throughout its English manor-style clubhouse. Built in 1913, the clubhouse lies at the end of a half-mile, tree-lined road that winds past a classic Harry Colt-designed course. The club’s wooded grounds lie but a mile off the exit of a […]
Pebble Beach vs. Pacific Dunes
By George Peper From the LINKS Magazine archives… They had really started to annoy me. As innocent and well-meaning as they were, they were also relentless—and so emphatic, so damned sure of themselves. For the better part of three years I had suffered their gushing pronouncements and smug sermons, nodding patiently and feigning enthrallment […]
Scotland vs. Ireland: Which is the Best Golf Destination?
Imagine awakening one morning and being told that a Maserati and a Ferrari were parked in your driveway, ready to roll. Or that 10 cases each of Dom Perignon and Roederer Cristal were on ice in your rec room, or that Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox were perched provocatively on the arms of your […]
Boyne Mountain Resort, Michigan
The Kircher family has never been afraid to dream big. The late Everett Kircher, founder of Boyne USA Resorts, brought skiing to Northern Michigan in 1947 and added golf two decades later, sparking a development boom that transformed this region into one of America’s premier outdoor playgrounds. At Boyne Mountain, the first of Boyne […]
The Balsams Grand Resort, New Hampshire
A lot of golf courses lay claim to the name Donald Ross, but in few of these places do you feel Ross’ presence as strongly as at New Hampshire’s Panorama Golf Course, part of an elegant Dixville Notch resort called The Balsams. This palpable sense of Ross’ genius is probably due to three factors: He […]
The Royal Montreal Golf Club, Canada
Founded in 1873, Royal Montreal is the oldest golf club in North America, and many of its regulations are charmingly old fashioned in this 21st-century golf world. For example, golfers can wear shorts, but only in combination with high-top socks. Royal Montreal’s 80,000-square-foot clubhouse, tastefully festooned throughout with first-rate golf memorabilia and illustrations, oozes […]
Memorable Courses and Spectacular Pacific Vistas in Maui
When you come to Maui on your next golf vacation, go ahead and leave your golf clubs at home, but don’t forget your camera. Because while the golf on Hawaii’s second largest island is spectacular, the dramatic setting is even more so. While you can rent golf clubs, and even golf shoes, at almost all the […]
