What to Know About USGA’s Golf House Pinehurst
Since its inception, the USGA has amassed the most extensive collection of golf artifacts and memorabilia in the world. The USGA Museum was originally located in New York City, but the organization eventually chose a location in Liberty Corner, N.J., where the museum opened to visitors in 1972 in a location adjacent to USGA headquarters. […]
Characters: Pinehurst Caddie Thomas Trinchitella
After a tumultuous introduction to golf, Thomas Trinchitella has carved out an unlikely career as Pinehurst Resort’s most trusted caddie Few people would develop into avid swimmers if their introductory lessons included being thrown into the deep end of a pool and being told to figure it out. But that was how Thomas Trinchitella learned […]
A Chat with Putter Boy
After holding the same pose for 112 years, it’s no surprise golf’s eternal child has become a little bent One of the game’s oldest living statues, Pinehurst’s iconic Putter Boy turned 112 this year. Despite his advanced age, the lad’s mind remains sharp—indeed acerbic—and he was gracious enough to grant LINKS Magazine a rare interview […]
5 Important Questions for USGA CEO Mike Whan
After a 12-year run as Commissioner of the LPGA, Mike Whan took the helm of the USGA on July 1, 2021. While professional golf may be at a crossroads due to the PGA Tour/LIV divide, Whan is bullish on the game of golf itself, which is currently flourishing under the auspices of his organization. With […]
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A 2024 Father’s Day Golf Gift Guide
In many families, the love of golf gets passed down from parents to their progeny as a matter of course, no differently than other generations-long traditions do. Just as Old Tom Morris instilled a passion for golf in his son, Young Tom, and as Tiger Woods has done with his son, Charlie, many dads are […]
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Ludvig Åberg: Living Up to the Hype
Hype is for the social media crowd, the folks who sit upon barstools and at tables following their rounds and pontificate about what they know about young golfers they haven’t seen. And just how do they “know?” Well, because they heard from someone who was told by someone, or they read it somewhere—though they can’t […]