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The Hagen 54: Walking in the Footsteps of Walter Hagen

In 1920, Walter Hagen turned a pre-Open practice round into a cross-country trek playing 54 holes across three classic English links.

How well do you know the Ryder Cup? Test your knowledge with this 10-question quiz on the biennial match play event.

Before they were pros, sneaking on was the only way these promising golfers could play some out-of-reach courses.

Here are 10 people who have helped bring us some of golf’s most impassioned and super-heated moments in the Ryder Cup.

The seeds of golf’s best-known matches started with, literally, seeds and Samuel Ryder, the man who founded the Ryder Cup.

Through all his endeavors, actor Rob Riggle stayed connected with golf as both a fan and player. Learn more in this LINKS Q&A.

Perched 125 feet in the air, TV cameraman Darren Wargo is responsible for playing the lofted shot at professional golf tournaments.

The differences between golf in Britain and golf everywhere else start well before stepping onto the first tee.

George Peper recently gave a speech celebrating the good fortune of being a senior golfer—here is an adaptation from our Fall 2025 issue.

We asked five architects, who have been doing great work for many years, when they decided they wanted to design golf courses for a living.