10 Greatest Open Championship Moments at St. Andrews – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 111
As the Old Course at St. Andrews prepares to host the 150th Open Championship in July, the hosts count down the 10 most memorable moments from the 29 previous editions of the game’s oldest major championship at the Home of Golf. This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Tourism Ireland and TaylorMade. […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 109: 10 Unlikely Masters Outcomes with George Peper
Editor George Peper breaks down his column from the Spring 2022 issue of LINKS on the “fanciful notions” he has been having about this year’s Masters Tournament, giving a list of 10 possible outcomes and the likelihood that they might actually happen (9:18). George and Digital Editor Al Lunsford also discuss the course they would […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 108: A Father-Son Round at Harbour Town
A month out from the 2022 RBC Heritage, Digital Editor Al Lunsford and his dad played Pete Dye’s Harbour Town Golf Links in near-perfect conditions. The duo discuss not only their round but also what makes Harbour Town unique. Plus, our readers answer the question, “What’s your favorite golf club in your bag?” This season […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 107: Champions Retreat—Host of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur
As Champions Retreat gets ready to host the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, Digital Editor Al Lunsford sat down with General Manager Cameron Wiebe to discuss the Georgia private club’s history, its availability to the public each year during Masters week, and its status as the only club that can claim a trio of course […]
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 […]
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 […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 104: George Peper Explores Crowdsourcing for Golf Ideas
LINKS Editor George Peper returns to the podcast to discuss his latest column for the magazine on the wild world of golf inventions and ideas that use Kickstarter for crowdsource funding. George also answers the “Teed-up Topic of the Week” and recalls his worst weather experience during a round of golf. This season of the podcast […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 103: Cabot Co-Founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar
Ben Cowan-Dewar, co-founder and CEO of Cabot, joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss the business of developing golf properties, the success of his two top-ranked Canadian courses at Cabot Cape Breton, and the progress of projects in Saint Lucia (rendering pictured above), British Columbia, and Florida. This season of the podcast is presented by […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 102: Golf Resort to Know—Texas’s Horseshoe Bay
In this episode, the hosts answer the “Teed-up Topic of the Week,” on the hardest golf courses they’ve ever played. Later, they take a deep dive into Horseshoe Bay Resort which has an idyllic location on Lake LBJ in Texas, three award-winning golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., a par-72 putting course with […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 101: Rob Collins
Rob Collins of King-Collins Golf Course Design joins the podcast and talks about his background building golf courses, tells the story of Sweetens Cove, and updates us on his firm’s current projects including their first 18-hole design at Landmand in Nebraska (pictured above), the redesign of 9-holer Overton Park in his home state of Tennessee, […]
