LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 70: Lt. Col. Dan Rooney
Lt. Col. Dan Rooney—a fighter pilot with three combat tours in Iraq, a PGA professional, and the founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation—joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on this week’s episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Rooney, who played golf collegiately at Kansas, discusses his collaboration with Jack Nicklaus on the newly designed American […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 69: Author Luke Reese
In the Season 7 premiere of the LINKS Golf Podcast, golf author Luke Reese joins to talk about his critically acclaimed writing debut, One For the Memory Banks. Reese chats to Digital Editor Al Lunsford about the inspiration to write his first novel, his golf travels in the UK and Ireland, and the motley crew of […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 68: A Weekend Golfer Plays Pine Valley
What’s it like to play the No. 1 ranked course in the world? On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, Digital Editor Al Lunsford is joined by one of his best friends, Lee Goehring, who recently received an invitation to play Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey. From the signature amenities to a […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 67: An Extraordinary Golf Trip with David McLay-Kidd
Tony Dear has been friends with Scottish golf course architect David McLay-Kidd for many years, and recently joined the designer of Bandon Dunes and Mammoth Dunes on a trip to preview McLay-Kidd’s new short course at Washington’s Gamble Sands. On his way there, Dear flew with McLay-Kidd—a licensed pilot—but altered course on the journey home […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 66: Gambling and Golf with George Peper
The PGA Tour has a big opportunity with legalized gambling, but there’s also a potential downside, writes George Peper. George discusses his column, “Risky Business,” from the Fall issue of LINKS Magazine with Digital Editor Al Lunsford on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 65: In-Depth on Big Cedar Lodge
Digital Editor Al Lunsford recaps his trip to Missouri’s Big Cedar Lodge and the Payne’s Valley Cup in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Al talks to Big Cedar’s Assistant Director of Golf Sales and Marketing Matt McQueary, who gives a detailed guide to how one should plan to explore the golf and much […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 64: Ranking the World’s Golf Countries with Darius Oliver
Planet Golf’s Darius Oliver joins the LINKS Golf Podcast from Australia to detail his LINKS Magazine series “Ranking the World”—where he ranked the nations of the world (outside of the U.S.) according to the quality of their golf. Darius, who has played more than 2,000 golf courses worldwide, shares some of his favorite U.S. states for […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 63: A Golf Trip to Provence
On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, LINKS contributor David DeSmith talks to Digital Editor Al Lunsford about the golf, gastronomy, and much more from his trip to France’s famed southeastern corner of Provence—the subject of David’s feature piece in the Fall issue of LINKS Magazine. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 62: A Member’s Guide to Winged Foot
LINKS President and Publisher Jack Purcell joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on the show to provide an insider’s perspective on Winged Foot, where Jack has been a member for more than 30 years. Jack gives the scoop on the preparation of the West course for this year’s U.S. Open, the things players need to do […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 61: In-Depth on Sand Valley
Digital Editor Al Lunsford reports live from Sand Valley Golf Resort in Wisconsin, part of the Dream Golf umbrella, in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Al interviews Sand Valley General Manager Michael Carbiener about the resort’s two top 100 public golf courses, the activities and amenities available to guests beyond golf, and what’s […]
