Our Digital Editor Plays Augusta National – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 171
Digital Editor Al Lunsford was one of the lucky winners of the annual media lottery to play a round at Augusta National the day after the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament. On a special edition of the LINKS Golf Podcast, Al chats with co-host Joe Passov, a past media lottery winner, and details […]
Hughes Norton & George Peper – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 170
Hughes Norton and George Peper, authors of RAINMAKER: Superagent Hughes Norton and the Money-Grab Explosion of Golf from Tiger to LIV and Beyond, join the LINKS Golf Podcast to chat about the book, dealing with golf’s biggest power players, and the state of today’s game. You can order your copy of RAINMAKER here. Hughes Norton […]
What Makes Pebble Beach Resorts Great + Richard Mandell – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 169
The hosts recap the 2024 LINKS Invitational at Pebble Beach and discuss why the world-class resort is one of the best. The second half of the episode features an interview with golf architect and author Richard Mandell about building great courses on a budget, living in Pinehurst, his latest book, and more. You can subscribe […]
Golf Course Architect Bill Bergin – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 168
Professional player turned golf course architect Bill Bergin joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to talk about his design of the Highlands Course at McLemore, and the new course he is building for the Georgia resort/community with Rees Jones called The Keep. The hosts also chat with Bergin about finishing 14th in the 1984 Open Championship, […]
Chasing the Top 100 with Hayes Holderness – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 167
On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast the hosts chat with Hayes Holderness, who is set to complete his pursuit of playing all the courses on the World Top 100 list this year. Holderness discusses the most challenging courses to get on, wild travel moments, the close-knit group of golfers that share the common […]
5 of Golf’s Underrated Course Architects – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 166
Co-hosts Joe Passov and Al Lunsford look into multiple eras of golf course architecture and choose a few of the designers who deserve greater acclaim in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. _______________ What did you think of the […]
Golf Course Architect Forrest Richardson – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 165
Inventive golf course architect Forrest Richardson discusses some of his most out-of-the-box course ideas—20-hole courses, par-two holes, twin 9-hole routings, and more—on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. The hosts chat with Richardson about his past presidency at the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), his choice for the game’s most underrated course […]
Inside the 2024 Winter Issue of LINKS – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 164
LINKS Editor George Peper is back to break down our latest issue in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Topics discussed include changes in the magazine in 2024, George’s column on the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the next group of course architects to step up to the A-List, and more. You can subscribe […]
A Preview Trip to Cabot Citrus Farms – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 163
The hosts report on one of the country’s newest golf destinations, Cabot Citrus Farms in Florida, on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Digital Editor Al Lunsford gives his early impressions after visiting Cabot Citrus Farms in January, while co-host Joe Passov gives background on the former courses that occupied the property. Al also […]
Best Things We Saw at the 2024 PGA Merchandise Show – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 162
After attending the golf industry’s annual trade show in Orlando, hosts Joe Passov and Al Lunsford discuss the items that piqued their interest in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, including a new course announcement in Ireland called Curracloe Links (3:40), new golf shoes from Under Armour (13:04), the Ahead Stash hat (17:55), the […]
