Winter 2025
Volume 38, Number 1
If any magazine is going to rank the world’s courses, it should be LINKS. After all, great courses are our bread and butter. But as anyone who reads LINKS knows, we’re about much more than lists. We pride ourselves on providing some of the most interesting and invigorating reading in the game. This issue is proof of that.
With three golf courses covering the timeline from Old Tom Morris to Tom Doak, Ireland’s Rosapenna isn’t just the “world’s first true golf resort,” it’s one of its finest
by Richard Pennell
Who better than LINKS Magazine—and golf architects—to rank the world’s top courses?
by Joe Passov
The man most responsible for the success of the PGA Tour might not be in charge any longer, but he’s definitely in the know—and happy to dish
by Adam Schupak
A new design duo crafted the second layout at this golf haven in Florida’s high-end Hobe Sound
by Al Lunsford
Architect Alister MacKenzie was so pleased with this northern California design, he chose to live there
by Tony Dear
It was where James Bond established his single-digit handicap, meaning he must have been one hell of a putter
by John Hopkins
The List Only We Can Do
Tiger’s Task
Today the World. Tomorrow, Britain.
Fowler’s Stellar Solution
World Round-up
Morocco
Coburn Haskell
Omni PGA Frisco
Jack’s Bay
Charlie Rymer
Mexico
Cypress Point (photo by Jon Cavalier)
Who better than LINKS Magazine—and golf architects—to rank the world’s top courses?
by Joe Passov
The man most responsible for the success of the PGA Tour might not be in charge any longer, but he’s definitely in the know—and happy to dish
by Adam Schupak
Photo by James Gilbert
St. Patrick’s, 5th (photo by L.C. Lambrecht)
With three golf courses covering the timeline from Old Tom Morris to Tom Doak, Ireland’s Rosapenna isn’t just the “world’s first true golf resort,” it’s one of its finest
by Richard Pennell
