How to Watch the 2024 Open Championship

Here’s how to watch the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club. Viewing Schedule – 152nd Open Championship Round (Date) Time (ET) Platform Round 1 (Thursday, July 18) 1:30 am – 4:00 am Peacock Round 1 (Thursday, July 18) 4:00 am – 3:00 pm USA Network Round 1 (Thursday, July 18) 3:00 pm – […]

A 2024 Father’s Day Golf Gift Guide

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In many families, the love of golf gets passed down from parents to their progeny as a matter of course, no differently than other generations-long traditions do. Just as Old Tom Morris instilled a passion for golf in his son, Young Tom, and as Tiger Woods has done with his son, Charlie, many dads are […]

Top New Wedges for 2024

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The high-lofted clubs known today as pitching wedges were once called lofters and jiggers—and later 10-irons. Gene Sarazen is credited with having invented the sand wedge in 1932, and it quickly grew in popularity. We have Dave Pelz and PING founder Karsten Solheim to thank for the concept of the even-higher-lofted lob wedge. And with […]

5 Need-to-Know Facts About the Recreational Golf Boom

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Professional golf gets plenty of attention—good and bad. And there’s been no lack of the latter in the past year with the contentious relationship between the PGA Tour and LIV, and the now-official rollback of the golf ball that was precipitated by how far the best players in the world are hitting the ball, unlike […]

9 New Golf Shoes in 2024

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For those who are averse to change, brace yourself. The newest styles from several established golf footwear brands represent noteworthy departures for those companies. Here, we spotlight nine new golf shoes in 2024 that have us excited and are likely to excite you, too … even if a few of them might force you outside […]

Best Things We Saw at the 2024 PGA Merchandise Show – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 162

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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 […]

12 Top Putters for 2024

2024 putters

It’s no secret that your putter is the most-used club in your bag. It’s also common knowledge that love affairs with putters can come to quick and painful ends. What couldn’t miss yesterday can go stone cold today. Some players (like Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker) have used the same basic putter for much of […]