7 Great “Beach” Golf Courses You Can Play
While the name Pebble Beach is iconic in the world of golf, fewer than 100 U.S. courses have the word “beach” in their name.
7 Great “Mountain” Golf Courses You Can Play
What are some of top golf courses that have the word “mountain,” or a version thereof, as a part of their name?
10 Top Golf and Beach Options for Summer
I’m often told that man does not live by golf alone (usually by non-golfers). And in the summertime, one of the chief non-golf activities that I and other golfers enjoy is spending time swimming and lounging by the sea. Lakes and ponds can have beaches—and some rivers do, too. But they can’t compare to going […]
Top 10 Southern California Courses You Can Play
Pick any major golf destination in Southern California and you’re bound to run into a celebrity or two. There are plenty of golf course stars in the region as well. Perhaps Northern California has more five-star public spreads, but for diversity (ocean, mountains, desert, parkland), perfect weather, and a fair bit of PGA Tour cachet, […]
Links Living: Martis Camp
This premier community in California’s High Sierra region offers amenities for every season and every member of the family The quality of the golf experience is a significant factor when choosing a golf community, but it’s the full spectrum of experiences offered that is vitally important. At Martis Camp—a four-season community tucked between Truckee and […]
First Peek: Brambles
With the help of Coore & Crenshaw, James Duncan is introducing the UK model to California wine country Golf course architect James Duncan—a 20-plus-year associate of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw who grew up in Denmark and Scotland—has long dreamed of bringing something to America that resembled the best clubs in the UK. Specifically, a […]
The 12 Best California Oceanside Courses You Can Play
Nothing stirs the golfer’s soul quite like playing alongside the ocean. Each year, we watch as the PGA Tour journeys along the California coastline; first dueling with Torrey Pines, then taking on another one of golf’s greatest seaside championship tests, Pebble Beach. There’s no red-blooded golfer alive that wouldn’t relish a round at Pebble, but […]
Golf Destination Face-Off: Northern California vs. Southern California – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 133
There is plenty of great golf to go around in California, which measures as the longest U.S. state from top to bottom. In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, co-hosts Al Lunsford and Joe Passov split the Golden State in half and compare the golf offerings in Northern California versus Southern California. You can […]
Santa Lucia Preserve
Carmel, Calif. In a sublime section of one of the country’s most sought-after locales, just 10 minutes from Carmel-by-the-Sea on the Monterey Peninsula, Santa Lucia Preserve is a natural wonderland that feels a world away. The private community is nestled among 20,000 barely touched acres, 18,000 of which are permanently protected by the Santa Lucia […]
The Greatest Course Never Built
Beverly Hills Country Club had it all—except an opening date The script was straight out of Hollywood. Crooked lawyers. Mob money. Politicians on the take. L.A. nightclubs. Legendary entertainers. All set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, and the toniest enclave in the City of Angels. This is […]
