LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 97: Inside the Fall 2021 Issue of LINKS with George Peper
Is it time we stop glorifying Golden Age architects? LINKS Editor George Peper is back to break down his column on that topic and more from the Fall 2021 issue on 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 […]
A Chat With the Claret Jug
Having endured a full year out of the limelight, the coveted decanter was ready to have a natter Not long ago, I was privileged to gain an audience with golf’s most iconic trophy, the Claret Jug awarded to the Champion Golfer of the Year. It was a typically dreich Scottish morning when I arrived in […]
A Creative Solution to Golf’s Distance Question
The 50 Percent Solution—don’t just limit the distance of clubs, limit the number of them So it seems we’re finally going to get some answers from the USGA and R&A on the distance question. After decades of dithering, withering, and slithering, the two ruling bodies have suddenly become veritable sword-rattlers, promising serious action in the […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 80: George Peper’s Solution to the Distance Debate
George Peper details his unconventional solution to golf’s distance dilemma and provides a surprisingly cogent argument to back up his seemingly outlandish take in the Season 7 finale 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’s Most Memorable Opening Shots
The first hole of a golf course is rarely memorable, but it never fails to arouse emotion Can you think of a patch of ground—on the golf course or anywhere else—that consistently boils up such a complex cauldron of emotions as does the first tee? Hope and trepidation, determination and doubt, impatience and paranoia, excitement […]
Golf Personalities Share Their Favorite Memories of the Masters
Sunday April 12th. The date was supposed to be an unequaled day on the 2020 golf calendar—Sunday at the Masters. Annually, the day invokes abounding memories for fans of the game. Where were you when Jack Nicklaus won at age 46? When Tiger Woods announced “Here I am world…” in 1997, Jordan Spieth’s collapse, Larry […]
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 […]
Risky Business: Gambling in Golf
The PGA Tour has a big opportunity with legalized gambling, but there’s also a potential downside Sad truth: The Tiger Woods era is drawing to a close. Whether we like it or not, his competitive career will end soon, be it one year from now or five, and when that happens professional golf will experience […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 54: 10 Ways the Pandemic Has Improved the Game
LINKS Editor George Peper gives a sneak preview of his column in the Summer 2020 issue of LINKS Magazine where he opines on 10 things that the global pandemic has made better about the game. Click the play button below to listen to the episode: You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 52: Tiger vs. Jack: Who is Golf’s GOAT?
LINKS Editor George Peper is back on the podcast to tackle the age-old debate: Who is the greatest golfer of all-time? George and Digital Editor Al Lunsford run through George’s “Goat Herding” piece from the Winter issue of LINKS Magazine in which he established a criteria to give a definitive answer when comparing golf legends […]
