5 Faraway Places on My Golf Travel Wish List
These days it’s easy to dream about our next worldly golf adventures. In my home country of Canada we have a ton of great golf, but during these times I want what I can’t have. I want to get on a big airplane and go somewhere I’ve never been to explore, experience, and play. With […]
Ranking the World – United Kingdom and Ireland
LINKS presents the start of a four-part series in which we’ll be ranking the nations of the world (outside of the U.S.) according to the quality of their golf. First up: the nations of the UK and Ireland. By Darius Oliver In the first of our four-part LINKS Magazine series, Scotland has emerged as the leading country in […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 42: A Conversation with Golf Travel Expert and PerryGolf Co-Founder Gordon Dalgleish
At the 2020 PGA Merchandise Show, LINKS Digital Editor Al Lunsford caught up with Gordon Dalgleish, one of the founding directors of PerryGolf—a leading provider of international golf tours and cruises to dozens of the world’s most memorable destinations. Gordon reveals how PerryGolf came to be, how the business works, the different tours available to […]
Smooth Sailing: Golf Cruises
A few years ago, my non-golfing wife and I took a golf cruise that started in Lisbon and ended in Barcelona, along the way sailing in the Mediterranean and playing a handful of great courses. While I went around Valderrama, she went on a guided tour of Gibraltar; as the golfers enjoyed El Saler, the […]
The 5 Most Underrated Golf Countries
Golf is truly a global game, with courses spread across 209 of the world’s 249 countries—from American Samoa to Zimbabwe. There’s even a nine-hole golf course on remote Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, a volunteer-run tropical layout that usually has more red land crabs on its fairway than golfers. Still, the sport is fairly […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 20 – New Course at Bandon Dunes (Oregon Trip Pt. 2)
Hosts Graylyn and Ian discuss the news that Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is adding a new course to its lineup. The duo got a sneak peek of the course from a distance on their last trip to Oregon and in this episode they describe the details of the project. They also interview Bandon Dunes character […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 19 – PGA Tour Agent and Golf Travel Expert Michael Wolf
In this episode, Ian talks with PGA Tour Agent and expert golf traveler Michael Wolf about his “golden ticket” to Augusta National during the Masters, his underrated golf travel destinations, how to plan an overseas golf trip, the impact of social media on golf, and more. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 18 – Golf Questions You Were Embarrassed to Ask Pt. 2
The hosts address the anonymous golf questions you were embarrassed to ask your friends or club professional. Ian and Graylyn touch on topics that range from packing to the rules of golf and how to deal with a bad caddie on the course. Send in your questions for a future episode to letters@linksmagazine.com or social […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 16 – Bandon Dunes Golf Trip Pt. 1
Ian and Graylyn recently traveled to Bandon Dunes and recorded this episode while on the road. In part 1 they discuss flights, planning, the best time of year to visit, where they played, and a breakdown of the courses. They also choose their favorite and split 10 rounds among the four main courses at the […]
A Year-Long Golf Road Trip—Patrick Koenig
Pulled over on the side of a lonely stretch of road in North Dakota, with twinkling stars overhead, Patrick Koenig swatted a dozen or so golf balls into the darkness from the makeshift driving range atop his RV. Make that his RGV: recreational golf vehicle. You might think playing close to 450 rounds at 405 […]
