First Peek at Hogs Head
By Michael Williams There is no shortage of spectacular golf in Ireland; indeed, the bucket list of many golfers is peppered with destinations on the Emerald Isle. But with the opening of Robert Trent Jones II’s Hogs Head, every list was just extended one line. Located in County Kerry just outside the town of […]
The Architect’s Ultimate Golf Trip
By Erik Matuszewski Golfers love few things better than a great road trip, with the opportunity to experience new courses in new locations. With this being LINKS, it only made sense to envision the ideal golf excursion for an aspiring golf course architect or aficionado of course design. Setting aside logistical obstacles—such as costs […]
Liam Higgins: Waterville’s First and Only Professional
The next time you make it to Waterville in southwestern Ireland, keep an eye out for a spry figure, average height and build, with tufts of white hair peeking out from beneath a stocking cap. Most likely he’ll be flying solo around the links, bag on his back, bombing drives and carving irons beneath the […]
10 Tips for a Budget Golf Trip to Ireland
Bargain hunters rejoice. There has never been a better moment for a golf pilgrimage to the Emerald Isle.
10 Tips for a Budget Golf Trip to Ireland
Bargain hunters rejoice. There has never been a better moment for a golf pilgrimage to the Emerald Isle.
Ballybunion Golf Hotel Closes its Doors
A famous course-side hotel is closing due to Europe’s refugee crisis
You Need to Play in The Great Irish Links Challenge
Getting to go to Ireland is on just about every golfer’s bucket list. Getting to play in a tournament while there makes it just that much better
Golf Travel: The Top 10 Courses in Ireland
Irish eyes are smiling as World No. 1 Rory McIlroy returns home to host the Irish Open at Royal County Down this week. Scotland may be the Home of Golf, but the best seaside links in the Emerald Isle are simply the finest in the land. Here are the LINKS top 10 courses in Ireland. […]
The Top 10 Places to Fall in Love (Again) With Golf
By Brian McCallen Australia If Melbourne’s sublime collection of Sand Belt courses were located in the northern hemisphere, the competition would wither. What makes them great? Sand-based terrain, minimalist design, classic bunkering, and lightning-fast greens. Don’t miss Royal Melbourne (East and West courses), Kingston Heath, Metropolitan, Victoria, and Yarra Yarra. Consider a sidetrip to Tasmania, […]
Waterville Golf Links, Ireland: Revisited
Ireland’s southwest has become a standard on any wandering golfer’s bucket list, thanks to courses like Ballybunion, Tralee, Lahinch, Old Head, and Doonbeg. (The most thorough travelers add Dooks and Ceann Sibeal to their lists.) But rarely do Americans recall any more fondly than Waterville on the Ring of Kerry. Maybe it’s the way the long sunset kindles Waterville’s sands, or the wind finds your back more often than you would expect. Maybe it’s that they arrive on a course with distinct and generous fairways that remind them of home, with a soft opening hole (called “Last Easy,” in case you thought you wouldn’t need the rest of the balls in your bag), and a statue of a relaxed and smiling Payne Stewart. Or maybe it’s a Yankee favorite because there is genuine American love and sweat in the Waterville dunes.
