Booming Baja: Cabo San Lucas
Between devastating storms and travel advisories, Cabo San Lucas—the sparkling jewel at the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula—has taken its share of hits the past few years. But things are looking sunnier, especially for golfers, at this sun-soaked stop that has been a favorite of Hollywood stars and is one of Mexico’s top tourist destinations. If you haven’t checked out the offerings […]
The Evolution of The Broadmoor and Sea Island
In 2011, billionaire Phillip Anschutz achieved a lifetime dream when he purchased The Broadmoor, the sportsman’s paradise on the southwestern edge of Colorado Springs and the longest-running consecutive recipient of AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five-Star honors. “I started coming here when I was five,” Anschutz told Forbes in 2016. “And when I was 10, I was sitting in […]
The Loxahatchee Club
When Jack Nicklaus speaks, it pays to listen. In 1980, real estate developer Gordon Gray was enjoying a round of golf with the legendary champion in Naples, Fla., when Nicklaus mentioned he would like to build a championship course near his home in Palm Beach County. Gray ran with the idea and the course that […]
Reynolds Lake Oconee’s Great Waters Course Gets Renovation
As I listened to Jack Nicklaus describe the renovation of Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee—a course that he originally opened in 1992 and reintroduced last week—it was hard not to think golf’s greatest champion was perhaps describing himself, as well. “Irrigation wears out, bunkers need reworking. It’s just time.” Nicklaus will turn 80 in […]
Nine Questions with Annika Sorenstam
The 10-time major champion on why parenting is good for golf (and vice versa), what she learned from designing courses with Jack and Arnie, and what she’d cook for your dinner party If you had the time to prepare fully and make a return to the LPGA Tour, how do you think you’d do? I […]
I Was There: 2005 Open Championship
The 134th Open Championship was played in my backyard. At the time, my wife and I were living in a two-bedroom flat beside the 18th hole of the Old Course at St. Andrews, a vacation home we’d owned for two decades and had decided to occupy full time two years earlier. The bay window of […]
Who’s Your Favorite Golfer? And Why Even Have One?
By James A. Frank We’re doing a survey. Two questions, very easy. First question: Who is your favorite golfer? Second question: Why? Okay, maybe it isn’t so easy after all. Because while I’m pretty sure you have a favorite golfer, explaining your rationale can be difficult. Fandom is a curious thing. Why do average […]
Links Living: Sailfish Point
At this unpretentious, private, sea-island community in one of Florida’s most coveted locations, the emphasis is on quality, not quantity All too often, it’s the latest and greatest that grabs our attention. But when you have a good thing going, not making wholesale changes to your community can be the wisest course of action. Take […]
100 Years of Pebble Beach: The U.S. Open
In 2019, Pebble Beach Golf Links will celebrate its 100th birthday and host its sixth U.S. Open. To commemorate these milestones, each issue of LINKS Magazine and LINKSdigital between now and then will tell the unique story that is Pebble Beach. Those articles will also be shared here on our website. As Pebble Beach Golf Links […]
100 Years of Pebble Beach: The 1977 PGA Championship
In 2019, Pebble Beach Golf Links will celebrate its 100th birthday and host its sixth U.S. Open. To commemorate these milestones, each issue of LINKS Magazine and LINKSdigital between now and then will tell the unique story that is Pebble Beach. Those articles will also be shared here on our website. If you don’t remember what […]
