Top 10 Courses: New Zealand

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New Zealand is home to a handful of the world’s most beautiful courses between its North and South Islands.

Geoff Shackelford: Sand Blasting

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In his column for the Fall 2024 issue of LINKS Magazine, Geoff Shackelford writes that bunkers are supposed to be hazards, not hell holes.

Inside the 2024 Winter Issue of LINKS – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 164

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LINKS Editor George Peper is back to break down our latest issue in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Topics discussed include changes in the magazine in 2024, George’s column on the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the next group of course architects to step up to the A-List, and more. You can subscribe […]

Fall 2023 Issue Preview – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 148

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LINKS Editor George Peper returns to the podcast to preview the upcoming Fall issue. We discuss George’s column and what he has learned during a six-month hiatus from golf. Other topics include the game’s most perilous courses, golf’s nightlife scene, a comparison of American and European Ryder Cup venues, and more. This episode is presented […]

Golf’s Most Memorable Opening Shots

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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 […]

FREE ACCESS: 2020 Digital-Only Fall Issue of LINKS Magazine

Click here to access the entire Fall issue of LINKS—no apps, no credit cards, no registration needed. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed watching the U.S. Open return to Winged Foot, a club I’ve been fortunate enough to belong to since 1984. Gil Hanse did an incredible job with his restoration of both […]

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 50: Gary Player

LINKS Digital Editor Al Lunsford caught up with legendary World Golf Hall of Famer Gary Player on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. The Black Knight fills us in on what he’s been up to during quarantine, the importance of fitness, and his thoughts on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Later, Player goes […]