First Peek: The Keep at McLemore Resort
The second course at this Peach State resort/community promises an unparalleled mountain golf experience Already equipped with a layout that offers one of the game’s best finishing holes—a 435-yard par four with a stunning green perched atop a mountain precipice—northwest Georgia’s McLemore Resort is upping the ante and betting big with its second 18-hole design […]
Golf Course Architect Bill Bergin – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 168
Professional player turned golf course architect Bill Bergin joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to talk about his design of the Highlands Course at McLemore, and the new course he is building for the Georgia resort/community with Rees Jones called The Keep. The hosts also chat with Bergin about finishing 14th in the 1984 Open Championship, […]
6 Notable Courses Opening Soon in the U.S. – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 156
On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the hosts preview a slate of prominent new public golf courses debuting within the next year in the U.S. This episode is presented by Wild Dunes Resort. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. _______________ What did you think of […]
Top 10 Georgia Courses You Can Play
Unfortunately for visiting golfers to Georgia, the host venue of the Tour Championship—East Lake Golf Club—is private, as are former Tour stops Atlanta Country Club, TPC Sugarloaf, and multiple-major-championship-host Atlanta Athletic Club. However, Atlanta and the rest of the Peach State boast a multitude of superb public-access layouts. Here are the 10 best courses you […]
Links Living: McLemore
Atop Lookout Mountain in northwest Georgia, this master-planned community wows with views from its clubhouse, golf course, and homes The cliff-edge Highlands Course at the McLemore mountaintop community in northwest Georgia sits 2,300 feet above sea level. Tee off at the break of day and you’ll start your round above a sea of clouds and […]
10 of Golf’s Top Single-Course Destinations
Mike Keiser is famous for saying one course is a curiosity, but two makes a destination. It’s hard to argue that assertion, as typically the most-celebrated golf destinations have multiple courses—from Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Kohler, Kiawah, and Streamsong to the super-successful golf getaways Keiser himself has built, like Bandon Dunes and Sand Valley. That said, […]
