Top Mountain Courses in 10 American West States
Mountain golf is different. It’s three-dimensional chess, with elevation changes that factor into the way you approach just about every shot. America’s western states are blessed with dozens of superb mountain tracks, from hillside bucking-bronco rides to others that are gentler canters through quiet valleys surrounded by towering peaks. Many of the west’s more impressive […]
Historic Golf at The Omni Homestead Resort – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 160
Does Virginia have the country’s best mountain golf course? In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the hosts chat with Mark Fry, Director of Golf at The Omni Homestead Resort, about the historic golf offerings at “America’s First Resort” in the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, […]
Do You Prefer Mountain Golf Or Seaside Golf?
North Carolina’s Best Golf from Mountains to Coast – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 139
With the PGA Tour back in North Carolina for the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club, co-hosts Joe Passov and Al Lunsford break down the best golf you can play in the Tar Heel State—from the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the Sandhills, to the Atlantic coast—on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This […]
What is Your Favorite Mountain Golf Course?
Golf in the Canadian Rockies
When it comes to the glories of mountain golf, our neighbor to the north rises above all others In a country as vast and geographically rich as Canada, notable physical features are a dime a dozen. Dense northern forests, ice-smeared seas, craggy coastlines, and windswept prairies immediately come to mind. However, without a doubt the […]
American Dream Courses: Western Mountain Region
You know how this goes—we recommend courses that don’t necessarily create headlines, but which have a special something that makes them worth knowing. This is our version of the American Dream—really good golf where everyone is welcome and everyone can afford to play. Here are 10 from our Western Mountain region (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and […]
Enjoy the Great Outdoors at Victory Ranch
Jim Goodman, General Manager of Victory Ranch—the 6,700-acre community about 20 minutes outside of Park City, Utah—is very honest when describing the property. “Everyone is here for the great outdoors and sports like fly fishing, world-class skiing at Park City, Deer Valley, and Canyons, backcountry hiking… and oh, by the way, we have a Rees […]
Grandfather Golf & Country Club
Clifford Roberts, the major domo of Augusta National Golf Club was to spend a few days in the summer of 1968 at Grandfather Golf & Country Club in Linville, North Carolina, bringing along a discerning eye, irascible nature and, the staff suspected, impossible demands. “Everyone was quivering and quaking, scared to death about his […]
