My 5 Favorite Spots to Watch Golf at Augusta National
Every April, thousands of seasoned and first-time patrons descend on the country’s most heralded golf grounds, Augusta National, for the Masters Tournament. Seeing the look on people’s faces when they first step foot on the course is something that will never get old. I’d venture to say that for roughly 99 percent of the people […]
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Brandel Chamblee: Golf’s Wise Guy
Love him or hate him, give Brandel Chamblee credit for knowing what he talks about on television—and a whole lot more I can’t believe I get to play golf with Brandel Chamblee today,” Donald Trump said as he strode to his regular table at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. “You know,” […]
Finding Tiger: An Excerpt from “RAINMAKER” by Hughes Norton and George Peper
Long before most people heard of Tiger Woods, agents were circling the family home. Here’s what it was like, by the guy who first grabbed him by the tail. Hughes Norton was once one of the most powerful men in golf. During his tenure as head of the golf division of Mark McCormack’s International Management […]
Tom Watson: A Never-Ending Passion for Golf
There was room for criticism, if you studied the numbers. In 1973, for instance, Tom Watson had finished 35th on the PGA Tour money list. Thirty-fifth. Pretty stout. Then, over the first three months of the ’74 season, Watson made the cut in each of his 12 tournaments and was 16th in money earned as […]
Geoff Shackelford: Why We Don’t Need Professional Golfers
The more pro golfers squabble over obscene amounts of money, the less the public will care. And that’s just fine. The verdict is in. A sport played in some form by 70 or so million around the globe does not hinge on the popularity of the few hundred or so professionals who believe they are […]
Scottie Scheffler: Uncommonly Consistent, Unflappably Good
Before yet another atmospheric river interrupted the proceedings at early February’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am—not rudely, mind you, but devastatingly—there was a crossing of paths with Scott and Diane Scheffler. Having been to Pebble Beach for glorious U.S. Open weather in June 2019, this was their first sojourn to the famed “Crosby Clambake” and they […]
George Peper: The PGA Tour’s Big Bet is No Sure Thing
Gambling on the pros may now be legal, but the biggest bet in golf is on the future of the PGA Tour We recently published a feature article on the explosive growth of gambling on professional golf, a practice that’s now legal in all but about 10 states. The author of the piece is Jason […]
Inside the 2024 Winter Issue of LINKS – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 164
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 […]
