Public Golf Archives

Historic Public Golf and Museums in South Carolina – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 214

This travelogue-style episode covers a road trip in South Carolina discovering historic public golf courses and a collection of museums.

The 10 U.S. states with the highest average number of golfers per public course, per the latest figures from the National Golf Foundation.

The hosts play the “Eclectic 18” game—building a fantasy golf layout with 18 holes from 18 public U.S. courses—and choose their front nines.

A closer look at 10 public-accessible courses that hosted local U.S. Open qualifying in 2025 and the scores that were posted at each.

Golfers in The Keystone State have a panoply of good courses to choose from. Here are 10 of Pennsylvania’s top public golf designs.

The co-hosts dive into the golf course design career of Robert Trent Jones Jr. and each pick three of their favorite Jones Jr. courses.

The co-hosts recap a recent trip to a new course opening in Georgia and discuss five notable public courses that are due to open in 2025.

Some golf courses have lineage that’s a tad unusual. Here’s a sampling of some of the oddest course names in golf.

The hosts recap a four-day road trip across the state of South Carolina covering a wide variety of golf and barbecue restaurants.

As the summer season wanes and temperatures begin to change around the country, our co-hosts share their top courses to play during the fall.