Does the Golf Course Architect Matter?
Ted Vassallo, a retired civil engineer from Vermont, says the identity of the golf course architect wasn’t a major factor when he and wife Jan were deciding which of the seven communities at The Cliffs to move into. “We originally intended building a house up in the mountains at Glassy, which has a Tom Jackson […]
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 […]
A Golf Vacation in Cape Cod
When the Army Corps of Engineers gouged 20 million cubic yards of rock and earth from the Massachusetts towns of Bourne and Sandwich in the early 1930s, the great canal they cut became an accepted boundary between Cape Cod and the rest of the world. But lately I have stood on tee boxes at new […]
Rees Jones On His Design At Briar’s Creek
A Closer That Makes You Think
A Family Legacy at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
After a recent renovation of the Dubsdread course, owner Frank Jemsek is one step closer to fulfilling his father’s dream of bringing the U.S. Open to Cog Hill
Old Chatham Golf Club
Inspired by the classics, this golf oasis in North Carolina’s Research Triangle attracts golf purists looking for the virtues and charms found in the game’s timeless refinements
Huntsville Golf Club
After using a very discerning eye to select a site in northeast Pennsylvania, Rees Jones designed a natural, rolling layout that is one of the best courses in the state
The Golf Club at Sacconnesset
Boasting a Rees Jones-designed course in a natural setting, a relative newcomer is establishing new standards for a pure golf experience on Cape Cod, drawing members from New England, the nation and the world
The Evolution of Golf Course Architecture
Quite literally, the landscape of golf course architecture has evolved since LINKS began publishing 20 years ago. Since 1988, more than 3,500 courses have been built in the United States. Some, like Sand Hills, are among the greatest ever built. Others, like Shadow Creek, were unlike anything that golf had seen before. While overall quality of courses built […]
Lake of Isles Golf Resort, Connecticut
Given its location in southeast Connecticut, along the densely populated New York City-Boston corridor, the opening of the Foxwoods Resort Casino nearly 20 years ago wasn’t much of a gamble. In fact, it’s just minutes off I-95, so there was no hassle at all to taking the exit and making a slight detour. Neither was the opening of […]
