6 Courses in The LINKS 100 with Recent Replacement Holes
A select few elite courses have actually abandoned original holes—for a variety of reasons—and created entirely new replacement holes.
Golf Course Architect Martin Ebert – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 204
Golf course architect Martin Ebert discusses his work readying the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush for the 2025 Open Championship and more.
Letter to America: The Art of Links Golf
Once a year we are treated to competition at the highest level on the game’s most pure and authentic playground—links golf.
George Peper: A Lack of Irish Luck
George Peper has tried to love Ireland, but it simply has never loved him back. More on his lack of the alleged Irish luck…
9 Best Par Threes on the Open Championship Rota
Ever since eight competitors first encountered Prestwick’s 167-yard 3rd hole—called Tunnel (Red)—at the inaugural Open Championship in 1860, par threes have played a significant role in the outcome of golf’s oldest major tournament. Only 12 holes then, Prestwick expanded to 18 holes in 1882, then fell off the Open Rota after 1925, but its challenging […]
2025 Ireland Golf Trip Guaranteed Royal Portrush Tee Times
LINKS + PerryGolf 2025 Ireland Golf Trip 7 Nights | 6 Rounds | May 15 – 23, 2025 Date Golf Lodging Sightseeing May 15 US Depart May 16 The College Green Hotel Dublin Dublin City May 17 Rosapenna – Sandy Hills Links Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Links May 18 Rosapenna – St. Patrick’s […]
18 Exceptional Golf Courses in the Shadow of the Open Championship Venues
“Why then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.” —The Merry Wives of Windsor Smiling at these words, you put down your book of Shakespeare and fall into a deep sleep. Now begins a remarkably vivid dream that fuses the quote with your other favorite subjects: golf and travel. The dream begins […]
Catching Up with Champion Golfer of the Year Shane Lowry
Champion Golfer of the Year. It’s one of the most prestigious titles in golf. For Irishman Shane Lowry, that title can now be rephrased as Champion Golfer of the YEARS, plural. With the 2020 Open Championship pushed back to 2021, the 2019 winner at Royal Portrush has been afforded the rare opportunity of enjoying two […]
The Hardest Round of Your Life
Of all of the rounds you’ve played in your golf lifetime, there are but a few that seem to be etched in your memory in permanent ink. There’s the story of your career-low round, that your friends and family could recite back to you word-for-word. Then there are probably one or two courses you checked […]
A Guide to Ireland’s 10 Best 19th Holes
There’s luck—and then there’s the luck of the Irish, who can enjoy spectacular golf daily just minutes from their doorsteps and famed pubs within crawling distance of almost every 18th green. With the help of the experts at luxury golf tour operator PerryGolf and their concierge driver team at Kennedy Coaches, I’ve put together a […]
