LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 23: Four Days and Seven Rounds in Scotland
The hosts discuss Graylyn’s recent trip to the UK where he split a week between golf in Scotland and a wedding in England. Playing the St Andrews New Course, St Andrews Jubilee Course, Muirfield, Crail (Balcomie), and Elie, Graylyn explains how he managed to see many courses in a short period of time in one […]
Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: Brora Golf Club
Far north along the Scottish coast, playing between grazing sheep and the North Sea, is golf in its purest form. Located 30 minutes north of Dornoch, way up in the Scottish Highlands, Brora Golf Club is an unassuming links that sinks its hooks into nearly every golfer who plays it. It’s what people mean when […]
My Top 5 Bucket-List Golf Experiences
At only 24, I’ve been very fortunate to have already been exposed to some of the best experiences golf has to offer. I’ve played venerable U.S. Open venues weeks before they hosted the tournament, walked the hills of Augusta National during the Masters, played classic courses restored to their former glory, and interviewed legends of […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 14 – What it’s Like to Live in St. Andrews—George Peper Interview
In this episode Ian and Graylyn interview LINKS Editor George Peper about his experience living full time in St. Andrews, Scotland. George shares stories from his time in the town and compares thoughts with Graylyn, who lived in St. Andrews for four years as a student. George also offers tips for those planning their own […]
13 International Golf Trip Planning Tips
By James A. Frank Arranging a golf trip here at home is pretty simple, usually requiring no more than inviting some friends and making a couple of phone calls or clicks on the internet. Trying to put together a buddy trip abroad, however, is a very different animal, requiring superhuman organizational and diplomatic skills as […]
Gracefully Growing Older with Golf
Tired of watching his game decline, this golfer of a certain age found there’s still lots of golf life in the old boy yet A man’s relationship with his golf game is a lot like a marriage: When things are going well, you love the game with all your heart. The birdie putts that topple […]
Three New Golf Courses Coming to Scotland
By Tony Dear Some Scottish golf is royal. Much of it is ancient. It’s the home of the game to which nearly a quarter of a million devotees travel each year in order to play the most sanctified courses in the world. To many disciples, this ground is holy. The country couldn’t be accused […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 5: How to Plan a Golf Trip to Scotland
In this episode, we break down the seemingly daunting task of planning a Scottish golf trip. Ian, who has never played golf in Scotland, assumes the role of interviewer for Graylyn, who is an expert on all things Scottish golf. We discuss how to choose the courses to play, the best time of year […]
George Peper: 750 Courses and Counting
About a month ago, I played for the first time a fine links course on England’s Somerset Coast called Burnham & Berrow. Now, normally this would be an occasion of no particular significance—certainly not worth trumpeting in the first line of a LINKS column—but in this instance it meant something. You see, B&B happened to […]
Great Courses of Britain and Ireland: Panmure Golf Club
There are few British or Irish golf clubs that can claim a direct link with the great Ben Hogan. One that certainly can is Panmure Golf Club, situated on a rugged piece of rolling linksland just over a mile west of Carnoustie. By Colin Callander It was there that Hogan, together with caddie Cecil Timms, […]
