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 […]
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 […]
I Was There: 1984 Open Championship
I will never forget the last time I had the good fortune to meet the great Severiano Ballesteros. Back in the fall of 2007, I was standing on the first tee of the Old Course at St. Andrews, waiting to start a round, when he arrived unannounced to do some filming and somewhat to my […]
The Architect’s Ultimate Golf Trip
By Erik Matuszewski Golfers love few things better than a great road trip, with the opportunity to experience new courses in new locations. With this being LINKS, it only made sense to envision the ideal golf excursion for an aspiring golf course architect or aficionado of course design. Setting aside logistical obstacles—such as costs […]
Try St. Andrews Golf in the Winter
By George Peper This morning my regular golf game was cancelled because two of the guys backed out—the weather conditions were too brutal for them: 62 degrees and intermittent light showers. I live now in Florida. A decade ago, had those same conditions prevailed on a Saturday morning, all four players would have convened cheerily […]
Links to St Andrews: A Tome for Charity
The first limited edition copies of Links to St Andrews will be auctioned off in the coming weeks
Old Tom Morris is Golf’s Foundational Figure
No architect has had a greater impact on all aspects of the game
George Peper: Mini Mania
Regulation courses might not be flourishing, but natural grass putt-putt layouts are all the rage
The Top 25 Golf Islands in the World
Okay, we’ll admit it. This is an audacious list. Indeed, it would be fair of you to ask, how can we possibly rate and rank the islands of the world according to their golf appeal? How can we possibly compare Amelia to Australia, Hainan to Hilton Head, Pawleys to Puerto Rico?
A Q&A with Herb Kohler
The 2015 PGA Championship was the sixth major played at The American Club in Wisconsin since 1998, and the third PGA since 2004. That’s a pretty good track record for a resort that didn’t have golf until 1988, when Herb Kohler, executive chairman of the Kohler Company—famous for sinks and faucets, but with other divisions […]
