The Best Courses in College Football
College football celebrated its 150th anniversary this season. While Power Five teams jostle for supremacy on the gridiron, many of football’s top conferences also feature some of the best golf programs and courses in the country. Here’s our list of the best courses in each of college football’s Power Five conferences, and the best from […]
What Golf Resorts Are Doing to Stay Relevant
In case you haven’t noticed, golf resorts are stepping up their game like never before. Putting courses and short courses are all the rage. Developer Mike Keiser is opening a new must-play course on almost an annual basis. And while new course design has taken a back seat, resorts are pumping significant money into restoring, […]
The Battle to Save Lions Muny in Austin, Texas
By Adam Schupak Ben Crenshaw is taking a break from renovating Kapalua’s Plantation Course on the island of Maui to talk about a project near and dear to his heart—the effort to Save Muny. He grew up a few blocks from Lions Municipal Golf Course, a historic gem that sits on golf’s endangered species list, […]
Dallas: A New Home for the PGA of America?
The PGA of America soon may be sending out a change of address notification. As first reported by Golf.com, the PGA is expected to announce it will relocate its headquarters from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., to Frisco, Texas, about 30 miles north of Dallas. Multiple sources have confirmed to LINKS that the PGA is eyeing […]
LINKS Living: Cimarron Hills
Once considered too far outside Austin, this Texas Hill Country community now finds itself flourishing in the heart of the region’s real estate boom Timing truly is everything. When Cimarron Hills opened in 2001, the private country club community outside of Austin, Texas, felt like it was just too far away from the action. Turns […]
Trinity Forest: A Golf Course Built on a Landfill
“Building a golf course should just not be this hard.” Those aren’t words one expects to hear from architect Bill Coore, who along with partner Ben Crenshaw has been responsible for some of the most important and appreciated layouts of the last few decades. But it’s exactly what Coore said over the phone to Jonas […]
Mike Nuzzo Builds Three Very Different Nines at Grand Oak Reserve
From aerospace engineer to golf course architect, Mike Nuzzo is helping foster the reemergence of nine-hole courses across the country. The disparate and implausible elements of Mike Nuzzo’s professional background are utterly mystifying. After graduating from Boston University in 1990 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering, the New Jersey native worked for a medical equipment […]
Spanish Oaks: Resort-style Living Embraced by Nature
Gazing at the rolling countryside thick with oaks, it’s hard to remember that you’re just minutes from the 11th largest city in the U.S. And while the sights and sounds of Austin are that close, it’s the serenity and unspoiled beauty of the Texas Hill Country that draw people to Spanish Oaks. “We call it resort-style […]
Escondido Golf & Lake Club, Texas
Escondido may be Spanish for “hidden,” but that doesn’t explain how this 550-acre private community in the Texas Hill Country northwest of Austin has remained under the radar since opening 10 years ago. Escondido offers everything the well-crafted golf escape should. It sits on an inlet of Lake LBJ, where members enjoy freshwater fishing, boating, […]
Big and Bold at Boot Ranch in Texas Hill Country
By James A. Frank Deep in the heart of Texas is a community as big and bold as the state itself. After designing the course, Hal Sutton said, “You can learn everything you need to know about the game of golf at Boot Ranch.” You can learn how to build a great golf community, too. […]
