14 New Golf Projects on Our Radar
Golf’s post-pandemic resurgence has changed many things across the industry, development included. The National Golf Foundation recently revealed that there were more new courses under construction (69 at the start of 2024) than at any time in more than a decade. The uptick in development has yielded opportunity for both veteran and up-and-coming architects to […]
Tom Watson: A Never-Ending Passion for Golf
There was room for criticism, if you studied the numbers. In 1973, for instance, Tom Watson had finished 35th on the PGA Tour money list. Thirty-fifth. Pretty stout. Then, over the first three months of the ’74 season, Watson made the cut in each of his 12 tournaments and was 16th in money earned as […]
Cypress Shoals: 6 Things to Know About the New Golf Property Near Augusta National
While Augusta National Golf Club will always be front and center in the Augusta, Ga., area, a new golf facility in development less than five miles away is garnering a bit of attention as details about the property emerge. Here are six things to know about the forthcoming master-planned community of Cypress Shoals. It’s Not […]
The Five Greatest U.S. Open Moments
The U.S. Open—the national championship of the United States—has witnessed more than 100 years of pulse-quickening drama. Combine the most challenging course setup conditions in golf, with the emotion of competing for such a prized title and it’s easy to see why lasting memories, both good and bad, resonate with such intensity. As always, to […]
Questions: Tom Watson
The eight-time major champion points to an early victory as key to his success, acknowledges his heroes, and sets his sites on another sport Most of the focus is on your eight major titles, but is there a victory that has meant just as much, if not more, to you? The one that really changed my […]
Happy Birthday, Tom Watson
I was planning to write about Tom Watson—whose 70th birthday is September 4—even before his announcement during the recent Senior British Open that it would be his last appearance in a major championship. Actually, calling it an “announcement” is wrong: There was no press release, no scheduled event, just Watson mentioning during a TV interview […]
100 Years of Pebble Beach: The U.S. Open
In 2019, Pebble Beach Golf Links will celebrate its 100th birthday and host its sixth U.S. Open. To commemorate these milestones, each issue of LINKS Magazine and LINKSdigital between now and then will tell the unique story that is Pebble Beach. Those articles will also be shared here on our website. As Pebble Beach Golf Links […]
Kiawah Island’s Cassique Community
The phrase “country life” evokes images of idyllic retreats, manor homes, and cottages with English-style gardens. In the 1600s, Charlestonians continued the British tradition of escaping to the country. South Carolina’s Lowcountry has thus for centuries held an irresistible allure, and the pastoral lands and fresh sea air of Cassique, a gated Kiawah Island Club […]
It’s Time to Do Away With Ryder Cup Captain’s Picks
Forgive me, but all this foofaraw over the Ryder Cup captain’s picks is a bit idiotic
Belvedere Golf Club, Michigan
Simple pleasures and fond memories lie at the heart of one of American golf’s great Northern outposts. Wheel into the parking lot of Belvedere Golf Club and you know right away that this place is not into pretense or status. The modest white-clapboard clubhouse sits at the far end of the lot. At the other […]
