The Unmerciful Challenge of Oakmont
Oakmont is a savage beast, a fearsome brute, that will take its pound of flesh and leave golfers feeling exasperated by the challenge.
10 Public U.S. Open Qualifying Courses from 2025
A closer look at 10 public-accessible courses that hosted local U.S. Open qualifying in 2025 and the scores that were posted at each.
Rating U.S. Open Championships in the 21st Century – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 203
What have been the best, worst, and most bizarre U.S. Open Championships in the 21st century (since 2001)? Here are our host’s picks.
The Longest Par Threes in Championship Golf
Here’s our list of the longest par threes that have tested would-be champs in golf’s four major championships.
The Hosts Play a Multi-Major Venue – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 178
In-depth on the Winged Foot’s multi-major championship history, favorite holes, and the other reasons that make the club special.
The Ultimate Major Championship Rota – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 177
If the majors could only be played at four recurring venues, which courses would you pick? Our hosts take their picks for the courses that would host the four men’s major championships, plus a few runner-up choices, in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or […]
6 Courses We’d Love to Host the U.S. Open – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 172
Teeing off an all-new season of the LINKS Golf Podcast, co-hosts Al Lunsford and Joe Passov take turns arguing which golf courses deserve a chance to host the men’s U.S. Open Championship. Their course selections are split into three categories: realistic, possible, and pure fantasy. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or […]
The Massacre at Winged Foot: Hale Irwin’s Win at the 1974 U.S. Open
It’s been 50 years since the USGA turned the West Course at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York into a golfing minefield. The course setup isn’t the only remarkable memory of the 1974 U.S. Open, though. A flushed long-iron approach at the 72nd hole to secure a major championship tends to be spoken of […]
A Chat with Putter Boy
After holding the same pose for 112 years, it’s no surprise golf’s eternal child has become a little bent One of the game’s oldest living statues, Pinehurst’s iconic Putter Boy turned 112 this year. Despite his advanced age, the lad’s mind remains sharp—indeed acerbic—and he was gracious enough to grant LINKS Magazine a rare interview […]
13 Years Later: Bill Coore Reflects on the Restoration of Pinehurst No. 2
Of course they were honored—which golf course architect wouldn’t be? Of course they were humbled—again, would anyone whose vocation in life was to build, renovate, and revive great golf courses not question if they were up to the task, if only for a moment? And yes, of course they were a little nervous about the […]
