Storytime with Former World No. 1 Ian Woosnam – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 161
Ian Woosnam, the lone Welshman to win a major championship, entertains listeners of the LINKS Golf Podcast with insight into his 1991 Masters win, hidden golf gems in Wales, his favorite golf destination, and more. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. _______________ What did you think of […]
Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: Pennard
Often called the “links in the sky,” this Welsh rarity is a windy test of quirks and curiosities Located close to Swansea, Wales’s second largest city, and stretching westward from the intriguingly named small resort town of Mumbles, is the Gower Peninsula, a wonderfully scenic corner of Great Britain. It is a land of beautiful […]
Wales: The World’s Most Overlooked Golf Destination
Okay, so you’ve made your pilgrimages to Scotland and Ireland. What should you do for an encore? If you’re a links golf enthusiast, I suggest you proceed directly to Wales—home of some truly wonderful (and wonderfully affordable) links experiences. For those of you who slept through seventh-grade geography, Wales is located to the west of […]
12 Great Courses of “Middle England”
Unearthing the dazzling dozen jewels of “Middle England” So you have visited London, Edinburgh, and Dublin—three of the world’s most historic and culturally interesting capitals—accompanied by your golf clubs, and you reckon you’ve pretty much completed your golf journey around Great Britain and Ireland. After all, what more could there be to discover? For a […]
Five of James Braid’s Best Courses
James Braid was an immense figure in the game, belonging to a very short and distinguished list of greats who not only won at least five major championships, but also became productive (if not always brilliant) course designers—a list that includes J.H. Taylor, Jack Nicklaus, Peter Thomson, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, and Nick Faldo. Add […]
Ranking the World – United Kingdom and Ireland
LINKS presents the start of a four-part series in which we’ll be ranking the nations of the world (outside of the U.S.) according to the quality of their golf. First up: the nations of the UK and Ireland. By Darius Oliver In the first of our four-part LINKS Magazine series, Scotland has emerged as the leading country in […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 38: International Travel Talk with Jim Frank
In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, Senior Editor Jim Frank once again joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford to talk about his extensive golf travel over the years. Jim offers recommendations as to where the well-traveled golfer should consider making their next international journey, including Vietnam, Thailand, Wales, and New Zealand. Later in the […]
Top 10: Wales
Often overlooked by its more golf-famous British Isles brethren, the tiny nation of Wales quietly boasts a number of phenomenal courses. It’s had its fair share of championships—The Ryder Cup, Walker Cup, Curtis Cup, and British Senior Open have all been staged on Welsh turf. Wales’s rugged coastline also provides for some of the […]
Tenby Golf Club
This seaside charmer in southwest Wales proves that small is beautiful—and often tough
Wales: Golf’s Best Kept Secret
By George Peper Until earlier this year I was barely aware of Wales. I knew it bordered England, in the same quiet, unobtrusive way Canada borders the U.S. I also knew it had its own language, comprised of words that looked like bad Scrabble hands. What I didn’t realize is that it had […]
