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For decades, Fishers Island—its magnificent 5th hole featured as our cover shot for the Summer 2026 issue—occupied a rare perch in American golf: masterpiece hidden in plain sight. Its isolation—a 45-minute ferry ride off the Connecticut coast—helped, of course, but geography alone did not keep it obscure. The club wanted it that way.
This is a good year for classics. Three of the four major championship hosts in 2026—Aronimink, Shinnecock Hills, and Royal Birkdale—were founded in the 1890s. The baby of the group is Augusta National, founded in the 1930s. There are many other classics in this issue, from little-known links gems in England to iconic clubhouses (including all three of this year’s major venues) and a truly classic instructor/mentor, Butch Harmon. Plus, some newer courses that may achieve classic status someday. Time will tell.
📸: L.C. Lambrecht
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Projected to open in 2025, 21 Golf Club will feature the Hammer Course, an 18-hole @KingCollinsGolf design dedicated to match-play with 3 extra reversible corridors, and The Lost MacKenzie, inspired by Alister MacKenzie’s never-built Argentinian design with nine double greens
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Tom Doak’s routing plan for the second 18-hole course at @CabotHighlands in Inverness, Scotland has been released
The layout will have exquisite water views, multiple shared fairways, and incorporate “natural obstacles reminiscent of ancient links from the earliest days of golf”
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The setting for Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw’s first course in the Caribbean @CabotSaintLucia is, simply, stunning—featuring 9 greens on the ocean and views of the water from every hole.
It is, as Coore says, the most visually spectacular design they have ever been a part of.
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Happy 25th birthday, @BandonDunesGolf!
Enjoy these three photos from the course that started it all. (📸: @Evan_Schiller)
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Renderings of Cabot Barrens at Cabot Citrus Farms 🤯
Part of a complete redo for the property set to open 57 new holes of golf in December 2023 between 3️⃣ courses—Cabot Barrens (Kyle Franz), Cabot Oaks (Franz, Mike Nuzzo, Ran Morrissett), and The 21 (Nuzzo)
@CabotCitrus 🍊
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BREAKING NEWS
#Cabot, developer and operator of master-planned golf resort communities @cabotcapebreton and @CabotSaintLucia, announces their first U.S. project with the acquisition of Florida's World Woods Golf Club to be reimagined as Cabot Citrus Farms
📸: @Evan_Schiller
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A few shots from our morning round at Old Mac yesterday. Major Scotland vibes in a lot of areas and some very good golf holes!
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The flagship hotel at @PinehurstResort is undergoing a stylish and luxurious transformation, making 2023 the ideal time to experience America’s first great golf resort—especially as it makes the final preparations to host the 124th @usopengolf next June linksmagazine.com/5-reasons-…
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High praise this morning for this piece. Makes us all very excited about the state of our game and its future. Check it out for yourself if you haven’t already!
linksmagazine.com/next-era-g…
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The Ocean Course may be @kiawahresort’s crown jewel, but the additional 72 golf holes at the luxurious resort collectively form the crown itself 👑 (📸: Patrick O'Brien)
@PGAChampionship @PGA #PGAChamp
📖: linksmagazine.com/the-lesser…
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Black Desert Resort Golf Course—the last design of Tom Weiskopf’s career in course architecture—officially opens its 18 holes to daily-fee play on May 27 in Southern Utah.
📸: courtesy of Black Desert Resort, photos by @BrianOarGolf
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Big Cedar Lodge’s golf offerings are getting bigger.
The Missouri resort is set to become the first golf destination in the U.S. with 3 different short courses—adding a wild, 18-hole par-3 course called Cliffhangers.
An early look @GolfBigCedar ⬇️ linksmagazine.com/an-early-l…
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High Pointe was the first-ever design by architect Tom Doak, who has described the course in his hometown as Pacific Dunes without the ocean. Doak claims the greens are still some of the best he’s ever built.
Now the design is coming back from the dead ⬇️ linksmagazine.com/high-point…
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A big, bold piece of farmland is the perfect canvas for this dynamic duo’s first 18-hole design
@KingCollinsGolf @LandmandG linksmagazine.com/first-peek…
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About 90 minutes from Hoylake is a destination that gets a fraction of the publicity, but which is definitely worth the effort to get to
Leeds is Alister MacKenzie country—home to his first-ever course at @AlwoodleyGC and a second, @MoortownGC, nearby linksmagazine.com/the-leeds-…
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What’s your favorite entrance in golf? Maybe it’s our Lowcountry bias, but it’s hard to argue against the one that guards Yeamans Hall.
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Sneak peek at Big Cedar Lodge’s newly opened golf accommodations, The Cottages at Buffalo Ridge, overlooking the @tgrdesignbytw Payne’s Valley course on the ridge of the Mountain Top clubhouse
(📸: @BigCedarLodge)
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1st ➡️ 2nd, Payne’s Valley — a spectacular start to Tiger Woods’s tribute to Payne Stewart @GolfBigCedar (📸: @Evan_Schiller)
Get well soon, @TigerWoods 🐅
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Given the wealth of golf options in the U.S., which has more places to play than the next 10 best-supplied countries combined, new course openings are exceedingly limited
Here are 9⃣ notable U.S. projects in the pipeline that are scheduled to open in 2023 linksmagazine.com/9-new-u-s-…
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The verdict is in. A sport played in some form by 70 or so million around the globe does not hinge on the popularity of the few hundred or so professionals who believe they are centers of our universe.
More from @GeoffShac ⬇️ linksmagazine.com/geoff-shac…
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The news of a Tom Doak course coming to @Sand_Valley is exciting enough, but the announcement included other very interesting details. The course is planned to be roughly 6,000 yards long, bucking the trend of long championship courses around the world.
linksmagazine.com/tom-doaks-…
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A look at the renovated Fox Chapel Golf Club (📸: @Kirkgolflinks)
Fazio Design restored the 1925 Seth Raynor layout with the "strictest adherence to Raynor principles possible" and "modernized" the course to move Raynor's features into play for golfers of all skill levels
ALT 16th, "Raynor's Prize"
ALT 17th, "Biarritz"
ALT 9th, "Dustpan"
ALT 11th, "Short"
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BREAKING NEWS: The newest Dream Golf project, a public golf resort called Rodeo Dunes, will be built in the eastern plains of Colorado
“The vision is to build Sand Hills with three to six 18-hole golf courses completely open to the public”
Learn more ➡️ linksmagazine.com/rodeo-dune…
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For a career that was tragically cut short, Mike Strantz left behind an amazing body of work
linksmagazine.com/a-mike-str…
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9th, Streamsong Black
We love every angle of the punchbowl hole featured on our Fall 2020 cover @streamsong (📸: @lclambrecht) #linksmagazine #bestofgolf
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The most underrated golf city in the U.S.? We argue that it could likely be Chattanooga, Tenn.
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BREAKING:
Tom Doak set to design the 10th course @PinehurstResort—expected to open late spring of 2024, coinciding with the return of the @usopengolf to Pinehurst No. 2. Angela Moser @mosergolf will serve as Doak’s lead design associate for this project. piped.video/watch?v=R-P7peWh…
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The northwest of Ireland is a treasure trove of stunning links courses 🤩
1 – @EnniscroneGolf, Co. Sligo
2 – @CarneGolfLinks, Co. Mayo
3 – @Ballyliffin, Co. Donegal
4 – @Donegalgolfclub, Co. Donegal
Uncover more gems here: ireland.com/en-us/magazine/G…
#LinksGolf #GolfIreland
ALT Enniscrone Golf Club
ALT Carne Golf Links
ALT Ballyliffin Golf Club
ALT Donegal Golf Club
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Our Summer 2020 issue of LINKS Magazine is a special digital-only edition available to everyone while staying safe at home.
No apps, no credit cards, no registration needed.
Simply click the link below to enjoy FREE digital access #links #bestofgolf
mydigitalpublication.com/vie…
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Angela Moser’s life led her to a career in course design, and a treasured opportunity at @PinehurstResort leading the design of course No. 10
@mosergolf ⛳️ linksmagazine.com/angela-mos…
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Modern Classics: Wild Horse Golf Club
Another beauty in the Nebraska Sandhills, but this one is open to the public—and very affordable
@WHGC1998 @tonyjdear linksmagazine.com/modern-cla…
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Rob Collins of @KingCollinsGolf tells the story of @SweetensCove, shares his favorite halfway house order, and updates us on his projects @LandmandG, @overtonpark, @redfeathergc, and more
(presented by @SkyTrakGolf)
🎧podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… linksmagazine.com/links-golf…
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Sheep Ranch opened in June 1, 2020 as the 6th course at @BandonDunesGolf
@coorecrenshaw took a previously hidden 13-green golf sanctuary and built the most visually stunning layout on the property, with nine cliffside greens and Pacific views on every hole
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Pacific Dunes absolutely blew us away today... absolutely stunning! Doesn’t hurt that we had a perfect weather day, too. More tomorrow!
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A round of golf usually includes memorable moments—often perhaps, an incredible and unexpected view that stops you in your tracks
We asked a dozen architects, authors, podcasters, photographers, and well-known golf travelers for their favorite reveals linksmagazine.com/golfs-grea…
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This week on Tour, the pros will be faced with a different set of challenges than they see in their typical week-to-week events... read about what makes courses like Trinity Forest "good" and other courses "bad" in the eyes of @the_fried_egg
linksmagazine.com/what-makes…
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Great Courses of Britain & Ireland: @PennardGolfClub
Often called the “links in the sky,” this Welsh rarity is a windy test of quirks and curiosities
More ⬇️ linksmagazine.com/great-cour…
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How Raleigh-based @McConnellGolf saved some of the oldest clubs in the South
linksmagazine.com/how-mcconn…
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Par fours that are designed to be driven under the right circumstances, based on yardage, weather, or course conditions are among the most exciting holes in golf.
Here are 11 of the best drivable par fours in the world linksmagazine.com/best-driva…
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The purity of the A.W. Tillinghast-designed Lower Course @BaltusrolGC has returned after a year-long restoration by Gil Hanse
The architect breaks down the details of his work in a conversation with Digital Editor @al_lunsford
🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
(📸: @Evan_Schiller)
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We asked Mike Keiser about his regrets, his favorite places, and his upcoming projects:
linksmagazine.com/five-quest…
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The trouble with trees, writes Gil Hanse, is that no architect wants to remove them from a golf course, but it’s often the best solution 🌳
Hanse explains his 5⃣ criteria for evaluating trees on a golf course in this edition of Architecture 101 linksmagazine.com/gil-hanses…
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“The answer is quite simple; bad golf courses lack strategy” -@the_fried_egg wrote for us about “What Makes a Golf Course Bad” (Hint, he does NOT think Sand Hills is bad... quite the opposite!)
linksmagazine.com/what-makes…
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A new 18-hole course from @KingCollinsGolf on a stunning piece of land? We have the inside scoop...
linksmagazine.com/landmand-g…
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What once was lost has now been found in central Wisconsin
First peek at the historically distinguished—and long extinct—Lido Golf Club, which welcomes guests from across-the-street @Sand_Valley Golf Resort starting later this month linksmagazine.com/first-peek…
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This week, we’re reminiscing on 6️⃣ rounds at @BandonDunesGolf last week with a few photo reels from each course
Let’s start at the beginning with the original, an instant classic perched on the Pacific...
Bandon Dunes - David McLay Kidd (1999) ⬇️
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One of the underappreciated joys that summer yields is golf in the early evening 🌄
For the optimum blend of extra daylight, stirring scenery, blissful tranquility, and architectural brilliance, these courses, like @RoyalDornochGC, stand alone
📖: linksmagazine.com/the-best-g…
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Golf’s “voice” has evolved 🗣️
A new assemblage of entertainers has emerged, gaining a following and status as a trusted source of entertainment and information about the game
More on the world of golf podcasts + 10 shows worth a listen ⛳️🎧⬇️ linksmagazine.com/golf-podca…
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After early acclaim led to stinging criticism, course architect @DavidMcLayKidd has gone back to his roots
@daviddesmith on the roller coaster career of the man who designed the first course @BandonDunesGolf linksmagazine.com/david-mcla…
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St. Patrick's Links, Tom Doak’s first design in #Ireland, is a par-72, 6,826-yard layout and the third 18-hole links at @Rosapenna1893 in County Donegal (along with an additional 9 holes known as the “Coastguard Holes”), giving the resort 63 holes linksmagazine.com/st-patrick…
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The Scotland trip is over! Heading home in the morning. I hope you've all enjoyed the posts and thank you for the feedback! -@grayloomis
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Just announced from @BandonDunesGolf... @coorecrenshaw to design a new course on the old Sheep Ranch land with 9 (!!!) oceanside greensites. Here’s a shot of the land from @critsergolf from last month.
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Tom Doak is moving dirt on the Emerald Isle 🍀 - set to open next year, his St. Patrick's design will make Ireland’s northwest become a much more compelling destination for overseas golfers (from @tonyjdear) linksmagazine.com/tom-doak-i…
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Today, visitors to the Plymouth, Mass., area are undoubtedly thankful that they have a bounty of excellent courses to choose from
Here’s a list of public courses where you should absolutely look to play should you find yourself setting sail for Plymouth linksmagazine.com/6-great-pu…
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Tiny, affordable, interesting, and most importantly... fun!
@WinterParkGolf: a look at the future of golf? Sounds pretty great to us.
linksmagazine.com/winter-par…
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The list of Seth Raynor golf courses open to public play is agonizingly short. Quietly, however, there’s now one tucked in a metro area with more golfers than any other in the country... (from @ematuszewski) #rockspringgolfclub
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Could bunkerless golf courses gain footing?
Around the U.S., a few courses have embraced the concept, whether to save money on maintenance, speed up play, make the game a little easier, create something unique and memorable, or a bit out of necessity linksmagazine.com/bunkerless…
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There are several all-new courses scheduled to open this year that warrant recognition. Here are a handful to know. linksmagazine.com/new-intern…
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If you could only play one golf course for the rest of your life, what would you pick?
Here, we polled the staffers of LINKS to find out their answers ⬇️ linksmagazine.com/one-course…
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We talked to @SweetensCove architect Rob Collins (@KingCollinsGolf) about seeing his flagship course take off, working with Zac Blair (@z_blair) on @TheBuckClub, what's on his radar for the future, and more
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Love The Cradle and this response from Gil!
So, what would Donald Ross think of #TheCradle?
We asked a guy we thought might have the answer:
@LINKSMagazine
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Digital Editor @al_lunsford and his father report live from Pinehurst on a unique day of golf playing Mike Strantz’s @TobaccoRoadGolf, followed by multiple loops on The Cradle and the Thistle Dhu putting course at @PinehurstResort
🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Great Scottish golf doesn’t have to have a big name—or a big price tag 🏴
@GlenGolf
@ArbroathPro
@NewburghOnYthan
@FraserburghGolf
@HopemanGolfClub
@FortroseGC1793
@SouthernessGolf
@GiffordGolfClub
@AnstrutherGolf
@Crudenbaygolf
@DurnessGolfClub linksmagazine.com/15-lesser-…
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In 2005, Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw were called on to take their talents to @BandonDunesGolf and build the resort’s 3rd course
Their creation—Bandon Trails—meanders from seaside dunes through majestic coastal forests and back again. A unique and somewhat spiritual experience 🦋
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Want an adventure in links golf at its full-blown, brawny best? Make your way to the Northwest Corner of the Emerald Isle, whose courses share a landscape straight out of a science fiction film 🍀🌊 (from @daviddesmith) linksmagazine.com/northwest-…
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The view of St. Andrews from the top of Hamilton Grand is unrivaled... #scotlandsubscriberstrip2018
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Secession Golf Club looked beautiful in the snow this week! Thank you to the club for sharing these photos with us.
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Today @SharkGregNorman returned to his first U.S. design - @tpcsugarloaf - to play The Stables nine for the first time since its renovation
All 27 holes at the club were updated as part of a massive 3-year project that included improvements to the clubhouse and lifestyle center
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Our @grayloomis is in Scotland and will be taking over the LINKS account this coming week! Follow his trip here and on Instagram.
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Remembering the legendary Pete Dye with some of his classic designs - Ocean Course @kiawahresort (📸: @kevinmurraygolf); Harbour Town (Murray); Whistling Straits @GolfKohler (📸: Larry Lambrecht); Teeth of the Dog @casadecampo (Lambrecht).
Rest In Peace, Pete.
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The Cradle and the relocated Thistle Dhu side by side in front of @PinehurstResort's famous clubhouse
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Gil Hanse expertly brings back elements of C.B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor to this gem just north of New York City. More from @critsergolf...
linksmagazine.com/restoring-…
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17 years ago, “The Future of Golf” aired @GeoffShac’s every grievance—equipment deregulation, slow play, poor course design, worse tournament set-ups, and more
The author reflects on golf’s past and opines on its future health in this Q&A with @tonyjdear linksmagazine.com/qa-geoff-s…
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How Gil Hanse brought Sleepy Hollow back to its C.B. Macdonald roots
linksmagazine.com/restoring-…
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With lauded layouts like @SweetensCove, @WinterParkGolf, @theloop, and @goathillpark golf's short course movement is in full swing 🏌
From @tonyjdear linksmagazine.com/golfs-shor…
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LINKS has just learned that @SharkGregNorman is out at @FOXGOLF.
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Every generation has its own collection of A-List architects. Naming them isn’t hard. A stiffer challenge is identifying who will be in the next crop.
On an undeniably tall, slippery ladder, these acclaimed designers are primed to climb to the top rung. linksmagazine.com/the-next-a…
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Bryson DeChambeau goes professional and announces @cobragolf as sponsor:
linksmagazine.com/best_of_go…
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Meet Andrew Green (@GreenGCA), architecture’s low-profile master of restoring vintage golf courses, including the venue for the 2023 @PGAChampionship
✍️: @joepassov linksmagazine.com/the-greeni…
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Architect Gil Hanse on why having a great piece of land is usually the first step in designing a world-class golf course
linksmagazine.com/gil-hanses…
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Follow Nick Edmund as he walks over 1,200 miles in Ireland to play golf and raise money for a cancer support center!
globalgolf4cancer.org/page-4…
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Our weekly newsletter is out and it covers the trend to go treeless on the golf course.
linksmagazine.com/best_of_go…
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Digital Editor @al_lunsford sat down with @PinehurstResort Director of Golf Ben Bridgers who dishes on the must-dos while in Pinehurst, the latest developments at the resort, the lesser-known courses, and preparing for the 2024 U.S. Open linksmagazine.com/links-golf…
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In 1993, @SharkGregNorman shot a final round 6-under 64 to win @TheOpen at Royal St. George’s by two strokes
We sat down with the two-time Open champion to chat about how classic links courses have influenced his contemporary course designs ⛳️ #TheOpen linksmagazine.com/a-candid-c…
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Anywhere else, the "B Team" of Scottish courses would be a country's pride and joy. Our @grayloomis breaks down the ones you must make a part of your next trip over...
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Tom Doak wrote this week's newsletter on the world's most underrated golf courses. Are there any you would add?
linksmagazine.com/the_great_…
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Will @TigerWoods get to 8⃣3⃣ @PGATOUR wins before @GolfBigCedar's #PaynesValley opens?
Take a tour of the first public U.S. design by the one and only 🐅 set to open in summer 2020 @tgrdesignbytw linksmagazine.com/a-tour-of-…
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Can’t wait to dive in to the new book from our friend, @coynewriter!! High praise so far and hitting shelves soon... #mandatoryreading
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Restoring Sleepy Hollow presented a unique challenge to Gil Hanse and his team... but, as usual with Hanse's work, the end result is fantastic.
After seeing the changes in person, @critsergolf spoke with Hanse about the project...
linksmagazine.com/restoring-…
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There’s just something about a modern layout...(from @adam_stanley)
@cabotlinks @Sand_Valley @dumbarniegolf @streamsong @SweetensCove linksmagazine.com/the-best-c…
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