LINKS Golf Podcast

The hosts give listeners a background on one of golf’s greatest architects, A.W. Tillinghast, and detail his early life, his design style, his rise to prominence after death, and his best courses—private and public. This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, the hosts chat about the various ways that golf is being used as a force for good, and have conversations with three people who have leveraged the game for their unique charitable initiatives. Guests include Matt Wallbank of The Kiwi Caddy (0:30), Nick Edmund of Global Golf 4 Cancer (15:34), and Eric Sedransk of Member for a Day (32:22). This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is p...

With 16-time men’s Open Championship host club Muirfield set to stage its first AIG Women’s Open on August 4–7, the LINKS Golf Podcast team sat down with Grant Moir, Director of Rules at The R&A, to break down the test the course provides, the differences in setup between a men’s and women’s Open, and future AIG Women’s Open venues on the horizon. This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presente...

Joe Passov shares his list of top golf courses you can play in the St. Andrews area other than the Old Course. The hosts provide insight behind each choice and chat about the diverse golf scene in Fife. This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hosts dive into the odd facts, figures, and occurrences over the years involving the Open Championship and its venues. This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiger Woods, celebrity Bill Murray, and nine of the World’s top 10 golfers are among the players in the field for the internationally recognized JP McManus Pro-Am at 2027 Ryder Cup host venue Adare Manor. Our hosts chat with Andy McMahon, Director of Golf Operations at Adare Manor, about the event, the challenges the course presents, and golf in Ireland.  This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is...

LINKS Editor George Peper is back on the podcast to share his fondest memories from a 50-year relationship with the town of St. Andrews. This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What great golf courses are overshadowed by a more famous design in close proximity? Our hosts weigh in with their top examples. This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Tourism Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To kick off U.S. Open week, our hosts chat about the history of major events and the challenge posed at Boston’s The Country Club at Brookline. Later in the episode, they reveal their favorite oceanside golf courses and share interesting answers from LINKS readers. The episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

As the Old Course at St. Andrews prepares to host the 150th Open Championship in July, the hosts count down the 10 most memorable moments from the 29 previous editions of the game’s oldest major championship at the Home of Golf. This episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by Tourism Ireland and TaylorMade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital Editor Al Lunsford and golf photographer Matt Hahn recount a four-day road trip around the state of South Carolina, discovering some of the best natural and recreational destinations the state has to offer which contain, or are close to, premier public golf options. The team’s journey included visits to South Carolina’s two state park golf courses, as well as stops at the home courses of C...

Editor George Peper breaks down his column from the Spring 2022 issue of LINKS on the “fanciful notions” he has been having about this year’s Masters Tournament, giving a list of 10 possible outcomes and the likelihood that they might actually happen (9:18). George and Digital Editor Al Lunsford also discuss the course they would play for the rest of their lives if they could only choose one (27:4...

A month out from the 2022 RBC Heritage, Digital Editor Al Lunsford and his dad played Pete Dye’s Harbour Town Golf Links in near-perfect conditions. The duo discuss not only their round but also what makes Harbour Town unique. Plus, our readers answer the question, “What’s your favorite golf club in your bag?”  This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by SkyTrak. Learn more about your ad...

As Champions Retreat gets ready to host the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, Digital Editor Al Lunsford sat down with General Manager Cameron Wiebe to discuss the Georgia private club’s history, its availability to the public each year during Masters week, and its status as the only club that can claim a trio of course designs from Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player. This season o...

On a recent trip to Georgia’s Reynolds Lake Oconee, Digital Editor Al Lunsford sat down with Director of Golf Wes Forester to discuss the golf options available to members and the public at the lakefront Georgia community and resort, including six unique courses from five high-profile architects. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by SkyTrak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Golf course designer Tripp Davis joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to update us on his projects at Augusta Country Club (Augusta National’s next-door neighbor), Atlanta Athletic Club (a club Bobby Jones called home), and Thunderbird Country Club (the 1955 Ryder Cup venue), among others. Tripp also discusses his architectural influences, his favorite athletes from his alma mater at the University of Okl...

LINKS Editor George Peper returns to the podcast to discuss his latest column for the magazine on the wild world of golf inventions and ideas that use Kickstarter for crowdsource funding. George also answers the “Teed-up Topic of the Week” and recalls his worst weather experience during a round of golf. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by SkyTrak. Learn more about your ad choices...

Ben Cowan-Dewar, co-founder and CEO of Cabot, joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss the business of developing golf properties, the success of his two top-ranked Canadian courses at Cabot Cape Breton, and the progress of projects in Saint Lucia (rendering pictured above), British Columbia, and Florida. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by SkyTrak. Learn more about your ad choice...

In this episode, the hosts answer the “Teed-up Topic of the Week,” on the hardest golf courses they’ve ever played. Later, they take a deep dive into Horseshoe Bay Resort which has an idyllic location on Lake LBJ in Texas, three award-winning golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., a par-72 putting course with real Zoysia grass, and much more. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is pres...

Rob Collins of King-Collins Golf Course Design joins the podcast and talks about his background building golf courses, tells the story of Sweetens Cove, and updates us on his firm’s current projects including their first 18-hole design at Landmand in Nebraska (pictured above), the redesign of 9-holer Overton Park in his home state of Tennessee, and Red Feather, another new 18-hole course in Texas....

Digital Editor Al Lunsford is joined by LINKS contributor Shaun Tolson to talk about Shaun’s 2022 print series on “5 Reasons to Love” some of the country’s top golf resorts. The hosts answer the “Teed-up Topic of the Week” and discuss who would be in their dream golf foursome. Afterwards, they talk about the golf offerings, amenities, and $100 million worth of updates at PGA National Resort in Flo...

Digital Editor Al Lunsford chats with Joe Passov—a resident of Arizona—who has played more than 200 golf courses in the Grand Canyon State. The duo discuss where one must play on a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona’s other top golf cities, and off-course items one should add to their itinerary. The hosts also start the episode by debuting a new segment on the podcast—revealing their answer to a “Teed-up...

LINKS Magazine contributor Joe Passov talks about his “Paragon” series identifying the attributes that are central to the design, challenge, and joy of the game’s most cherished courses in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it time we stop glorifying Golden Age architects? LINKS Editor George Peper is back to break down his column on that topic and more from the Fall 2021 issue on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With its one-of-a-kind experience as “The Most Magical Place on Earth” and four unique layouts that have hosted the PGA Tour, LPGA, and PGA Tour Champions, Walt Disney World Resort serves as a high-caliber public golf destination for vacationers, locals, and avid players alike. As the resort celebrates its 50th anniversary, Digital Editor Al Lunsford spoke with Walt Disney World Golf General Manag...