LEGENDARY LINKS

Pacific Dunes

🇺🇸 Tucked away on the rugged Oregon coastline, Pacific Dunes has earned a reputation as one of the world’s premier golf destinations.

🌊 Designed by Tom Doak, the course features rippling fairways & sand dunes overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Guiding Lights

⛳️ We explore some of golf's most iconic 💡🏠 lighthouses.

From remote island locations to the most urban you will find, we'll discover some of the most beloved & 📷 photographed holes in the world.

Pine Valley

⛳️ We travel to the Pine Barrens of southwest New Jersey to explore the story of one of golf's greatest courses.

🌲 Pine Valley blends all 3 schools of design—penal, heroic, and strategic—sometimes on a single hole.

National Golf Links of America

🇺🇸 The National Golf Links of America is considered one of the most prestigious courses in the United States.

C.B. MacDonald adapted features of famous 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 British links courses & tailored them creatively for American conditions.

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Birth of the National

⛳️ After a storied amateur career, Bobby Jones retired in 1930 at 28, fresh off his Grand Slam.

His then turned his love of links golf & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 St Andrews into one of golf’s signature events & grandest traditions.

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GREAT BRITAIN

Links Legacy: American Golfers and The Old Course at St Andrews

Lost Links: Holy Island Golf Club

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Royal Troon Golf Club: A Century of Championship History

Capturing the Essence: Quintessential Irish Links Golf Course Characteristics

The Old Course at St Andrews: 14 Things You May Not Know About The Home of Golf

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Trump Turnberry: Reviving a Legacy

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AMERICAS

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Cedar Bank: Cape Cod’s Lost Links

Magnolia Memories: Iconic Landmarks of Augusta National

Highland Links: True Links Golf on Cape Cod

Florida’s Streamsong Red: A Masterpiece on Reclaimed Land

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Augusta National Women’s Amateur: A New Tradition

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Old MacDonald: A Links Homage

Sand Hills Golf Club: A Minimalist Marvel

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Hawaiian Heritage: A Journey Through Kapalua’s Past

REST OF THE WORLD

Canada’s Coastal Classic: Golf in its Natural Form at Cabot Links

Barwon Heads: Exploring Victoria’s Seaside Links

Links Down Under: Exploring Barnbougle Dunes

Lost Farm: An Encore at Barnbougle

Humewood Golf Club: South African Links

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