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Ireland packs the finest concentration of links golf on Earth along its Atlantic shore. Royal County Down sleeps beneath the Mountains of Mourne, hidi...
What Makes a Links CourseA true links sits on sandy soil between farmland and sea, shaped by wind rather than machines. Firm turf, few trees, deep pot bunkers and greens that ...
The Golden Age of Course Design, 1901 to 1940Between 1901 and 1940, architects like Alister MacKenzie, Harry Colt, A W Tillinghast, Donald Ross, George Thomas and Stanley Thompson reshaped golf. ...
How the Open Championship Rota WorksThe Open moves among a small pool of coastal links, the rota. St Andrews, Muirfield, Royal Birkdale, Royal St Georges, Royal Lytham, Royal Liverpool, ...
Why Augusta National Is Different From Every Other CourseAugusta National was built on a plant nursery by Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie and opened in 1933. It hosts one tournament a year, the Masters, th...
Destination Golf: The Bandon and Barnbougle EffectIn 1999 Bandon Dunes opened on a remote stretch of the Oregon coast and proved golfers would fly far and walk carrying bags to play true links. Barnbo...
Desert Golf and the Water QuestionDesert courses from Arizona to the Emirates use seed strains, treatment plants and tightly mown islands of green inside wasteland rough. Shadow Creek ...