The hosts play the “Eclectic 18” game—building a fantasy golf layout with 18 holes from 18 different courses—and choose the routing for their front nines using only public golf courses in the U.S. on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. The rules are simple: 1) Any course can only be used once; 2) Holes must be used in accordance with their original place on the scorecard. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by PerryGolf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
Jul 06, 2025•1 hr 12 min
In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the hosts weigh in on super-sized par-three holes. Digital Editor Al Lunsford and LINKS contributor Joe Passov talk about the merits of long par threes and detail some of the world’s best examples as well as their personal favorites. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by PerryGolf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 3 min
The hosts begin this episode by giving their thoughts about the compelling U.S. Open Championship at Oakmont. Later, Digital Editor Al Lunsford sits down with golf course architect Gil Hanse at Baltusrol Golf Club for a quick-hitting interview covering the New Jersey club’s completed restoration, A.W. Tillinghast’s design strengths, what is next on Hanse’s agenda, and more. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by PerryGolf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Jun 23, 2025•31 min
Golf course architect Martin Ebert joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss his work readying the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush for the 2025 Open Championship, the brilliance of Harry Colt, his firm’s new project in the Caribbean at Moncayo, and more. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by PerryGolf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2025•57 min
What have been the best, worst, and most bizarre U.S. Open Championships in the 21st century (since 2001)? The hosts take turns making their picks on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by PerryGolf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 8 min
While most of the great courses designed during golf architecture’s Golden Age belong to private clubs, there are a handful of examples across the country that are accessible to the general public. Co-hosts Joe Passov and Al Lunsford take turns detailing some of the “Golden Age Publics” on the Season 19 debut of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by PerryGolf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 9 min
What has drawn celebrities, golfers, and vacationers of all kinds to Casa de Campo Resort & Villas for 50 years running? Gilles Gagnon, senior golf sales director at Casa de Campo, joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to cover everything you need to know about the Caribbean’s most complete resort—from the ongoing updates to the iconic Teeth of the Dog course, to stories about legendary golf architect Pete Dye, to the best ways to spend time while not golfing. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is...
Apr 20, 2025•47 min
Our Masters Tournament primer will give you all the things you need to know and a list of must-dos as a patron at Augusta National—from the basics and ground rules to insider tips on how to get the most out of a golf fan’s day of a lifetime—on the 200th episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 8 min
The hosts are joined by Mike O’Reilly, General Manager of Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run at Kohler Wisconsin, who breaks down the golf offerings and more at the Midwest destination on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Topics include the design variety of Kohler’s four 18-hole courses and 10-hole short course, the must-do activities off the golf course, and what to expect from the itinerary at the LINKS Invitational at Kohler in October. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is present...
Mar 31, 2025•27 min
Dew-sweeping as the first group out on a golf course. Playing a great short par-three hole. A hot dog at the turn. These and much more make our host’s lists of favorite “things” in golf on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2025•41 min
We all have golf courses on our personal “bucket lists,” but what about individual holes? Our hosts discuss the ones they hope to one day play on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2025•1 hr 14 min
On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the hosts are joined by Cynthia Dye McGarey and her son, Matt McGarey, of the Dye Designs Group golf architecture firm. The team from DDG talk about the influence of the Dye lineage (Roy, Pete, Perry, etc.), building the first golf course in Iraq, renovating the George Cobb-designed Ocean Point at Fripp Island in South Carolina, their current and upcoming projects, and more. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about...
Mar 09, 2025•53 min
Are you getting spring fever and dreaming of a golf getaway far from the cold? Digital Editor Al Lunsford and LINKS contributor Joe Passov take turns listing some of their favorite spring break golf destinations in the lower half of the U.S. and Mexico on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 02, 2025•44 min
Ever heard of a “second fiddle” golf course? That is, a sister course (or courses) that plays a supporting role to the main attraction at a given property. Our hosts take turns listing some of their favorite “second fiddles” at public golf destinations in the U.S. on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 23, 2025•52 min
On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the conversation centers on Kawonu Golf Club, a South Carolina golf-only club in development with an 18-hole originial course design from esteemed architect Andrew Green. Green and golf industry veteran Scott Ferrell, a founding partner at Kawonu, join the hosts to detail the layout, the vision of the club, Green’s design pedigree and architectural influences, and more. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about your...
Feb 16, 2025•41 min
Looking down The LINKS 100 list of the world's best courses, the co-hosts select their favorite course walks and provide context to their choices on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2025•49 min
From new golf course announcements to new product drops, the hosts break down the best of what they saw and heard at the 2025 PGA Merchandise Show on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 03, 2025•56 min
On the first episode in a brand new season of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the hosts chat with LINKS Magazine editor George Peper about the debut of The LINKS 100 presented by FootJoy—the newest and most distinctive ranking of the world’s top 100 golf courses. The conversation details how LINKS developed the list, the rankings criteria, and key takeaways from the results. This season of the LINKS Golf Podcast is presented by FootJoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2025•40 min
The hosts detail a lengthy (and growing) list of new private golf club openings across the country on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 15, 2024•43 min
The hosts take turns picking the top three U.S. golf courses they would like to visit and play in 2025—public or private—on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 09, 2024•52 min
In this holiday-themed episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, our hosts list some of the golf courses that they’re most thankful for, offering both personal and professional reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 01, 2024•47 min
The hosts detail a range of recent golf course renovations and new builds at six under-the-radar destinations across the country and in Mexico in this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Destinations listed in this episode: Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort (S.C.) Arizona Biltmore (Ariz.) Omni Amelia Island Resort (Fla.) Playa Mujeres (Mexico) Tamarack Resort (Idaho) Island Resort & Casino (Mich.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 23, 2024•46 min
We dive into the golf course design career of 2024 ASGCA Donald Ross Award winner Robert Trent Jones Jr. on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Co-hosts Al Lunsford and Joe Passov each pick three of their favorite courses from the esteemed architect and discuss Jones Jr.’s lineage and design style. Courses listed in this episode: The Links at Spanish Bay Chambers Bay Wailea Golf Club (Gold/Emerald) SentryWorld Windsor Princeville Makai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
Nov 17, 2024•49 min
Kicking off an all-new season of the LINKS Golf Podcast, co-hosts Joe Passov and Al Lunsford recap a recent trip to a new course opening in Georgia and discuss five notable public courses that are due to open in 2025. What did you think of the episode? Tell us in the comments below! Also, reach out to us on social media at X, Facebook, or Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2024•58 min
Digital Editor Al Lunsford and golf course photographer Billy Richards (@carolina_pines_golf on Instagram) recap a four-day road trip across the state of South Carolina that included stops at a night-lit par-3, a renovated municipal course, a 36-hole golf resort, and a semi-private club. Along the way, the duo made it a mission to bite into the “Birthplace of Barbecue,” trying the four basic types of barbecue sauce from some of the state’s premier BBQ spots. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 7 min
As the summer season wanes and temperatures begin to change around the country, our co-hosts share their top courses to play during the fall on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 02, 2024•48 min
Where in America can you play three Top 100 public courses in the span of three days, all at the same destination? Our hosts highlight six such properties and pick their favorites on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Inspired by the 2024 Paris Olympics, the hosts look back at past Olympic Games and ponder the top courses that could have hosted the golf competition on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 18, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Free golf in New York City? On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, Digital Editor Al Lunsford speaks with Will Gisel, co-founder of golf clothing brand Whim Golf. The duo discuss Whim Golf’s “Free Golf Initiative” to grow the game in large urban areas like New York City and Chicago, the company’s background and unique “Made in USA” product offerings, breaking down golf’s stuffy perceptions, and the overlap that exists between art and golf. Get 25% off your order on whimgolf.com using the pro...
Aug 11, 2024•44 min
On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, co-hosts Al Lunsford and Joe Passov detail a day playing the West Course at Winged Foot Golf Club. They go in-depth on the club’s multi-major championship history, analyze their favorite holes, and talk about the other reasons that make the club special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr
