LINKS Magazine

2 days ago | linksmagazine.com | Shaun Tolson

Some of the best private clubs and upscale resort courses offer more than just 18 holes of exceptional golf; they deliver equally stellar hospitality at various points during a round. They do this, as you might expect, via well-stocked and, in some cases, lavishly appointed halfway houses and comfort stations. While not all courses have comfort stations, not all comfort stations are created equal, either.

3 days ago | linksmagazine.com | Erik Matuszewski

Pinehurst Resort, the biggest golf destination in the U.S., went nearly three decades without adding a new 18-hole course. The next wait will be less than three years. Just over a year after the debut of the Tom Doak and Angela Moser-designed No. 10 course, Pinehurst has unveiled its plans for course No. 11. Here are 11 things to know about the next 18-holer at the "Cradle of American Golf" in the Sandhills of North Carolina.

1 week ago | linksmagazine.com | Shaun Tolson

One of golf's beautiful aspects is the idyllic environments to which the game can bring you. That might take the form of traversing across dramatic coastlines, or hiking through the mountains, or venturing through arid desert climes. Wherever those compelling landscapes may be, there's a good chance an expertly routed golf course exists ready to transport you into a beautiful stretch of the great outdoors.

1 week ago | linksmagazine.com | Erik Matuszewski

Augusta National Golf Club takes center stage in the golf universe every April-a famously exclusive bastion of private golf that opens its gates to thousands of eager patrons who not only want to watch the best players in the world but see one of the game's greatest course designs. The mystique of Augusta National is an inextricable part of the annual Masters Tournament, as 99.999 percent of attendees will likely never get to play the course themselves. But it sure is fun to dream.

2 weeks ago | linksmagazine.com | Tony Dear

For the vast majority of us, the Masters has been a very special and ever-present part of our lives, filling us with anticipation at the start of every April and giving us thrills and excitement few other forms of entertainment could ever hope to provide. And though it's the youngest of the four majors, as far as most of us are concerned it's been here forever and is the grandest show in golf, played at a celestial place somewhere in the universe (but clearly not this planet).