Missing Links
A friend recently made the amusing observation that he thought “links” golf courses were defined by holes strung one after… Read more »
Haversham & Baker
Great Courses of Britain and Ireland: Kingsbarns Golf Links
In October 2001, the inaugural Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was played on three of the greatest links golf courses on… Read more »
My Name is Earl: Courses Around London Fit for Royalty
Thirty minutes from both Heathrow Airport and Big Ben, The Grove Hotel, in Hertfordshire, imparts a modern twirl to the… Read more »
Fear and Loathing (mostly fear) in St. Andrews
The morning was cold and a cutting wind blew over the Old Course like a knee in the groin. As… Read more »
On the Supernatural Connection Between Scotch and Golf
Surely it’s more than mere happenstance that the game of golf and the drinkable artwork that is Scotch whisky were… Read more »
En Fuego
Sure you can smoke a 460cc driver off the tee, but do you know the intricate fundamentals of smoking a… Read more »
The Cranky Traveler: 10 Ways You Can Make My Flight More Enjoyable
1. Show some courtesy. And cogency. If you think of my seat back like a trebuchet, and my head like… Read more »
Bunker Mentality
In which we describe locations where golfers don’t want to end up on the beach As if one type wasn’t… Read more »
St. Andrews, Scotland: Still Life With Golf
When visiting the Louvre, in Paris, for the first time, it was all I could do to keep from sprinting… Read more »
Spinning Records: Being Best, Being First, or Just Being?
It’s not every day that a fourteen handicap sets a course record, but on a trip to Portugal’s warm, sunny… Read more »
