A mortal blow to links golf has been struck in the Home of Golf. The approval of a much ballyhooed new links course, Coul Links has been denied by the Scottish Government. The course was to be built near Dornoch,… Continue Reading
To paraphrase an old saying, the fun is in the journey not the destination. When you take a golf vacation to the home of golf, the fun is in both the destination and the journey. And before you get on… Continue Reading
It’s been quite awhile since I last posted here on Links Life Golf. And while I never lost my passion for the game I did put writing about it way down on my To-Do List. John Lennon wrote “Life is… Continue Reading
It’s been a long while since I’ve written anything of substance here. And while I could rationalize my hiatus with a few excuses about things going on in my life I’d be lying to myself. The truth is I just… Continue Reading
Believe it or not things can get pretty boring on the PGA Tour. Week after week of 72 hole tournaments broken up by the excitement of the four majors and a few compelling WGC’s can quickly become stale. Especially when… Continue Reading
It’s a bit strange, the opening to this golf season. The past few years at this time I would have been well into the season but here in the middle of April I have but three full rounds in. Due… Continue Reading
Our Scotland adventure continued with a trip along the Moray Firth to another classic, historic links course, The Nairn Golf Club. Nairn has a wonderful pedigree and is consistently ranked as one of the best links courses in Scotland. With… Continue Reading
We continued our Scottish adventure on Tuesday with one of our most anticipated days of the trip: 36 holes at Royal Dornoch. The debates rage on over which is the best course in Scotland…and the world and Royal Dornoch is… Continue Reading
Our second Monday in Scotland had us on one of the best modern links courses on the planet. Castle Stuart in Inverness sits on the Moray Firth with spectacular views all around. But its the course, built upon classically rumpled… Continue Reading
Our time in St. Andrews was marked by sunny days, links golf, bustling streets and a few nights out in a very friendly and popular village. The streets were always busy with tourists, golfers, shoppers and the pleasant folk of… Continue Reading