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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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