LINKS Golf Podcast

Class is in session on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. LINKS Senior Editor Jim Frank rejoins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on the show to discuss his “Template Holes” piece from the Spring 2020 issue of LINKS Magazine. Jim breaks down the details of the most iconic hole designs, like the Redan, the Biarritz, and the Punchbowl. The pair also elaborate on why these holes serve as great examples of great golf course architecture, and what architecture is supposed to do—create challenge with alternatives and test golfers of all abilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erik Matuszewski joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on the LINKS Golf Podcast to talk about the various efforts, initiatives, and ideas that have been spawned in the golf world amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The pair go in-depth on ClubsHELP, a now-national 501(c)7 foundation that started to connect golf clubs with their local hospitals to provide much-needed supplies for health workers on the front lines. Later in the show, they talk about the current restrictions in place on golf courses that may become part of the norm and reveal the first golf destination they’re looking forward to traveling to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, Digital Editor Al Lunsford is joined by LINKS contributor and first-time guest David DeSmith. The pair run down David’s list of golf-related activities as part of his recent column for LINKS, “An At-Home Survival Guide for Golfers,” and Al takes a turn at his own ideas inspired by the piece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, LINKS Editor George Peper details the moments that stick out in his mind among the 35 Masters tournaments he’s attended. Digital Editor Al Lunsford talks to George about the creative process behind his interview with the Sarazen Bridge in the Spring 2020 issue, and George reveals his favorite and least favorite holes at Augusta National. The duo also discuss the recent shakeup in the 2020 major championship schedule on the PGA Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The LINKS Golf Podcast is back with its first episode of Season 5. Digital Editor Al Lunsford is joined by recurring guest and LINKS Insider contributor Ryan Asselta to discuss Ryan’s second installment of his “Dream Nine” series on LINKSMagazine.com. Al and Ryan take turns listing the nine holes they would include on their “Dream Nine” layouts made entirely of par fours from around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by Senior Editor Jim Frank’s “Consummate Cabo” piece in the Winter 2020 issue of LINKS Magazine, Digital Editor Al Lunsford brings Jim on to discuss golf on the Baja Peninsula in the Season 4 finale of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Jim gives perspective on what makes Cabo a “slam-dunk, bucket-list destination,” why there has been so much golf and resort development of late, and what any prospective traveler to the area needs to know. Jim also walks us through the courses he was able to visit during a week-long trip where he played five rounds in six days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LINKS Editor George Peper joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford to discuss what it has been like to introduce golf to his son and watch him grow up with the game. George shares some of his fondest father/son memories and alludes to the various life lessons that any golfer can apply to other areas of their life. Later in the episode, Al gives the opposite perspective from a son’s point of view in an interview with his father, Greg, and the two mull over their favorite golf travel experiences together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the 2020 PGA Merchandise Show, LINKS Digital Editor Al Lunsford caught up with golf travel expert Gordon Dalgleish, one of the founding directors of PerryGolf—a leading provider of international golf tours and cruises to dozens of the world’s most memorable destinations. Gordon reveals how PerryGolf came to be, how the business works, the different tours available to golf parties, and his favorite places to travel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LINKS Digital Editor Al Lunsford recounts his recent trip to the Hawaiian island of Maui where he played more than 100 holes of golf in six days. Al is joined by LINKS Insider contributor Erik Matuszewski who also enjoyed a trip to Maui to play the rejuvenated Plantation Course at Kapalua. Later in the episode (38:30), Al interviews Kaanapali Director of Golf Sutee Nitakorn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LINKS Editor George Peper and Digital Editor Al Lunsford expound upon the legacy that legendary golf course architect Pete Dye leaves after passing away at the age of 94. George offers some of his personal memories with Pete and Alice Dye and the hosts discuss the great impact Pete has created in the game of golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital Editor Al Lunsford is joined by LINKS Insider contributor Ryan Asselta (Sports Illustrated, GOLF.com) on this week’s episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss Ryan’s recent “Dream Nine” piece featured digitally in the LINKS newsletter. Al and Ryan take turns listing the nine holes they would include on their “Dream Nine” layouts made entirely of par threes from around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, Senior Editor Jim Frank once again joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford to talk about his extensive golf travel over the years. Jim offers recommendations as to where the well-traveled golfer should consider making their next international journey, including Vietnam, Thailand, Wales, and New Zealand. Later in the show, Jim provides answers for the podcast’s recurring “My Courses” segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LINKS Senior Editor Jim Frank joins the LINKS Golf Podcast in this episode to detail his recent round-trip exploring several of the newest renovation projects around the U.S. Jim and Digital Editor Al Lunsford discuss the idea of building new courses versus modernizing existing ones, and outline the different reasons that courses undergo renovations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, LINKS Editor George Peper reviews his list of 100 things every golfer should try to do before they hang up their sticks, which he recently reexamined and updated. George and Digital Editor Al Lunsford talk about some of their favorite items on the list and reveal what pieces to the puzzle George has remaining. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, the hosts discuss some of the new features ahead on the 2020 LINKS Magazine editorial calendar. First, they introduce a series written by Planet Golf’s Darius Oliver on ranking the world’s golf nations outside of the United States. Later in the show, the hosts detail “My Courses,” a feature in which interviewees are given different categories and choose the courses that they feel fit best—meanwhile, LINKS Editor George Peper and Digital Editor Al Lunsford take turns sharing their answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices