George Peper details his unconventional solution to golf’s distance dilemma and provides a surprisingly cogent argument to back up his seemingly outlandish take in the Season 7 finale of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LINKS Golf Podcast

Ep. 80: George Peper's Solution to the Distance Debate

Contributing writer Nick Edmund, founder of Global Golf 4 Cancer, hops on the LINKS Golf Podcast to talk about his feature on 12 dazzling courses from “Middle England” in the Winter 2021 issue of LINKS. Nick and Digital Editor Al Lunsford cover an array of topics including other underrated golf areas around the world, Nick’s foundation and his favorite 4th holes, and the best way to score a tee time at the UK’s top clubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 79: The Gems of Middle England and Other Underrated Golf Areas of the World

Golf course architect Agustín Pizá joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss his outside-the-box approach to course design. Pizá shares with Digital Editor Al Lunsford his idea of “Wellness Golf”—creating a golf space for connecting with nature and “unlearning” the traditional way golfers think about the game—and details studying in Scotland, learning from greats like Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, and the exciting news of his next big project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 78: Thinking Outside the Box in Golf Architecture with Agustín Pizá

Golf clubs across the country have seen a large boom in participation in the last year. KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss what the courses, clubs, and leaders across the company’s portfolio are doing to keep these new players engaged and coming back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 77: How Do Clubs Attract, and Keep, New Golfers?

Digital Editor Al Lunsford and LINKS contributor Erik Matuzewski of the National Golf Foundation have traveled to golf resorts across the country and share their thoughts about what key elements are crucial to making a golf destination truly great. Erik also references survey data from the NGF that provides context into what core golfers deem most important to their enjoyment when visiting a golf facility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 76: What Makes a Golf Resort Great?

PerryGolf’s Gordon Dalgleish returns as a guest on the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss what under-the-radar courses offer the most authentic experience on a golf trip to Scotland or Ireland. Gordon chats with Digital Editor Al Lunsford about packages his company puts together that feature a collection of clubs which make golf in these countries, at it’s very core, unique and memorable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 75: Authentic Scotland and Ireland

Golf course architect Bobby Weed details his work at The Grove XXIII, Michael Jordan’s course in Hobe Sound, Fla., on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. A protégée of the late Pete Dye, Weed talks to Digital Editor Al Lunsford about Dye’s legacy, what it’s like to be the PGA Tour’s in-house architect, his design firm’s approach, and the newest course he is building in northern Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 74: Golf Course Architect Bobby Weed

LINKS Editor George Peper is back on the LINKS Golf Podcast to reveal what’s new for LINKS Magazine in 2021. He discusses with Digital Editor Al Lunsford the focus of his newest column—breaking down some of the game’s most memorable opening shots—and also challenges listeners to take “The Ultimate Unpassable Golf Quiz” from the Winter issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 73: Behind the Scenes of the Winter 2021 Issue of LINKS Magazine

Golf clubs designed with the help of artificial intelligence. GPS-equipped robots that optimize daily course maintenance. Augmented reality allowing users to see the arcs of their shots in real time via shot-tracer technology. LINKS contributor David DeSmith joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss the many ways in which widespread advances in technology and data will improve the game of golf—the subject of his “High-Tech Golf” feature piece in the 2021 Winter issue of LINKS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 72: The Future of Golf Technology

Dr. Lou Riccio is a golf pace of play expert and the founder of the Three/45 Golf Association, a not-for-profit organization that teaches the principals of faster play. Riccio joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss the issue of slow play—the factors that contribute to it, the detriments it has on daily play, and ways that clubs can control and improve their daily course flow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 71: Pace of Play Expert Dr. Lou Riccio

Lt. Col. Dan Rooney—a fighter pilot with three combat tours in Iraq, a PGA professional, and the founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation—joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on this week’s episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Rooney, who played golf collegiately at Kansas, discusses his collaboration with Jack Nicklaus on the newly designed American Dunes Golf Club in Michigan, his motivational speeches to the U.S. Ryder Cup team, and his new book, Fly Into The Wind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 70: Lt. Col. Dan Rooney

In the Season 7 premiere of the LINKS Golf Podcast, golf author Luke Reese joins to talk about his critically acclaimed writing debut, One For the Memory Banks. Reese chats to Digital Editor Al Lunsford about the inspiration to write his first novel, his golf travels in the UK and Ireland, and the motley crew of characters he’s met along the way. Visit TheMemoryBanks.com/links to order your copy of One For the Memory Banks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 69: Author Luke Reese

What’s it like to play the No. 1 ranked course in the world? On this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, Digital Editor Al Lunsford is joined by one of his best friends, Lee Goehring, who recently received an invitation to play Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey. From the signature amenities to a round alongside an 8-time Champions Tour winner, Lee offers an inside look into a special day at one of the most exclusive clubs in all of golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 68: A Weekend Golfer Plays Pine Valley

Tony Dear has been friends with Scottish golf course architect David McLay-Kidd for many years, and recently joined the designer of Bandon Dunes and Mammoth Dunes on a trip to preview McLay-Kidd’s new short course at Washington’s Gamble Sands. On his way there, Dear flew with McLay-Kidd—a licensed pilot—but altered course on the journey home by hopping in the car with a Super Bowl champion. Digital Editor Al Lunsford chats with Dear about his storybook golf weekend on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 67: An Extraordinary Golf Trip with David McLay-Kidd

The PGA Tour has a big opportunity with legalized gambling, but there’s also a potential downside, writes George Peper. George discusses his column, “Risky Business,” from the Fall issue of LINKS Magazine with Digital Editor Al Lunsford on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 66: Gambling and Golf with George Peper

Hosts Graylyn Loomis and Ian Critser of LINKS Golf Media discuss a wide range of topics pertaining to golf travel, course reviews, interviews with leaders of the game, and more