A couple of months ago, a colleague asked if I wanted to follow up a feature idea with Sam Cooper who, some of you may remember from his social media channels, spent well over a year playing every ...

To be very clear, Ballybunion is great. And so is Lahinch. And so is St. Patrick’s Links. And so is Portmarnock. All are among this website’s list of the world’s best courses. All are beloved. All are ...

National Open Championships in the British Isles are synonymous with links golf. By the same token, links golf is intrinsically linked with the five countries that make up the United Kingdom and ...

Rory McIlroy is one of only six male goflers to win the career Grand Slam, and his sole British Open victory was at Royal Liverpool. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/R&A/R&A via Getty Images) Since the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Founding member of Break80 Golf. The Ayrshire region of western Scotland is home to some of the most venerable golf courses in the ...

Thanks to the vision and creativity from Scottish architect David McLay Kidd, a new private club near Austin, Texas, brings the feeling of golf’s homeland to the Lone Star State. There’s nothing like ...

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – It’s been said that Whistling Straits is the third consecutive links-style golf course to host a men’s major championship. At least that’s what one questioner keeps declaring in his ...

The Open Championship is being played outside Great Britain for only the third time in the event’s 153-year history. On each occasion – in 1951, 2019 and now 2025 – the venue beyond conventional ...