Links (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Links is a U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 bi-monthly golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 published by Purcell Enterprises, Inc. in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

. Links has a mission "of bringing the most engaging, sophisticated and surprising content to its audience of
passionate golfers."

Overview

Links: The Best of Golf magazine targets serious golfers and provides reviews of both international and national golf courses, and often focuses on course design, course architects, real estate, and golf equipment. The magazine features many advertisements and product showcases. Links also publishes an annual "Premier Properties Guide", a resource for buyers of golf real estate. The issue features "America's 100 Premier Properties", the oldest list of the best private golf communities in the country.

History

The magazine was launched in 1988 as Southern Links, a publication focused regionally around Hilton Head where the headquarters are located. In 1991 the company expanded its offerings with a new publication Western Links but ultimately merged the two publications in 1993 into a national publication Links: The Best of Golf.

In 2008, Links celebrated its 20th year in its January/February issue featuring Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...

 on the cover.

Notable Contributors

  • Tom Doak
    Tom Doak
    Tom Doak is a golf course architect. He currently has 4 courses ranked among the top 100 in the world according to Golf Magazines "Top 100 Courses in the World" list, including Pacific Dunes in Oregon, Ballyneal in Colorado , Barnbougle Dunes in Tasmania and Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand...

  • Ernie Els
    Ernie Els
    Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing...

  • Nick Faldo
    Nick Faldo
    Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...

  • Jim Nantz
    Jim Nantz
    James William Nantz, III is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his work with CBS Sports television.-Early life:...

  • George Peper
  • Sandy Tatum
    Sandy Tatum
    Frank Donovan "Sandy" Tatum, Jr. is a former amateur golfer and an attorney.-Golf career:Tatum attended Stanford University where he was a member of Stanford's golf team, which won back-to-back NCAA Men's Golf Championships in 1941 and 1942. In 1942, Tatum won the individual title. He is a member...

  • Dick Taylor
    Dick Taylor
    Richard Clifford 'Dick' Taylor is an English musician who was an early bass guitarist for The Rolling Stones. He left to become an art student at Sidcup Art College and while there formed The Pretty Things in September 1963...

  • John Updike
    John Updike
    John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic....

  • Jack Whitaker

Controversy

In April 2007, Links Magazine apologized to Notes from the Road
Notes from the Road
Notes from the Road is an American online travel journal and blog founded in 1999 by travel writer Erik Gauger which focuses primarily on North America. Forbes Magazine praised the site for having "Photos worthy of National Geographic" and called it the best-looking travel blog they had seen...

 for publishing false information about Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club
Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club
- Overview :Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club is a controversial private resort community in the Northeastern Bahamas. The development is located near Baker's Bay in Great Guana Cay situated between the Sea of Abaco and the Atlantic Ocean. The project is a resort development of 385 homes...

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Further reading

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