''LINKS'' (also known as ''Links Magazine'', or ''Links: The Best of Golf'' in full) is a

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published by Purcell Enterprises, Inc. in

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

Overview

LINKS 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

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on the cover.

Notable contributors

Tom Doak Tom Doak is a golf course architect. He has 6 courses ranked among the top 100 in the world according to the "Top 100 Courses in the World" March 2021 list compiled by ''Golf Magazine.'' These include Pacific Dunes in Oregon, Ballyneal in Colorad ...

Ernie Els Theodore Ernest Els (; born 17 October 1969) is a South African professional golfer. A former , he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature (he stands ) along with his fluid golf swing. Among his more than 70 career victor ...

Nick Faldo Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo, (born 18 July 1957) is an English retired professional golfer and television commentator. A top player of his era, renowned for his dedication to the game, he was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for ...

Jim Nantz James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959) is an American sportscaster who has worked on telecasts of the National Football League (NFL), NCAA Division I men's basketball, the NBA and the PGA Tour for CBS Sports since the 1980s. He has ancho ...

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Sandy Tatum Frank Donovan "Sandy" Tatum Jr. (July 7, 1920 – June 22, 2017) was an attorney, a golf administrator, a golf course architect, a golf promoter, and an amateur golfer. Golf career NCAA champion Tatum attended Stanford University, where he was a ...

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John Updike John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others being Booth ...

Jack Whitaker John Francis Whitaker (May 18, 1924 – August 18, 2019) was an American sportscaster who worked for both CBS and ABC. Whitaker was a decorated army veteran of World War II. He fought in the Normandy Campaign and was wounded by an artillery st ...

Controversy

In April 2007, ''Links Magazine'' apologized to

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for publishing false information about Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club.

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