national links trust at the forefront of preservation efforts

The finish at the U.S. Open concluded an exciting week that was good for the game of golf. Matthew Fitzpatrick’s win provided a dramatic conclusion befitting our national championship and the historic venue over which it was contested, The Country Club at Brookline, Massachusetts.  We were reminded about Francis Ouimet’s upset over Harry Vardon and Ted Ray at this storied venue […]

happy 100 charlie sifford

By Jim DavisOne of the world’s most influential golfers was born 100 years ago on June 2. His name would be on the tip of our tongues but for one thing – he happened to be Black at a time when golf’s establishment was solidly, unapologetically, white. Mr. Charles L. Sifford is one golfer whose acquaintance you should definitely make. […]

the first island green

The 2022 Players Championship gets underway this week and, as usual, that 17th hole will get a lot of air time as big-time golfers take aim at a green almost entirely surrounded by water, thank you very much Alice and Pete. But, it wasn’t the first island green. That distinction goes to another, the 9th hole at the Ponte Vedra […]