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Links golf
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:16 am
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:16 am
Phil-
"I think winning The Open in 2013 was the greatest accomplishment in my career because I had to learn a style of golf that I didn't grow up playing," Mickelson said. "Now I've come to really love it, enjoy it, and I seem to play well in some of the adverse conditions."
So what is the different style of play for Links?
"I think winning The Open in 2013 was the greatest accomplishment in my career because I had to learn a style of golf that I didn't grow up playing," Mickelson said. "Now I've come to really love it, enjoy it, and I seem to play well in some of the adverse conditions."
So what is the different style of play for Links?
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:20 am to BRsundog
The fescue and the sand underneath it make the turf hard as a rock in the summer. So, the ball doesn't stop on the green like it does in America. Also, links golf is by the ocean, so wind is usually a major factor. All of this results in playing balls close to or on the ground to get them close to pins. There are a lot more variables to factor in compared to the trackman golf that most PGA tour events have become.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:20 am to BRsundog
Bryson & Xander both talked about this in their press conference this week
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:35 am to BRsundog
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So what is the different style of play for Links?
As mentioned, it’s more of a “ground game.” You usually cannot go straight at pins, you need hit landing spots in front and allow for the ball to release to the pin. The ground/turf is hard. You can putt from 100 yards if you wanted to. Tall fescue is brutal. I got to where I would just throw the ball back into the fairway (if I could find it).
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:49 am to BRsundog
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So what is the different style of play for Links?
Fwiw I'm not meaning this in a condescending way, but, is this a serious question? Like you don't actually know or you're just trying to mock Phil for saying that?
Posted on 7/17/25 at 12:38 pm to BRsundog
I played Chambers Bay in 2009 with a caddie and it's a completely different style of golf. Non-links golf is basically target golf: you're aiming directly at the target, green, a spot in the fairway, the flag, wherever you want the ball to end up. In links golf you frequently are aiming no where near where you want the ball to end up. As others have said, you're often playing on the ground and using the terrain to roll your ball to where you want it to end up. It usually requires a lot more thought and it can also require a lot of different types of shotmaking. I like it, wish I could do it more.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 12:57 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Fwiw I'm not meaning this in a condescending way, but, is this a serious question? Like you don't actually know or you're just trying to mock Phil for saying that?
He’s being serious. For someone that seems to love golf, he doesn’t know shite about it
Posted on 7/17/25 at 1:03 pm to kc8876
I mean in terms of how you play it. I know about the wind and what not. Just curious about the mindset of approaching the course.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 1:05 pm to coolpapaboze
Gotta be fun. Would love to play it some day.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:54 pm to coolpapaboze
quote:Fun course, and has some links elements. But still completely different than true links courses in Scotland and Ireland. Bandon is closer here in the states, but still not quite the same.
Chambers Bay
Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:03 pm to GeauxTigersLee
I’ve played a few links courses and Chambers is legit, or it was when I played it. I was coupled with a teaching pro from the UK and he raved about it as a true links experience. 
Posted on 7/18/25 at 7:17 am to GeauxTigersLee
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But still completely different than true links courses in Scotland and Ireland
How?
Posted on 7/18/25 at 8:31 am to GeauxTigersLee
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still completely different than true links courses in Scotland and Ireland. Bandon is closer
I’ve played Bandon and The Old Course. Very similar approach to playing both courses. When you are so used to just flag hunting, it is hard to trust your shot when your caddy says, “Aim 30 yards left and short, so that the ball will roll and take the curve of the different slopes.
BOTTOM LINE … It’s not target golf. You have to plan on rollout and usually land short of the greens and roll up. Turf is so much more firm than a “regular” US course.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 1:33 pm to BRsundog
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So what is the different style of play for Links?
I've been fortunate to play Scotland and Ireland twice, all links, i.e. not parkland, courses. Agree with most all comments here. Scotland tends to be flatter than Ireland-you would not believe the size of the dunes in Ireland, e.g. Ballybunion, Carne-you cannot appreciate on TV. Bunkering and sand different, too, besides the turf, which is ideal to play on, IMO. The turf is not always hard like hardpan is here in the US,e.g. piney woods, Texas, etc. It has to be played to be appreciated. Plus the quirky nature of many, particularly older, courses, e.g. bunker placement. Brora has sheep grazing on the course with electric fence wire encircling the greens for protection. If you are a true golf nerd, save your pennies for a trip over there.
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