Talk:Links (golf)

On a coast
'Strictly speaking, links courses must be on a coast' - is this really true? Even Leith Links, where golf as we know it was invented (according to a plaque there) is more than a ball's arc away from the sea, although it is just about in walking distance; Bruntsfield Links, also in Edinburgh, is a way away from the actual coast.

The article is well written and was very good at describing what makes up a links course. But it does raise the question of "What are the other types of golf courses called?" That is, if a golf course isn't a links course, what is it called? (Just "golf course"?)

Links courses do not have to be on the coast (e.g. Royal Lytham and St. Anne's isn't), just as not every coastal course is a links course. For example, Pebble Beach is not on links land and therefore not a links course. The article should be corrected in this regard.

Other types of courses are parkland courses, mountain courses, desert courses.
 * Heathland and Moorland to name two more course types WhaleyTim (talk) 21:01, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Computergame Links
a true links course is when the first nine holes all move away from the club house and then come right back to the club house with another nine holes (which means you leave and don't come back until you've finished) There was also a Computergame called Links by Access Software (1991-2003). See german.WP --80.226.210.24 09:48, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

linking Doonbeg golf course to this page
Hi,

How can I link Doonbeg Golf Club to the Links Golf page? I can see a few golf courses listed there and was wondering how to proceed. Thanks for your help. Emeline (emeline_Fort@kiawahisland.com) 208.60.95.30 (talk) 18:01, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Catagorising
The current list of links courses is quote long and it might be useful to categorise it by coutry or at least by continent? --Gak (talk) 09:13, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Isn't Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (USA) a links-style course - shouldn't it be included in the list? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.70.168.56 (talk) 11:10, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Inclusion Criteria
To echo Gak's comment above, this list seems to be ever growing. Is anyone interested in discussing: (a) Is this article is worth keeping ? (b) What selection criteria should be used for adding courses to the list? WP:LSC seems like a good starting point. I would further be interested if anyone knows of any discussion about what makes a golf course notable. I have a few ideas, but am acutely aware that as an Anglo-Scot my judgement may be biased. WhaleyTim (talk) 19:51, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Photo
sorry about my editing skills, I'm new at this.



photo by james allan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Savvy23 (talk • contribs) 08:13, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

fork to list?
I was tempted to be WP:BOLD and move the list of courses to a new article (List of links golf courses?), but I thought that might rankle the established editors here (if there are any), so I thought I'd discuss it first. It certainly is a long enough list to warrant its own article. It would also make the section headings one level higher, which might render a bit nicer (although the current leveling is appropriate given the hierarchy of sections, too many of the levels are just bold text, at least in monobook, and not easily distinguishable from each other when skimming through). So, thoughts? If there are no objections, maybe I'll just go ahead and do it. The "Links golf courses" section could still be used to list several prominent examples, with a Main list link to the rest. --Fru1tbat (talk) 15:30, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Effective Playing - Original Research?
Just adding in OR tag for this section. Whilst reading it, it all sounds plausible (I don't know much about golf myself!), it doesn't cite any sources and reads as though it is opinion/original research of author? Maybe someone can clarify. Seajay (talk) 09:12, 13 March 2014 (UTC)