Loose Impediments

Finally, the Apology You've Been Waiting For

I'm sorry. 

Wait, is there somebody else making an apology today?

I'm sorry about the lack of posts to this blog over the past couple of months. You see, it's been a busy couple of months here at LINKS headquarters in Hilton Head, South Carolina. I know that the last thing you want to see is how the sausage is made, but we have been busy since the new year putting together our Winter Issue, which is out now, followed immediately by a special publication called LINKS Premier Clubs.

Premier Clubs is a collection of profiles of 17 high-end private clubs around the country. Since late last fall, our writers and editors have been putting together full-length profiles of these clubs, and that effort has taken up most of our waking hours.

During that time, a lot has happened in golf that I wanted to write posts about: the start of the season, our content-sharing deal with PGATour.com, the grooves imbroglio, the introduction of the iPad and its implications for the industry and for LINKS, the whole affaire d'Tiger and so on.

Insider’s Guide to Pebble Beach

Playing Pebble for the first time? Here are 18 tips for making that long-awaited round as memorable as possible.

When to go: There is never a bad time, but the winter can get rainy and the summer can have fog, known as the “June Gloom.” It is warmest in the fall.

How to get on: For advance tee times, you have to stay at the resort. But the course offers same-day availability for non-guests, so it is possible to get on, especially if you’re a single.

If you stay: Book a room at the Inn at Spanish Bay. It’s not at the course, but the setting is more intimate, and the drive to the course along 17 Mile Drive will help offset the bout of nerves that will no doubt hit you on the 1st tee.

Warming up: The driving range is off campus, so you need to take a shuttle. Allow for extra time.