Links from the Road
By Sam Cooper
Exploring every links course in Great Britain.
Architect, author, photographer and – above all – golf course enthusiast Sam Cooper has turned his travels around the coast of Great Britain into a stunning series of journals.
Together with his wife, Harriet, they made the decision to take their lives in a completely different direction. Specifically, they bought a camper van and set off with their two dogs on a golfing odyssey based on Sam’s obsessive quest to play every links course – and nothing but links courses – in Great Britain.
Sam’s blog and social media channels struck a chord with all true golfers who have dreamed of doing something similar.
Now, Links From The Road will chart Sam’s travels for posterity in the form of a series of 18 volumes that cover every one of the 225 links courses that he has encountered.
You can purchase Links from the Road at https://linksfromtheroad.com/.
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Latest episode
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Episode 008: Southport & Ainsdale
Author Sam Cooper turns his forensic attention to Southport & Ainsdale, known better as S&A. A multiple host venue of the Ryder Cup, it lies on linksland adjacent to Hillside and, in turn, Royal Birkdale. Sam is joined by host Dan Mur… -
Episode 007: Formby
Author Sam Cooper was recently appointed as the consulting architect at Formby. Want to know what he has in mind at one of the country’s most highly regarded courses? Join him and host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, as th… -
Episode 006: Formby Ladies
Author Sam Cooper explains why this pint-sized layout that sits snugly inside the ‘big’ course is not to be missed when experiencing the best golf in England’s north-west. He finds a more than willing co-conspirator in the shape of host Dan M… -
Episode 005: West Lancs
Author Sam Cooper heads north of Liverpool to Crosby and finds a club that dates back to the 19th century but with a course that has only existed in its current form since the 1960s. Sam is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s co… -
Episode 004: The Warren
Author Sam Cooper visits a charming little course that is even closer to Liverpool than Wallasey, to which it is adjacent. He is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, who is eager to learn why it is that Sam is always … -
Episode 003: Wallasey
Author Sam Cooper has almost made his way around the coast to reach Liverpool. But before we reach one of England’s most famous cities, we encounter Wallasey. Sam is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, for an in-de… -
Episode 002: Leasowe
Author Sam Cooper is in his spiritual home of England's north-west. He is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, for a discussion of an unheralded course that is within a couple of miles of Royal Liverpool and enjoys … -
Episode 001: Royal Liverpool
Author Sam Cooper goes back to where it all began for him personally, and indeed for golf more generally in England's north-west. Hosted on Acast. See -
Episode 1: The Wirral, Liverpool, and Southport
Sam's golf started at Hoylake, so it is only right that the series should start there too. As well as other big names such as Wallasey, Royal Birkdale, Formby, Hillside, he discusses his experience at Formby Ladies, Hesketh and West Lancs.E…