what is a lynx type golf course?

Answer 1

the term "links" is frequently misapplied. "Links" refers to a very specific type of course. But nowadays it is common for any golf course that is relatively treeless to call itself a links course. And that's not accurate.
But in America, they get away with it. Most American golfers - and I am one - have never seen a links course ... except for the ones we see each year while watching the British Open.

The British Golf Museum says that "links" are coastal strips of land between the beaches and the inland agricultural areas. This term, in its purest sense, applies specifically to seaside areas in Scotland.

So "links land" is land where seaside transitions into farmland. Links land has sandy soil, making it unsuited for crops. The land, in fact, was thought to be worthless because it was not arable for crops.

But back in the mists of Scotland, someone got the bright idea to put a golf course on that land. What else where they going to do with it? And links golf courses emerged.

Because they were close to the beach, lots of sand traps were a natural (the soil was very sandy, after all). But the traps had to be deeply recessed to prevent sand from being blown away by the constant wind. Because the soil was of a poor quality and constantly buffeted by the seaside winds, not much would grow on it - mostly just tall, reedy grasses, and certainly no trees.

So a true links course is not any course that is treeless. The term "links" historically applies specifically to strips of land in seaside areas that feature sandy soil, dunes and undulating topography, and where the land is not conducive to cultivated vegetation or trees.

Because they were built on narrow strips of land, links courses often followed an "out and back" routing. The front nine went out from the clubhouse, one hole stringed after another, until reaching the 9th green, which was the point on the golf course farthest from the clubhouse. The golfers would then turn around on the 10th tee, with the back nine holes leading straight back to the clubhouse.

In modern terms, a "links course" is more broadly defined by Ron Whitten, the great writer on golf course architecture for Golf Digest, to include golf courses built on sandy soil (whether seaside or not) and that are buffeted by winds. Whitten says a links course must play firm and fast, with sometimes crusty fairways and greens that feature many knolls and knobs to create odd bounces and angles. And, of course, a links course, in Whitten's definition, needs to be relatively treeless with a native rough that is tall and thick.

Answer 2

Actually, it's links. The term comes from the British Isles, where golf was invented. The land was taken right along the water, which gives it a distinctive look. There usually aren't many trees, and the traps are deep. The game is played more along the ground than the "American version," in which the golfer usually doesn't punch-and-run as much.

Answer 3

it truly is a links (Lynx is a cat) golfing route. A organic links route is stepped ahead on the links land that connects the sea to the mainland like in St Andrew's Scotland. maximum British open route are links classes. A links sort route resemble links route yet isn't inevitably coastline (no longer on links land) or perhaps lake part. those sort classes are designed to take earnings of the organic lay of the land without including timber, mounds, or different obstructions (all obstructions must be organic). Many are stepped ahead close to the sea, lakes or rives and wind is mostly a contributory component to the confusing of those classes.

Answer 4

My guess is that lynx-style courses probably are to be found in the northwestern US and Canada, anywhere that lynx can pursue their diet of snowshoe hares.

Answer 5

cos its played by the the sea on the links land (link between land and sea) hence links golf courses