Talk:Links (golf)
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'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.
[edit] 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)
