This article appeared in the 2013 Winter Issue of LINKS

CHANCES ARE YOU DON’T think much about water, and why should you? You can turn on your tap at home and run it for as long as you like with very little economic or environmental consequence. Most places in the world aren’t so lucky, and one day soon, perhaps, neither will we be. Increasing demand and widespread drought (last year was the hottest on record in the U.

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Appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of LINKS.

Located at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Sylacauga, Alabama, FarmLinks Golf Club has everything you’d expect from a top golf resort: a well-designed, immaculately maintained course; a first-rate golf academy; luxurious accommodations and good food; as well as other great amenities like hunting, shooting, and fishing.

But there’s much more below the surface—literally.

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Appeared in the Summer 2012 issue of LINKS.

THERE ISN'T A GOLFER out there who hasn’t at one time or another decried the Rules that govern the game, loudly proclaiming them unfair because his ball ended up in a divot in the fairway or was diverted by a spike mark on its way into the hole.

Though you might not believe it, the USGA and the R&A hear your cries and take them into consideration when they contemplate amending the Rules.

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