

Sunset over Peconic Bay, the iconic windmill and punchbowl.Īnd finally, the main event – my favorite courses that I played for the first time in 2016. Paradise in Chatham on Cape Cod by Herbert Fowler Three of my favorite holes – Maidstone’s 8th, 9th and 10th.ĭusk over the greatest golf neighborhood in the world.Ī color dawn breaks on Donald Ross’s seaside masterpiece.

Shinny always looks great, but it’s impossibly beautiful at dawn. Punchbowl, Panorama, High Tor, Haunted Bridge, Outlook, and Hendrick Hudson The fall colors here must be seen to be believed.įull fall colors, with the Philadelphia skyline over the 18th green. New Knoll and Road Hole greens by Gil Hanse at the 8th and 9th holes.

12 – National Golf Links of America (with cameos by Shinnecock, Sebonack and Ballyshear) In the spirit of the 12 Days of Christmas, here are my favorite drone shots of the year. This full-fescue true links 9-holer on Cape Cod is as pure and scenic as it gets.Ģ016 was the year when I fell in love with drone photography. These are the courses that I played this year that most exceeded my expectations. Looking forward to watching him try to top it in 2017. Those of us who have had the pleasure of teeing it with him will tell you this about Jon as well – he’s as a good a golf buddy as you’ll ever find.Įnjoy this recap of Jon’s stellar 2016. He is also extremely generous to put this amount of work into sharing his photos with us, with no concern for remuneration. It is clear at this point that Jon is a very talented guy.

He also took his drone work to a whole new level, literally. He travelled coast-to-coast playing beautiful golf courses and sharing his terrific photos. 2016 was another busy year for our friend Jon Cavalier of LinksGems on Twitter and Instagram).
