CommLinks Blog & Client News

We’ve been in our new digs for half a year, and we’re FINALLY settling into a rhythm. A key to this was finding a favorite local lunch spot. While there are lots of restaurants at Scottsdale Airpark, it’s not an…

Summer in Scottsdale is in full swing. While that means high temperatures on the thermometer, it also means low prices both on and off the course. Here’s what’s hot this season in “The World’s Finest Golf Destination.”

After a gut-wrenching delay when everyone involved probably felt like their belts were cinched a bit too tight, the 2021 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships went off without a hitch at Grayhawk Golf Club, May 21 – June 2.…

As huge proponents of the game we love, Communication Links is proud to stand with the Arizona Alliance for Golf and their mission to find a common-sense solution approaching water resource allocation decisions. Left alone, these decisions could severely and…

One of my favorite perks of the job is traveling. Thanks to my role at Communication Links, I’ve been fortunate to see way more of the world than I otherwise would have. Of course, this all came to a grinding…

“The People’s Open” aptly fits the Waste Management Phoenix Open, by far the most-attended golf tournament. And despite the fact that many among the vast “galleries” routinely see about the same amount of golf as they would at an actual…

At Communication Links, we’ve never been very good at calling attention to ourselves. We prefer to remain in the background and let the accolades go to those who deserve them most, our clients. But every now and then, we don’t…

The 2021 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament is in the books. Baylor defeated Gonzaga 86-70. The winner of this year’s CommLinks March Madness pool is our very own Digital Content Director Zac Strohfus. We convinced him to give our newsletter…

Last week, my old friend Michael Patrick Shiels, host of Michigan’s Big Show, the state’s largest news/talk program, came through Scottsdale on his cross-country “Sea-to-Shining-Sea” Tour. I, along with our mutual pal Scottsdale-based travel writer Tom Mackin, met him for…

Hello sports betting! With the ink dry on HB 2772 and the new gaming compact with Arizona Tribal Nations firmly in place, it’s time to prepare for a brave new sports betting world here in the Copper State.

When it comes to the Irish, the truth of their hospitality is even greater than its reputation. I was fortunate to have been one of eight who visited the Emerald Isle for a golf trip in September 2000. And, while…

Let’s be honest, golf isn’t easy. And, no matter how good you may (or may not) be, everyone wants to improve. Usually swing changes take time and gains come slowly. However, according to our friends at Cool Clubs – the…

March Madness is upon us! All of us in the sports world are tickled to see our brackets back up on the bulletin board after a year without the NCAA’s exciting tournament. The 2021 March matchups also are another step…

With the recent Communication Links “Big Move,” the continuing Global Pandemic, and ever-present parental duties, stress has become a permanent fixture in our New Normal. Having reached my stress limit, I recently turned to the self-help section of Amazon and…

The WM Phoenix Open is near and dear to all of our hearts here at CommLinks. Actually, that might be the understatement of the century. We love it. We love the hard work that goes into it. We love the…

Contrary to what my wife believes, the CommLinks team has interests beyond golf. Take this past weekend for example. Friend and Scottsdale-based writer Tom Mackin joined me for an adventure (somewhat) worthy of Indiana Jones. After reading about a collection…

The move was supposed to be so simple. The CommLinks team was only relocating a few miles north up the 101, and this would be a great opportunity to clear out the clutter and really keep things simple.

New year, new me…it seems I hear that tired trope from people every single year about this time. Generally it lasts maybe until the curtain falls on the Super Bowl (Can I say that?). Still I admire its optimism. If…

If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying. Not so with golf. The game’s foundation of honesty has been instilled in every golfer since its beginning. Maybe that’s why the current uptick in the golf industry tastes so bitter-sweet.