Links From The Road: Royal Cinque Ports

Sam Cooper has produced possibly his best film yet and it’s on one of my favorite links and towns: Deal.

It’s long been a mystery why Royal Cinque Ports is not afforded another Open given its quality and proximity to London. It’s closer to a town and rail line while featuring ample farmland space around the property to sell pints and hideous shirts. But I think Cooper hits on the poor luck of its last two scheduled Open Championships as a key to the problem (even with the sea wall now helping and making a great spectator walkway). I wrote about all this prior to the 2011 Open but sadly, Golf World archives have mostly vanished.

Anyway, enjoy the aerials and beauty provided by Cooper and give him a follow on Instagram. This is quite an exciting time in newfound appreciation for the great links thanks to these talented storytellers.