The Links Collection has infused the legendary Dunvegan Hotel. Barbara Ivins-Georgoudiou, Global Golf Post
They are two Texas friends who are passionate about golf, especially the way it is played in the British Isles. How they came to own two of the most iconic hotels and pubs in St. Andrews is a fascinating story.
It begins in the town of Portrush in Northern Ireland.
Robert Covington is a golf-nutty private investor who plays out of Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, as does his pal and business partner, Jonathan Harper. A seasoned Irish golf aficionado from countless business trips to the old sod, Covington had formed his own network of Irish golf friends, some prominent, some not so much. Harper, with two up-and-coming kids who can really play, wanted to take his boys on a golf trip to Ireland, and he naturally turned to his pal Covington, asking for an itinerary.
In 2018, while playing at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, whose ...