Should more tournaments be held on links courses?

When it comes to the sport’s oldest championship, absence certainly did make the heart grow fonder, with fans really savouring the vagaries of true links golf once more as Collin Morikawa triumphed at Royal St George’s.

That got us thinking: why aren’t more events held at venues like this?

It is the purest and most brutally unpredictable form of the game and, from bad bounces to wicked conditions, links golf has no equal in terms of its ability to entertain.

The 149th Open was a timely reminder of this. If the previous week’s Scottish Open had given us a glimpse of the beautiful links game, the year’s final Major highlighted in detail what’s missing from professional golf.

While The Renaissance Club in East Lothian probably has the balance about right in terms of the challenge posed the week before a Major, one could argue that a trick is being missed in July’s other events. With the Irish Open and Cazoo Open in Wales either side, there’s scope for four brilliant links events that could showcase hidden gems and bring untold enjoyment to players and viewers alike.