medallist vs linksman

medallist and linksman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medallist	Yes	No	No	No
linksman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, linksman is a hypernym of medallist; that is, linksman is a word with a broader meaning than medallist:

Other hypernyms of medallist include golf player, golfer.

medallist (noun)	linksman (noun)
(golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament	someone who plays the game of golf
someone who has won a medal