Golfing Magazine put together its 2009 Long Island Dream Golf Club
in its recent Fall issue, a collection of the area's finest 18 holes
and its top off-course facilities. Made up of ten private and eight
public holes, the Dream Golf Club
is a 7,219-yard par-73. With holes like the blind-carry 16th at Lido
and the split-fairway sixth at Harbor Links, the 2009 Dream Club
demands smart strategy and precise execution from the public golfer.
Every Monday through the winter, Golf On Long Island will
feature one public hole from the Dream Golf Club along with commentary
from Golfing Magazine editors. Photographs are provided by Golf On
Long Island where available. To view the Dream Club's 18-hole lineup, re-visit the original post here.
And to review Golfing Magazine's 2008 edition of the Dream Club, click here.
GOLFING MAGAZINE'S 2009 DREAM GOLF CLUB
LIDO GOLF CLUB — HOLE #16
487 / 430 / 405 yards
Designed by Robert Trent Jones
"This windy layout between the bay and ocean puts fear into every golfer on the 16th tee. First, you drive to a horseshoe-shaped landing area surrounded by water. Big hitters must stay right or risk running out of land. Unfortunately, the reward for a big tee shot is a second shot that's at least 200 yards over water. Short hitters can stay left, but then must either lay up to 160 yards or fly the ball 50 yards past that spot to stay dry. A waste bunker behind the green keeps some long shots out of the water, but not all. The large green slopes hard from back left to front right."
Golf On Long Island provided a flyover of the course in September 2008:
"You might recognize the 16th hole from Newsday’92s Dream 18.
It is a par-5 that demands that you hit (blindly, at times) two
separate islands. The slabs of land are guarded by water, weeds and
nerves. Your choice off the tee greatly influences your decision on
the second. Hit it right and go at the green; hit it left and you’92re
laying up; or hit it straight and you’92re in the water. Lido rookies
likely won’92t have a clue how to navigate it ’96 just hope for a playing
partner well-versed in Lido #16."
To read more about Lido, check out the course flyover.