If you're a devoted golfer looking to loosen up early on a cool Thanksgiving morning for 18 wind-whipped holes near the Atlantic, take note — registration is open for the Lido Golf Club's annual Turkey Trot.
Shotgun start is scheduled for 8:00 a.m., but arrive early for breakfast and registration. For $75, participation in the Turkey Trot includes cart, range balls, breakfast and a Lido Golf Club winter hat. There will also be competitions on the course for longest drive, most accurate drive and closest to the pin. To reserve a spot in the event, contact the Lido pro shop at (516) 889-8181.
The Lido Golf Club is located alongside Reynolds Channel in Lido Beach. Players at this windy layout only a few hundred feet from the Atlantic must contend with the channel and a series of ponds and inlets throughout most of the back nine. The course was selected by Newsday as one of the Island's best public courses in 2008, and its double-carry 16th hole is part of Golfing Magazine's 2009 Dream Golf Club.