Beat the heat this Wednesday, July 20 with a cold drink or two, and buy those cold drinks with the cool cash you could save at a couple of Long Island's toughest public golf courses.
Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island is running an 18-hole shotgun special Wednesday at 2 p.m. The $40 rate includes golf and cart. Rounds will begin on the back nine of the Thunderbird Course. Call the pro shop at (631) 924-5115 to sign up.
Farther east in Riverhead, Long Island National is offering a $49 one-day special that also includes some savings in the restaurant. Call the course at (631) 727-4653 for details or to reserve a tee time, or book online at the LIN website.
If you want to add steak to the itinerary, check out the Nine & Dine special at the Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River. Valid after 3 p.m., the $60 deal includes nine holes with cart, plus a $40 voucher to the Zagat-rated Blackwells Restaurant on site. (Nine & Dine is offered seven days a week.)