Looking for ways to attract more golfers during off-peak hours, the Town of Huntington has implemented "demand-based pricing" to reduce green fees for non-residents at the municipal Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport, according to a town press release earlier this month.
Under the new pricing schedule, rates for non-residents (and residents without a town golf card) have dropped from $46 to $29 for rounds played Tuesday through Thursday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Green fees for seniors and disabled persons are now $21. The near-40% reduction means non-residents pay the same price as Huntington players during these low-demand times. Weekend and early-morning rates are unchanged.
’93This is an excellent opportunity for the public to take advantage of the beautiful 18-hole golf course at Crab Meadow,’94 said Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci. ’93It’92s one of several creative revenue-producing measures the Town is working on that will allow us to continue to provide new and existing services to our residents without increasing the tax burden.’94
The new pricing model will remain in effect at least for several months, effectively through the summer season, according to town officials.
’93We have the most beautiful public golf course on Long Island," said Greg Wagner, Huntington's Parks and Recreation director. "The more we can expose and attract our neighbors, the more word spreads and generates interest in returning for another great day of golf and food at Macs at the Meadow."
Crab Meadow, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, is one of many Suffolk County golf courses designed by William Mitchell in the 1960s and 1970s. The property overlooking nearby Long Island Sound has hosted golf since the 1920s, when it was originally home to Devereux Emmet's Northport Country Club.
For more on Crab Meadow, visit the course flyover.