Voting is open in Golf Digest's Greatest Public Courses first-round matchup between Bethpage Black and the Hawktree Golf Club of Bismarck, North Dakota. Head over to GolfDigest.com anytime between now and Sunday, May 29, to cast your vote for the local favorite. The magazine is allowing fans to choose which course is truly America's Greatest […]
[Update: Island Green Golf Center has closed.] Part of the attraction of the Island Green Golf Center in Selden is its Long Island-themed miniature-golf course, with holes designed around local icons like the Montauk Lighthouse, Vietnam Memorial and the Big Duck. Oddly, none of the holes require putts through the front door of a condominium.
It's a three-peat. Bethpage Black is America's top muni, according to Golfweek, which rated the local legend #1 in 2009, 2010 and again in 2011 when it announced its list of Best Municipal Courses earlier this month. The latest accolades arrive only two months after the Black Course earned the top spot in Golfweek's Best
Chances are you've already met Spring Lake Golf Club head pro and director of golf Cristy Jurgens (nee Grzymala). If not, on your next visit to the 27-hole course in Middle Island, she'll likely be there to ring you up, send you out to the starter and make a suggestion or two on equipment. Mark
Free on Mondays and looking to raise money for local organizations by playing a top Long Island public course? Hamlet Willow Creek Golf & Country Club in Mount Sinai will host the 26th annual Mather Golf Classic on Monday, June 6, and the fifth annual Dix Hills Basketball Association (DHBA) Golf Classic on June 13.
Lido Golf Club in Lido Beach will start the morning with shotgun starts on Thursday, May 19 and Tuesday, May 24 at 7:30 and 7:45 a.m., respectively. All public golfers are invited to reserve a spot and will be charged based on residency. Complimentary lunch will be provided. The course will be closed after the
This might arrive as old news to those who play municipal golf in the City of Glen Cove on a regular basis, but for those who do not, the formerly par-66 Glen Cove Golf Club now skirts Dosoris Pond and Long Island Sound as a par-67 course. Sometime between our last visit in June 2009
Timber Point Golf Course in Great River will host the Rev. Msgr. Thaddeus Rooney Ss. Cyril & Methodius Golf Outing on Thursday, June 2. The event is sponsored by Mangano Funeral Home, Inc. of Deer Park. Shotgun start is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. A barbecue for all outing participants will begin at 12:30, and once
[This flyover was updated on May 15, 2013.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Holbrook Country Club (5/15/2013) It was a short and simple answer to a short and simple question. Before our first round at the Holbrook Country Club a few years ago, we asked the starter if he had any advice for a couple of course newbies
[Looking for information on Golfing Magazine's 2013 Free Golf Program? Click here for details on this year's program.] Though the $39 Early Bird Special has already come and gone, Long Islanders can still register for Golfing Magazine's annual Free Golf Program and cash in on free green fees at 10 courses from Port Washington to