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Bethpage Black is Golfweek’s Best Muni for 2011

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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 […]

Spring Lake pro featured in Newsday

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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

Hamlet Willow Creek to host Mather Hospital, DHBA outings in June

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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

Public shotguns this month at Lido GC

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[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

Glen Cove Golf Club adds a stroke, now playing as a par-67

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[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

Rev. Msgr. Thaddeus Rooney Golf Outing, June 2 at Timber Point

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Registration is open for 2011 junior golf camps held this summer at the Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River.  Half-day and full-day camps each run in four sessions from mid-June through the end of August. All campers have the opportunity to work closely with Great Rock's teaching professionals and receive instruction on the full

Flyover: Holbrook Country Club

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Another national list, another opportunity for national exposure for the Black Course at Bethpage State Park.  Golf Digest published its list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses for 2011-12 in the current May issue, and the Black once again represents Long Island public golf in the top half.  The course comes in at #36 on

Golfing Magazine’s Free Golf Program to include 10 LI courses this season

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It will likely play out the way most #2-vs-#15 matchups do — as either a blowout from the opening tip, or with a bunch of awkward reserves frantically high-fiving each other and auditioning for a spot in the annual "One Shining Moment" montage.  Let's hope Gus Johnson isn't calling the match. To involve the fans

Junior Golf Camps at Great Rock GC

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Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk's 13th annual Roger Metcalf Memorial Golf Classic will take place on Monday, May 9 at Hamlet Willow Creek Golf & Country Club in Mount Sinai. The outing features two separate tee times at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.  The afternoon shotgun start will be followed by a cocktail hour and

Golf Digest ranks Bethpage Black #36 in America’s Greatest for 2011, #7 public

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Good news for anyone who's ever found themselves "in jail" at the heavily wooded Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island.  The 27-hole facility is providing wayward shooters with a little bit of breathing room this season and in the future by removing some trees around the course.  According to Spring Lake golf director and

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