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
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
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
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