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Thanks to some springtime maintenance, golfers at the Middle Island Country Club can take advantage of winter rates up to and beyond the Masters.  After previously extending its offseason discount through the end of March, Middle Island will now offer winter rates on Spruce, Dogwood and Oak through April 15 as payback for this week's […]

Golfers who enjoy teeing it up on a variety of Long Island courses and, more importantly, prefer to do so by spending as little as possible, have five more days to take advantage of a deal offered by Golfing Magazine.  Until April 1, subscribers can capitalize on the mag's Early Bird Special — six rounds

Golfers have one more week to capitalize on extended winter rates on the Spruce, Dogwood and Oak Courses at the Middle Island Country Club.  Through March 31, an 18-hole round at Middle Island is $30 anytime during the week and $45 on weekends.  Nine hole rates are $20/$25.  Carts are $5 for nine holes and

Originally set to open for the season on April 1, the Tallgrass Country Club has moved its reopening date up to tomorrow, March 21.  Online tee times are not yet available, but reservations can be made by calling the pro shop today after 11 a.m. Temperatures for the first spring weekend are supposed to be

The Great Rock Golf Club's redesigned website made its Internet debut earlier this month.  The new version is cleaner and more organized than its predecessor, which had plenty of good intentions but was plagued by broken links and layout issues.  It was one of the very few Long Island course websites to actually make an

Anyone with plans to play at least one round of golf on a Long Island course this season, listen up.  Until April 1, Golfing Magazine is offering an Early Bird Special on its discounted golf VIP program, and according to editor Terrence Jordan, this year's special is the publication's best ever. For $39, golfers receive

The Brentwood Country Club, originally slated to reopen for the season on March 16, has pushed its start date back due to residual effects from last week's snowstorm and melt-off.  Its Town of Islip sister course at the Holbrook Country Club has done the same.  Both courses will start the 2009 season simultaneously on Wednesday,

The Bay Park and Christopher Morley Park golf courses are scheduled to reopen for the season Friday, March 13, weather permitting.  Both nine-hole municipal courses have been closed since mid-December while sister courses at North Woodmere and Cantiague Park remained open for play through the winter.  Both nine-hole par-30s are very short with contrasting styles,

Bob Misa is a man with a plan — a two-year plan, to be exact.  The owner of Golf Etc. at the Arches is determined to make his store a success within his 24-month time frame, whether or not the economy will cooperate.  Four months since he opened for business inside the new Tanger Outlets