The Red Course at Eisenhower Park recently received a four-star rating from Golf Digest in its latest edition of the Best Places To Play for 2008-09, joining a handful of fellow Long Island courses rated four stars ("outstanding") and above. Golf Digest notes the Red's value and great conditioning, specifically citing its "phenomenal big greens" […]
[This flyover was updated on July 31, 2020.] The Sandpiper Course at Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island is the facility's nine-hole track, a mildly challenging layout that begins and ends with two par-5s and sticks a bunch of doglegged par-4s in between. Just shy of 3,100 yards from the black tees, Sandpiper is
AD of Valley Stream is a fan of the fifth hole at Timber Point's Blue course, another favored hole that is a member of Newsday's Dream 18. The par-3, named "Gibraltar," is renowned for its treacherous wind conditions and view of the bay: It overlooks Great South Bay and has bunkers in front on the
The Holbrook and Brentwood Country Clubs are offering a special Internet rate for the Fall — 2-for-1 greens fees from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., six days a week. Reservations must be made for each player online and must include cart rental. See the course websites for all conditions that apply. Holbrook CC is a
Tallgrass will be closed from Tuesday, October 7 to Thursday, October 9 for aeration. Check the course website for updates.
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According to the Lido Golf website, the course will begin aerating fairways this coming Monday, September 29.
One week from today, the Middle Island Country Club — home of the Spruce, Dogwood and Oak nine-hole tracks — will host the First Annual Bill Evans Celebrity Golf Outing to raise money for breast cancer research. If spots remain open, cost for a single golfer to play is $175, or $700 for a foursome.
Matt K. of NYC submits the opening hole at Bethpage Red as a personal favorite. Matt is not alone — widely considered one of the region's toughest first holes, #1 at the Red was chosen by Newsday readers for the Long Island Dream 18. The downhill tee shot, sometimes with a half-dozen foursomes looking on
The Harbor Links executive nine is the kid brother of the 18-hole championship course, shorter by about 5,000 yards and a couple of $20 bills, but longer on "scrap." The nine may not look like much on the scorecard, but it makes up for its 1,600+ yardage from the tips with some serious bunkering and