Author name: Phil

Bethpage: Black closed for season, Red next, Open changes on horizon

Uncategorized

[This flyover was updated on January 4, 2017.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Middle Island Country Club, 11/26/2011 The Spruce Course at the Middle Island Country Club is one of three nine-hole layouts — all tree-titled — that make up the 27-hole facility, which has undergone a gradual renovation that began in the late 2000s under new club management.  Luckily […]

Thanksgiving Events at Mill Pond, Lido

Uncategorized

In addition to Spring Lake’s Thanksgiving Scramble, Mill Pond and the Lido Golf Club will each be hosting turkey-titled events of their own early on the holiday morning, November 27. Mill Pond, a links-style course in Medford, is putting on a "Turkey Shootout," with two-man scramble teams all teeing off at 8:00.  The $49 registration

Thanksgiving Scramble at Spring Lake

Uncategorized

Thanksgiving Day typically revolves around family, friends, food and football.  The Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island is inviting all interested golfers to prepare for a long day of celebration by first enjoying and giving thanks to the great game of golf. Spring Lake is hosting a Thanksgiving Day Scramble on Thursday, November 27. 

Flyover: Long Island National Golf Club

Uncategorized

[UPDATE — Winter 2014:  Long Island National GC is now a members-only private club.  Course updates and design modifications made after the 2013 season are not covered in this overview.] Long Island's North Fork is renowned for its miles of wineries and vineyards, farm stands, waterside charm and rural setting.  As day-trippers and bachelorette-party limos

Flyover: Rock Hill Golf Club

Uncategorized

[This flyover was updated on March 30, 2018.] SEE ALSO:After 50 years, Rock Hill remains a fixture on the Long Island golf landscape (9/18/2015) Once you make your way out into the high-60s of the Long Island Expressway — too far east even for the HOV lane — you can take your pick of courses

Smithtown Landing a new GolfonLI fave

Uncategorized

I got a call from Rob this afternoon asking for a suggestion on somewhere to play on his off day that didn’t require an eastbound journey on the LIE.  I’ve been hearing and reading good things about Smithtown Landing and recommended that he check it out. A few hours later Rob buzzed me with a

Island’s End pitches new Mobile VIP program

Uncategorized

The Island’s End Golf Club finds itself in a unique situation that no other public course on Long Island, with the exception of Montauk Downs, is forced to handle.  Perched way out on the North Fork in Greenport, Island’s End is far beyond a simple drive for most Long Islanders.  In terms of distance, Nassau

Eisenhower Red joins list of 4-star courses

Uncategorized

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"

Flyover: Spring Lake – Sandpiper 9

Uncategorized

[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

Reader Favorite: Timber Point Blue #5

Uncategorized

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

Scroll to Top