[This flyover was updated on March 1, 2021.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Merrick Road Park Golf Course, 8/10/2012 I spent the majority of my early rounds as a beginner hacking around North Woodmere and Bay Park. It was a peaceful time in a world where golf was a simple game built on consecutive par-3s and an occasional […]
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The Town of Islip has closed Brentwood Country Club, Holbrook Country Club, and Gull Haven Golf Club on Saturday, September 6, due to the expected arrival of Tropical Storm Hanna. The courses will re-open on Sunday the 7th.
[This flyover was updated on July 6, 2024.] SEE ALSO:Closer Look: Stonebridge Golf Links #7Closer Look: Stonebridge Golf Links #4 To experience the famous hole designs built by early-1900s icons C.B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor, Long Island golfers need to somehow find their way onto the courses of esteemed private clubs like National Golf Links,
A few weeks ago I noticed something on the Tallgrass website basically saying the course would be around for a while. That was reassuring. Then I noticed that the club's ads in Newsday emphasized the fact that Tallgrass "is here to stay." This brought to mind news I read earlier this Summer about how the
[This flyover was updated on November 22, 2023.] SEE ALSO:A Half Century in East Rock: Bay Park in the Midst of 50th-Anniversary Season Bay Park Golf Course is one of the four county-run nine-hole munis in Nassau, a wide-open par-30 that's perfectly suited for beginners and those looking to iron out some wrinkles in their
In many cases the contributors here have played certain courses a handful of times, or maybe even just once or twice. Some courses we’ve played dozens upon dozens of times. For the ones we’ve played less frequently, our descriptions may be a little off on account of a small sample size. Since the goal is
[UPDATE — April 2017: Tallgrass Golf Course has closed.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Tallgrass Golf Course, 5/16/2016Observations: Tallgrass Golf Course #6 (6/18/2014)Tallgrass converting #6 to a par-3Closer Look: Tallgrass GC #8Observations: Tallgrass Golf Course, 3/30/2011Tallgrass sheds "Country Club" title, now Tallgrass Golf Course (9/15/2010)Observations: Tallgrass Country Club, 7/28/2010 I've had several discussions with people while playing in
Phil Carlucci Creator/Writer, Golf On Long IslandAuthor, Images of America: Long Island GolfMember, Metropolitan Golf Writers Association (MGWA) I am the creator of and main contributor to Golf On Long Island. I feature a terribly inconsistent swing that makes me consider retirement at least once during each round, often early in the back nine. Typically
Well, maybe not for a while, if at all. But it’s an idea that Mark Herrmann floats today in his weekly Newsday Golf Beat. Herrmann thinks the golf fans of Long Island, who distinguished themselves at the 2002 U.S. Open, deserve more PGA Tour golf on their home courses than they’re getting right now —