It's been about six years since I went for some professional instruction on how to actually swing a golf club properly. A couple of horrific rounds and a general disgust with my swing recently motivated me to do it again. This time I went to Harbor Links in Port Washington and worked with teaching pro […]
In the next few weeks, look for flyovers of the Lido Golf Club in Lido Beach and Spring Lake in Middle Island, as well as some other courses we visit before the season turns frigid. With twilight hours growing slimmer and slimmer, I’ll also focus on some of the Island’s nine-hole courses. Rob, undaunted by
With the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black just about nine months away, John Feinstein's 2003 book, "Open: Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black," suddenly becomes relevant once again. In fact, it's most timely right this second, because the book is not so much about the U.S. Open golf tournament itself as it is about
Thank you to the folks at East of NYC for the shout-out they gave us Wednesday on their fantastic Long Island food, shopping and events website. If you’re constantly in search of another thing to add to the routine or just in the mood to try something new, whether it’s the opening of a new
[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
Feel strongly about the greatness of a particular Long Island course? Is there one hole in Nassau or Suffolk that you would drop everything to tee off on right this moment? Do you love a certain post-round bar nearly as much as the round itself? Send us an e-mail with your favorite anything — course,
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