A new ownership group that includes a part-owner of two Riverhead-area golf clubs is preparing to resurrect the dormant Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River, according to an article published last week in the Riverhead News-Review. The sale to Chris Vene and Anthony Lomangino was expected to close this past week on May 27, […]
Long Island junior golfers with an eye on competing at Augusta National can start the journey to Georgia today by registering for local qualifying rounds of the annual Drive, Chip & Putt Championship, to be held this summer at three area golf courses. Qualifying rounds for the 2021-22 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship will be
Bethpage State Park is updating its tee-time policy starting next week in order to address the "supply and demand" issue that has escalated since the start of the pandemic last spring. Golfers in the online reservation queue typically outnumber available tee times by hundreds on a daily basis, according to the park. According to a
With coronavirus restrictions loosening around the state, you can expect to see a return to outings, food-and-golf specials and more at area golf courses. Pine Hills in Manorville is offering a Nine and Dine outing this Wednesday, May 19 with tee times scheduled between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. Nine holes with cart followed by a
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The nets are up at Topgolf Long Island, and the company's familiar graphics adorn the building's facade. New York's first location of the nationwide golf and entertainment chain is starting to resemble the new-age driving range local golfers have been waiting for, looking down over the Long Island Expressway in Holtsville. After years of speculation
Friend of Golf On Long Island Rob Toffolo walked away from a recent round at Eisenhower Park's Red Course with interesting information about scheduled alterations to the century-old layout, some of which are currently in the early construction stages. Two holes on the Red's front nine are in line for future modifications, and it won't
[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Golf participation at the junior level is up during the coronavirus era. The sport's socially distanced nature led many new, young players onto the course in 2020, and according to many local course pros, the demand for structured
With signs that Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River might be returning to Long Island's public golf roster, it's worth taking a look back at other lost courses in the area. Back when Golf On Long Island began covering the region's public golf scene in 2008, the list of local courses was a little
Great Rock Golf Club is no stranger to bouncing back from a closure. The Wading River facility already did it once a few years ago — the course closed amid an ownership change during the 2013-14 offseason, then reopened that June. Now there are some signs that the again-closed Great Rock is preparing to come