Hurricane Irene has come and gone, leaving behind a mess for many Long Islanders. At the Timber Point Golf Course in Great River, full recovery could take a while. The White and Blue Courses at Timber Point are closed until further notice after Hurricane Irene flooded the highly vulnerable bayside nines over the weekend. The […]
Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge and the nine-hole golf course at Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn are closed today, August 30, for recovery and maintenance from Hurricane Irene. Most Long Island golf courses reopened for play immediately after the storm, but many are still without power or phone service. For the
While some courses on Long Island made it through Hurricane Irene unscathed, others have some work to do to get back into playing shape. The golf courses at Bethpage State Park will be closed through Thursday, September 1 for hurricane recovery and maintenance. Call the course at (516) 249-0701 for updates. This week, be sure
It's only natural for golfers with a competitive streak to shoot for personal benchmarks when they're out on the course and playing above their standard. Breaking 80, touching 90, keeping it under 100 — whatever the goal may be, usually somewhere around the turn, players in the midst of one of their finer rounds will
Find a babysitter this Thursday afternoon — there's a golf tournament to be won. Cantiague Park will host a twilight golf tournament for mixed couples on Thursday, August 25, a nine-hole event that is open to all Nassau County residents. Couples will be paired up with other mixed duos to compete as four-person scramble teams,
Family time tends to be anywhere but the golf course on weekend afternoons, but until Labor Day, your son, daughter, niece or nephew can play Shoreham's Tallgrass Golf Course for free with your paid greens fee. This special kids deal is valid after 12 noon on Saturdays and Sundays through September 4. To introduce the
Just a quick drive from Northport's Main Street and the 18-hole Crab Meadow Golf Course up near the Sound, the Northport Golf Course at the VA Medical Center rolls gently in residential quietude. Beginners, juniors, seniors and just about anyone looking to escape the daily rigors of Long Island living for even just an hour
The Lido Golf Club will aerate its greens on Wednesday, August 17. Midday rates will be offered for all rounds from Wednesday through Friday, August 19. For more on the waterside Lido Golf Club in Lido Beach, check out the course flyover.
Nearly 2,000 golf holes at 100 courses across 27 states will be in play next week as part of the "World's Largest Golf Outing," and 18 of those holes are right here on Long Island. Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram will host one leg of the outing, a multi-course event run by Billy Casper
Poxabogue Golf Center is in the local papers again, and for once it's not related to its past management and restaurant issues. The New York Times profiled the nine-hole course — "the people's golf course" of the Hamptons — and the adjoining cafe/gathering spot in its "Neighborhood Joint" series back in late July. The Times