Bethpage Black's abbreviated spring season came to an end this weekend as final preparations begin for the return of the U.S. Open to Long Island. The course will host golf's national championship from Thursday, June 18 to Sunday, June 21, and will reopen to the public on June 27. The other four Bethpage courses will […]
The Stonebridge Golf Links & Country Club is offering a package deal to the public this season, ten rounds at the semi-private course in Smithtown for a discounted rate of $450, cart included. That works out to the equivalent of ten rounds at Stonebridge's twilight rate, or about 35% off the standard weekday greens fee.
[This flyover was updated on July 28, 2023.] A west-to-east golf tour along the Long Island Expressway would culminate somewhere out in Manorville or Riverhead, at a lengthy course like Rock Hill or on the Island's only par-6, the 18th hole at Cherry Creek Links. The first, western-most stop on such an Expressway golf tour
The Crab Meadow Golf Club in Northport will host an Easter Sunday Shotgun Outing this weekend, April 12. Players can warm up on the range and enjoy a continental breakfast before the first ball leaves the tee around 8:00. With luck, the holiday morning will include nice weather, strong play and enough time to make
Thanks to some springtime maintenance, golfers at the Middle Island Country Club can take advantage of winter rates up to and beyond the Masters. After previously extending its offseason discount through the end of March, Middle Island will now offer winter rates on Spruce, Dogwood and Oak through April 15 as payback for this week's
Most visitors to Baseball Plus on February weekends are there to hone their swings for upcoming baseball and softball seasons. For the past year, however, golfers have had a practice area for their own swing work, where the crack of a 5-iron and the thud of a simulator screen join the chorus of aluminum bat
Last week I noted that the Pine Hills Country Club website was out of service. It still is. A phone call to Pine Hills over the weekend revealed that the par-73 in Manorville is unaffected, thankfully. "We're open every day but Christmas," said a Pine Hills employee. No word on when the Pine Hills website
[This flyover was updated on June 26, 2023.] Golf courses are certainly not difficult to find across Long Island. No matter where you're sitting, it's likely that a flagstick is dug into a golf hole somewhere within a 15-minute drive. Par-3 courses, however, are a different story. Sometimes during the ongoing love-hate relationship between golfer
The last tee of the season will dig into the turf at the Holbrook Country Club this Sunday, December 14, when the tree-lined par-71 shuts down until March. The pro shop will remain open until Christmas. Holbrook is a heavily wooded course and nightmarish for players who struggle to keep the ball straight. Those who
[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