Course Promos and Updates

New veteran and military discounts available at county golf courses

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April 4, 2014

Veterans and active-duty military personnel are eligible to receive discounts at county-operated golf courses in Nassau and Suffolk, according to announcements made this week by both county governments. In Nassau, a new "Lifetime Leisure Passport" allows veterans and military personnel to play at the county's five municipal golf facilities — Eisenhower Park, North Woodmere Park, […]

$39 Early Bird discount available for Golfing Magazine’s 2014 Free Golf Program

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March 12, 2014

Golfing Magazine's annual Free Golf Program is back in 2014, and so is its Early Bird Special, which gives local golfers a discount on already-discounted rates at top courses across the Island. For $39 now through the end of April, the Hicksville-based magazine's Free Golf Program includes a one-year subscription plus a certificate that entitles

Tentative April reopening dates set for Bethpage Black, Red

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March 9, 2014

Despite the poor winter weather, the Black and Red courses at Bethpage State Park are slated to reopen on their typical April schedule. Bethpage Black will open for the 2014 season on April 12, according to a park announcement. The Red Course will open April 1. Bethpage's other three courses — two of which, the

St. Patrick’s Day shotgun at Cherry Creek’s Links Course

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March 8, 2014

The Links Course at Cherry Creek is open for play and currently preparing for a St. Patrick's Day shotgun outing that includes Irish eats and on-course contests. Tee time for the event is 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 17. Entry fee is $69, which includes food, drinks and motor cart. Check-in and breakfast begin at

Timber Point to host annual St. Patrick’s scramble and dinner on March 16

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March 7, 2014

Timber Point Golf Course will open for play on Friday, March 14, but it will kick off the new season in festive style a few days later with a St. Patrick's Weekend scramble and dinner gathering on Sunday, March 16. As usual, Timber Point's annual holiday outing — a nine-hole, four-person scramble — will include

2014 public golf course reopenings on Long Island

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March 5, 2014

There is light at the end of this long, cold tunnel — the spring golf season is about to start on Long Island. Opening Day for some of Long Island's seasonal golf courses is only a week away. Spring will be greeted with a hero's welcome following an offseason that began with an ominous forecast

Brentwood, Holbrook scheduled for March 14 reopenings

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February 27, 2014

The Town of Islip courses at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club are tentatively slated to open for the 2014 season on Friday, March 14. Lingering winter weather could delay the start of the season, however, the way early-arriving winter weather ended the 2013 season a few days ahead of schedule. For more on

Pre-holiday St. Patrick’s Day scramble at Mill Pond

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February 26, 2014

[UPDATE: The date of this event has been changed to Friday, March 28.] The winter golf season is winding down on Long Island, not because the weather is any warmer, but because the annual St. Patrick's Day golf outings are looming. Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford will get a headstart on both St. Patrick's

2013-14 Winter Rates Roundup II

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February 7, 2014

If you want to play golf in the 2013-14 winter season, it seems you either need a plane ticket or a very vivid imagination for daydreaming. This offseason has been more about polar vortexes than putting practice. In the event there is ever an available day to play golf before the 2014 regular season arrives,

2013-14 Winter Rates Roundup I

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January 18, 2014

Snowstorms and temperatures flirting with negative numbers froze out the first few weeks of the 2013-14 winter golf season, but it seems there are playable days ahead. Now that the holiday decorations are back in storage, use the free time to get a few swings in. Golf On Long Island loves winter golf and wants

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