Early December, whether its unseasonably warm like years past or frigid like this 2013 offseason, is the time some of our preferred golf courses take an extended rest until spring. Bethpage Black and Red have already been closed for several weeks. Others will follow throughout December. On the East End, the Woods Course at Cherry […]
Thanksgiving 2012 was an uncertain time for the Lido Golf Club and Timber Point Golf Course in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Thanks to hard work that culminated in remarkable recoveries this season, on Thanksgiving 2013, the focus will simply be on fun holiday golf. Registration is open for the Lido Golf Club's annual Thanksgiving
Crab Meadow's habit of hosting holiday outings continues next week, when the rolling 18 near the Sound in Northport hosts its annual Turkey Shoot Scramble on Thanksgiving morning, November 28. Reserve a tee time today by calling (631) 757-8800 or register online. Shotgun start is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. with beer and finger foods to
Spring Lake Golf Club will host its annual Thanksgiving Day Shotgun next week, with tee time scheduled for 8:00 a.m. A limited number of remaining spots can be reserved by calling the Spring Lake pro shop at (631) 924-5115. The event will be played in a best-ball format with prizes at stake. Check-in and breakfast
Cherry Creek and a bunch of its Suffolk County counterparts will host events on Thanksgiving morning, but the Riverhead course will warm up for the holiday outing a few days in advance when it hosts its first annual Snowball Classic on the Links Course on Sunday, November 24. The Classic will tee off with an
In honor of the nation's veterans, Mill Pond Golf Course is offering all golfers the opportunity to play the course for free. Play (and pay) on Veterans Day — this Monday, November 11 — and receive a voucher for a free weekday greens fee valid until the end of April 2014. Call the Mill Pond
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park, typically the first of Long Island's seasonal public golf courses to hang a "See You In Spring" sign on its clubhouse door, is down to its final weeks of the 2013 playing season. The course will close on Sunday, November 17. If you can't get out on
When you have to line up a putt blindfolded, tee off with an antique driver and play "worst ball" on a hole, you know it's Halloween at Crab Meadow. The Northport golf course is hosting another Trick Or Treat Scramble this year, scheduled to tee off at noon on Thursday, October 31. Luckily there are
Spring Lake Golf Club is running a "Sunday Funday" family special this holiday weekend (October 13) on its nine-hole Sandpiper Course. For $50, guests can reserve a tee time on the Sandpiper Course for one adult and one junior player, with motor cart and a hot dog and soda for each player included. The special
The golf season is winding down, which means voting in the annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll is just heating up. Golfers and golf fans have a few months to cast their votes online for Long Island's "Best Golf Course" as well as the area's top driving range and golf store. Voting is