Father's Day is for the formal celebration of Dad — think a hot grill, frozen mugs and a flat-screen tuned to the U.S. Open. For the second straight year, Mill Pond Golf Course is the place for an even more casual celebration, where the golf clubs are in hand, not on TV. And it's a […]
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park is closed on Mondays for maintenance, but it will be open for play on Monday, May 28 — Memorial Day. Instead the Black will go dark for maintenance on Tuesday, May 29. Call the park for the latest course information.
If Mom happens to be a golfer, replace the flowers with a 4-iron and celebrate her greatness at Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham, where moms play free on Mothers Day, May 13, after 12 noon with a paid greens fee. Later in the week, celebrate Wednesday and treat yourself to reduced-rate golf as part of
[Looking for information on Golfing Magazine's 2013 Free Golf Program? Click here for details on this year's program.] Golfing Magazine's 2012 Free Golf Program is set to begin and Long Islanders will be able to save on golf at eight local courses — and dozens more upstate and in New England — as soon as
There are a couple of new additions at Manorville's Swan Lake Golf Club in 2012. Though a driving range is not one of them, the course has upgraded its practice nets, which remain in their usual spot next to the parking lot. Only now they are a bit bigger, a bit sturdier, and with room
Four of the five golf courses at Bethpage State Park are up and running for the 2012 season, and each of them is scheduled for some April turf maintenance. The Blue Course will be aerated today and tomorrow, April 3 and 4. Next up for aeration is the Yellow Course on April 10 and 11,
Timber Point's Blue Course — home of the "Harbor" and "Gibraltar" par-3s — will open for the 2012 season on Saturday, April 7. It will be available only for weekend play until further notice. The bayside Blue Course closed earlier than normal in 2011 after it was smacked hard by Hurricane Irene in late August.
The Crab Meadow Golf Course is once again calling all golfers to hunt for golf balls instead of Easter eggs on Easter Sunday. Crab Meadow will host its annual Easter Sunday shotgun outing on April 8, with opening tee time scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Entry fee is $65 and includes continental breakfast, motor cart, range
The Championship and Executive courses at Harbor Links in Port Washington will open for the 2012 season this Saturday, March 24. Golfers can begin making tee times for either course, and can also sign up for discount programs for twilight rounds and Executive Course play. See the Harbor Links website for details. Harbor Links is
Bethpage State Park's Yellow, Blue and Green golf courses are open for play and will soon be joined by their nationally renowned neighbors. Bethpage Red will reopen for the 2012 season on Friday, March 30, followed two weeks later by the Black Course on Saturday, April 14. Thanks to this winter's refreshingly mild and golf-friendly