Two-thirds of the way through the winter and just as many people are cheering "The winter's almost over!" as are wondering "When is the winter going to arrive?" Mild winter, cool spring, whatever you want to call it — when 50-degree days outnumber total inches of snow in a Long Island winter, it's a bonus […]
What a difference a year makes. At this time in 2011, Long Islanders were reaching for the snow shovel, not the sand wedge. Fast forward to the present and you've got 60-degree weekend afternoons and tee times flying off the board. Take away the bare branches and the early-morning freeze and it's like swinging a
The Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham is closed for the months of January and February. If the winter weather cooperates, the course will reopen in the beginning of March. To read more on Tallgrass, check out the course flyover.
The famous ball will drop in Times Square this weekend on New Years Eve, and a few hours later, the final balls of the season will drop onto the greens at Timber Point on New Years Day. Timber Point's Red and White courses are closing for the season at the end of the day on
The Nassau County municipal courses at Bay Park in East Rockaway and Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn have closed for the season. Sister nine-hole courses at North Woodmere and Cantiague parks will remain open through the winter. Bay Park and Morley will likely reopen in late March. Check back as the spring season approaches for
The 2010-11 winter golf season was over almost as soon as it began. By the time Golf On Long Island posted its first edition of Winter Rates Roundup in early January, Long Island golf courses were nestled under a blanket of post-Christmas snow. So this year, fittingly on a day that nearly touched 60 degrees,
The Red Course at Eisenhower Park is closed for the season. The Devereux Emmet-designed beauty in East Meadow will likely reopen sometime in early April. Until then, check out the course flyover or take a look at Eisenhower Red's ghost greens.
If you have a weekday afternoon free this winter and the weather cooperates, you can play and ride at a top Long Island course for less than two bucks a hole. The Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River is once again featuring a $29 weekday afternoon rate this offseason ($39 in the morning). Winter
The Red Course at Bethpage State Park will close for the 2011 season this Sunday, December 4. Forecasts call for sunny and cool conditions for the Red's final three days, so take advantage while you can. The course won't be open again until April. Bethpage golfers can still challenge the Yellow and Blue courses during
Registration is open for the Lido Golf Club's annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, which tees off shotgun style this Thursday, November 24 at 8:00 a.m. The $75 entry fee includes cart, range balls, breakfast and a Lido GC winter hat by Under Armour. There will also be competitions on the course for longest drive, most accurate