The Timber Point Golf Course in Great River will host an abbreviated holiday scramble on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, complete with food, drinks, prizes and bonuses for all turkeys (no, not the ones you douse with gravy). Timber Point's Thanksgiving outing — a nine-hole, four-person scramble — will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. […]
Seems like only yesterday we were at the Crab Meadow Golf Course for its Trick or Treat Scramble on a pleasant Halloween Monday. Of course, at Crab Meadow, almost every major holiday doubles as a great day for a scramble (see Easter, St. Patrick's Day and others). The course's annual Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot is only
Start Thanksgiving at the crack of dawn in Middle Island at Spring Lake Golf Club's holiday shotgun outing, set to begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 24. Arrive early for continental breakfast, then compete against fellow holiday golfers for first-, second- and even last-place prizes. The outing will follow best-ball format. Entry fee
Long Island golfers have a lot to be thankful for, including a 65-degree Election Day and seasonal green fee specials. Plenty of players across the Island are also thankful for the local courses that put on early-morning Turkey Day golf outings. Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford is one of them. On Thanksgiving, Mill Pond
Two weeks remain in the 2011 playing season at Bethpage State Park's Black Course. The Black will close for the season on Tuesday, November 15. Despite the early taste of winter here in the Northeast this past weekend, prime golfing conditions still await the cool-weather golfer at Bethpage and across Long Island. The Black Course
It's Halloween and we've already been through one snow–, err, slushstorm. Perhaps last winter is eager to pick up where it left off. No matter the meteorological outlook, one thing that can't be denied is the availability of favorable Fall season golf specials around Long Island. Here is a sampling: Great Rock: $49 weekdays, $39
The way Golfing Magazine sees it, it's never too early to start planning next season's tee times. If you're a golfer who shares that opinion, then get on board Golfing Magazine's 2012 Free Golf Program by signing up for the mag's Early Bird Special. For $39 you get a certificate good for "free" rounds at
Head to the Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River next week to "take a swing in the fight against breast cancer" as part of the fifth annual Pink Rock Classic. The event will take place on Thursday, October 6. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Fund For Uninsured Women at the Fortunato
In his Golf Beat column this week, Newsday's Mark Herrmann delves into the history of the Red Course at Eisenhower Park and how the East Meadow layout remains one of Long Island's finest golf treasures. There is a big sign above the ticket office at Eisenhower Park: HOME OF THE 1926 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. It is
Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church will hold its first annual golf outing at the Lido Golf Club on Tuesday, September 20 at 1 p.m. The outing will benefit the Freeport Emergency Food Pantry. Golfers will enjoy an on-course lunch plus a barbecue buffet dinner after the round. The $130 entry fee includes food, motor cart and