The Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River is inviting Long Island golfers to "take a swing in the fight against breast cancer" when it hosts the third annual Pink Rock Classic on Wednesday, October 7. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Fund For Uninsured Women at the Fortunato Breast Health Center at […]
[This flyover was updated on July 20, 2017.] I was first introduced to the Blue Course at Bethpage State Park as a high-schooler with 18-hole golf experience that could only be described as scant. At the time of my Blue debut, golf to me was a game played over nine flat holes where balls could
The Lido Golf Club is hosting public shotguns this Labor Day week on Tuesday, September 8 at 2:00 p.m., and Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 a.m. Keep an eye on the Lido website for future shotgun starts and course events. The waterside 18-hole course in Lido Beach sits between Reynolds Channel and the Atlantic Ocean,
Just as quickly as a calendar page turns, the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs get moving on a new monthly special. Following their $84 twosome special in August, both Town of Islip courses are now offering a September deal for foursomes. For $160 a group of four can play either Brentwood or Holbrook with carts
The third hole at Bethpage Green is temporarily out of commission due to "severe stress" on the putting green resulting from the recent August weather, according to course staff. While recuperating, the 153-yard par-3 has been replaced with a modified par-3 "eighth" built into the ninth hole. The par-5 ninth has been shortened to a
Summer golf under the hot sun will very soon give way to autumn golf in a cool breeze, but one thing that will not change is the availability of discount golf across Long Island courtesy of Golfing Magazine. Its Free Golf Program runs through the end of 2009, and still for just $49, subscribers will
The Middle Island Country Club — home of the nine-hole Spruce, Dogwood and Oak courses — will host the 2nd Annual Bill Evans Celebrity Golf Outing on Monday, August 31 to raise money for breast cancer research. All proceeds benefit Breast Cancer Help, Inc. and their Long Island Cancer Help and Wellness Center. Entry fee
Lido Golf Club will be aerating fairways and greens beginning tomorrow, August 19, until Friday, August 21. The waterside course along Reynolds Channel will remain open for play during aeration. Check the Lido website for any updates.
[This flyover was updated on June 7, 2022.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Swan Lake Golf Club, 4/29/2012Observations: Swan Lake Golf Club, 11/24/2010 [NOTE: Swan Lake Golf Club flipped its front and back nines in April 2019. The following flyover reflects the current routing.] When time allows, most players prepare for a round by grooving their swing at
The Rock Hill Golf Club in Manorville, one of Newsday's 12 "must play" Long Island courses, will host a pair of charity outings later this month. The Lieutenant John M. Clancy/Firefighter Jimmy O'Shea Memorial Golf Outing will take place on Tuesday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m. Entry fee is $170, and sponsorships are available. Visit