The one shining light from this winter’s severely abbreviated golf season — besides the blinding ricochet of sunshine off barely melted ice sheets — is Long Island’s robust indoor-golf scene. The region has never had a deeper roster of indoor venues for playing, practicing, learning and competing, all combined at many places with eating, drinking […]
It wasn’t too long ago that on a 40-degree day in January, only a few stragglers would be seen trudging around pale-green fairways, swinging irons from beneath four layers of winter gear and a wool hat. That’s no longer the case in 2026. In fact, 40 degrees is “high” enough to draw full groups out
For the many Long Island golfers who do not play golf year-round, there is usually a distinct point where the golf season comes to an end. Some might call it a year at Halloween, others Thanksgiving. Some might end it the first time they put the heat on at home, others might end it at the year’s
The new and still-rising Station Yards development in Ronkonkoma is hosting an outdoor golf event on its village green tomorrow, August 6. "Taps, Tunes & Tees" will feature live music by Paris Ray, local beer and golf activities, including a Dryvebox simulator and a putting green courtesy of XGolf Commack. There will be a vendor
The Town of Islip updated its reservation and no-show policy effective June 1, adding no-show fees that will need to be paid before account holders can book future tee times. Islip charges a $4 reservation fee per player on tee times booked at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club, and $3 per player at
A round of golf in the Five Towns area usually means a tee time at a private club like Seawane, Inwood or Rockaway Hunt, but this season it could also mean 18 on the opposite coast ’97 say, Pebble Beach. The Back Nine, one of Long Island's newest indoor golf venues, set up shop in
Golf courses are full, empty stalls at the driving range are often hard to find, and open slots at junior golf camps tend to disappear fast. Participation in golf remains incredibly high, and more players see the lifelong value of making professional instruction available to new and experienced junior golfers. On Long Island, summer
As most local golfers know, March is reopening month on Long Island. Sure, it's still barely above freezing outside and the ground is mush, but as far as cold-weather players are concerned, that's what hand warmers and golf spikes are for. Long Island's seasonal golf courses are getting set to stick the pins back in
Harbor Links has a new course operator and will soon have a variety of spiffy new amenities to enhance the playing experience. And among those incoming amenities are robots ’97 yes, robots ’97 that will deliver food and drinks to players as they swing their way around the Port Washington golf course. Kelley Brooke, whose
Aside from the leaky cup of lukewarm snack-bar joe, golf and coffee rarely cross paths. But down in Long Beach, behind big storefront windows and a dark awning, there is a lounge-chair-lined intersection where Mizunos meet macchiatos, where the pings of a driver meld with the familiar hiss of a steam wand. Long Beach Coffee