If you want to play golf in the 2013-14 winter season, it seems you either need a plane ticket or a very vivid imagination for daydreaming. This offseason has been more about polar vortexes than putting practice. In the event there is ever an available day to play golf before the 2014 regular season arrives, […]
Snowstorms and temperatures flirting with negative numbers froze out the first few weeks of the 2013-14 winter golf season, but it seems there are playable days ahead. Now that the holiday decorations are back in storage, use the free time to get a few swings in. Golf On Long Island loves winter golf and wants
The winter golf season has officially arrived. Fittingly, in a year characterized by bizarre weather and a week that began with cars frozen under blocks of ice, the opening weekend of Long Island winter golf will see temperatures pushing 70 degrees. This is welcome news for Long Island's all-season golfers, who typically keep their putters
With snow on the ground and more in the forecast, Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club have shut down for the season a few days ahead of schedule. The two Town of Islip golf courses planned to remain open this week until December 15, but instead closed early due to sub-freezing temps and snowy
Thanksgiving 2012 was an uncertain time for the Lido Golf Club and Timber Point Golf Course in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Thanks to hard work that culminated in remarkable recoveries this season, on Thanksgiving 2013, the focus will simply be on fun holiday golf. Registration is open for the Lido Golf Club's annual Thanksgiving
Crab Meadow's habit of hosting holiday outings continues next week, when the rolling 18 near the Sound in Northport hosts its annual Turkey Shoot Scramble on Thanksgiving morning, November 28. Reserve a tee time today by calling (631) 757-8800 or register online. Shotgun start is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. with beer and finger foods to
Spring Lake Golf Club will host its annual Thanksgiving Day Shotgun next week, with tee time scheduled for 8:00 a.m. A limited number of remaining spots can be reserved by calling the Spring Lake pro shop at (631) 924-5115. The event will be played in a best-ball format with prizes at stake. Check-in and breakfast
In honor of the nation's veterans, Mill Pond Golf Course is offering all golfers the opportunity to play the course for free. Play (and pay) on Veterans Day — this Monday, November 11 — and receive a voucher for a free weekday greens fee valid until the end of April 2014. Call the Mill Pond
Spring Lake Golf Club is running a "Sunday Funday" family special this holiday weekend (October 13) on its nine-hole Sandpiper Course. For $50, guests can reserve a tee time on the Sandpiper Course for one adult and one junior player, with motor cart and a hot dog and soda for each player included. The special
Dix Hills Golf Club, a longtime destination for nine holes behind a quaint, old-fashioned clubhouse, is closed. It's old news for golfers in the Dix Hills area, who still have the nearby par-31 at Dix Hills Park as a nine-hole outlet. The course has been closed for at least a year. Today, the course's gravel