Christmas Week is a great time to test out all the new clubs, waterproof shoes, gloves, windbreakers and fleeces you picked up during the December holidays. Not at the range — on the course. Sure, it's a little cold, a tad uncomfortable, and your chips might skitter across a nearly frozen green like you're trying […]
The 2012-13 winter golf season on Long Island already has a slightly different feel than usual, even though the winter has yet to arrive. In Nassau County, dependable offseason outposts at the Lido Golf Club and, on a smaller scale, North Woodmere Park, are out of the winter rotation, both recovering from severe blows delivered
The 2012 season will come to a close at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club this coming Monday, December 17. When play concludes Sunday afternoon, both courses will begin a three-month break before reopening in mid-March. The sun will be out Friday and parts of Saturday, so get to either of the two Town
The Red Course at Eisenhower Park has been closed since Hurricane Sandy arrived last month, and it will remain closed through the offseason, according to park personnel. Eisenhower's signature layout — a Devereux Emmet design — typically shuts down for the season in early to mid-December, but tree damage from the storm kept it quiet
A handful of Long Island golf courses that escaped major damage from Hurricane Sandy will be hosting their annual Thanksgiving outings this holiday. Crab Meadow in Northport, which was closed for two weeks after the storm, will hold a four-person scramble that tees off at 8:30. Players should arrive early for continental breakfast and range
Don't be fooled by cooler temps — golf season is still in its prime in October. Lucky for still-active golfers, at many area courses, it's not priced that way. Below is a sampling of some of the rate specials available this fall around Long Island. For the most up-to-date rates, call the courses directly or
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's proposed $2.79 billion budget for 2013 was approved by a legislative committee Monday, according to Newsday, and is now up for vote by the county legislature. Mangano's proposal includes rate increases at Nassau County's seven municipal golf courses. Newsday reported last month that greens fees for Nassau residents would jump
The Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs are offering seasonal specials this fall that allow players to tee off and ride for as little as $32. For the rest of October and through November, the weekday foursome rate is $128 with cart and reservation fees included, which breaks down to $32 per player. If you don't
Rates will increase at Nassau's seven municipal golf courses under the $2.79 billion budget for 2013 proposed last week by County Executive Ed Mangano, according to Newsday. Golfers at Eisenhower Park and the nine-hole courses at North Woodmere, Bay Park, Christopher Morley and Cantiague will shell out a few more dollars to tee off under
[This flyover was updated on December 20, 2022.] [UPDATE: Beginning in March 2023, Sandy Pond will go by the new name Sandy Pond Links and feature changes to the layout and facilities. Further information can be found here. This flyover will be updated after the course's reopening.] The nine holes that make up the Sandy