"Blink and you'll miss it" is a handy way to describe the peaceful seclusion of the Cedars Golf Club, though it's not entirely accurate. Even if your eyes are taped wide open, you still won't stumble upon the course. Truth is, unless you live on the North Fork, are roaming the quiet residential streets south […]
Town of Hempstead residents are invited once again to enjoy 18 late-summer holes on the water as part of the Supervisor's Cup Golf Classic, an annual tournament hosted by Kate Murray and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Now in its fifth year, the Supervisor's Cup is scheduled to tee off on Wednesday, September 19
Storms have done a number on the Merrick Road Park Golf Course in recent years, destroying several veteran trees around the bayside nine, including notables on #2 and #5. One of them, however, is making a comeback after its brush with Mother Nature. The fairway tree in the middle of the par-4 fourth is climbing
In June, the Riverhead Times-Review profiled Ken Weinstein and Chris Wahlers, brothers-in-law and new owners of the nine-hole Sandy Pond Golf Course in Riverhead. The duo took the reins of the 1,070-yard course this past January. With the help of the mild winter, the new owners immediately began making improvements at the course. ’93We turned
Spring Lake Golf Club is using the promise of refreshing beverages to lure players to the course for some much-needed iron practice next month. The Middle Island course is offering short clinics to ladies and seniors that will include a glass of wine for the gals and a soda and a hot dog for the
With The Barclays teeing off at Bethpage Black next month, plenty of guests — many with golf bags in hand — will soon be arriving on Long Island on top of the area's typical crop of summer travelers and tourists. Earlier this season, Golf On Long Island published its "Visitor's Guide" with these guests in mind.
Practice makes perfect, so you can only imagine what free practice led by professionals can create. A simple way to find out is by visiting Shoreham this summer and taking part in one or more of the weekend clinics run by the staff at the Tallgrass Golf Course. Every Sunday through August, Tallgrass pro Phil
Among many other specials across Long Island this summer, the Pine Ridge Golf Club and Spring Lake Golf Club are each offering rounds at greatly reduced (or no) cost. At Pine Ridge in Coram, a "Beat the Heat" rate of $25 — with cart included — is available Monday through Thursday after 4 p.m. The
The Blue Course at Sunken Meadow State Park is the facility's shortest nine-hole layout, but thanks to doglegs that range in severity from softly bending to boomerang-curved, it is by no means the simplest. Throw in the fact that the Blue Course weaves entirely through thickly tree-lined corridors, and suddenly you have a bit of
The summer begins a few weeks early at the Town of Islip's Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs, where area golfers can save a few bucks with a summer special valid through June and July. Like last year, players can tee off for as little as $24 at either course, all fees included. Just print a