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
The Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island is giving fathers and juniors the unique opportunity to practice and play golf together on Father's Day, June 17. Dad and one of the junior golfers in the family are invited to fine-tune their swings at a 45-minute clinic with Spring Lake staff before putting the swing
We've been to the tips of the Island for rounds at Island's End and Montauk Downs, but not yet to the island in between, where the nine-hole Shelter Island Country Club serves as a recreational and social center for locals and tourists. Newsday's Mitchell Freedman penned a feature on the course that locals affectionately refer
Father's Day is for the formal celebration of Dad — think a hot grill, frozen mugs and a flat-screen tuned to the U.S. Open. For the second straight year, Mill Pond Golf Course is the place for an even more casual celebration, where the golf clubs are in hand, not on TV. And it's a
The USSSA Junior Golf Tour will stop along Suffolk's North Shore next weekend with berths to this summer's national championships at stake. Boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 18 are invited to participate in the Tour's May event at the Smithtown Landing Country Club on May 19 and 20. Winners from each
If Mom happens to be a golfer, replace the flowers with a 4-iron and celebrate her greatness at Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham, where moms play free on Mothers Day, May 13, after 12 noon with a paid greens fee. Later in the week, celebrate Wednesday and treat yourself to reduced-rate golf as part of
[Looking for information on Golfing Magazine's 2013 Free Golf Program? Click here for details on this year's program.] Golfing Magazine's 2012 Free Golf Program is set to begin and Long Islanders will be able to save on golf at eight local courses — and dozens more upstate and in New England — as soon as
The USSSA Junior Golf Tour will crown its first Long Island junior champions next weekend when young golfers between the ages of 9 and 18 compete in the first local Tour event at Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford. Winners from each age group earn a berth into the USSSA Junior Golf National Championships in
[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2023 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Summer golf is more than just early-morning mulligans on a dewey first tee and putting out on the 18th hole as the sun goes down on a twilight round. For young kids and teenagers, summer is a great