Two-thirds of the way through the winter and just as many people are cheering "The winter's almost over!" as are wondering "When is the winter going to arrive?" Mild winter, cool spring, whatever you want to call it — when 50-degree days outnumber total inches of snow in a Long Island winter, it's a bonus […]
[This flyover was updated on October 5, 2017.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Eisenhower Park – White Course (10/2/2017)Observations: Eisenhower Park – White Course (8/5/2015) Everyone seeks the comforts of familiarity at one time or another. Some might revisit the pizza place they haven't been to in years, the one with the Sicilian slices they once could eat
Capping a suspense-free voting period, Bethpage State Park was crowned "Best Golf Course" last month when the Long Island Press announced the results of its annual "Best of LI" poll. The real surprise was over in the less heralded, more practice-oriented "Best Driving Range" category, where the Oakdale Golf Center flew under the radar and
Just because it's the middle of winter doesn't mean junior golfers can't get a little professional guidance. If the sparsely crowded courses dotting Long Island's winter golf scene are too chilly for you and the kid golfer in your family, take them indoors at the Spring Lake Golf Club. Cristy Jurgens, director of golf and
What a difference a year makes. At this time in 2011, Long Islanders were reaching for the snow shovel, not the sand wedge. Fast forward to the present and you've got 60-degree weekend afternoons and tee times flying off the board. Take away the bare branches and the early-morning freeze and it's like swinging a
The famous ball will drop in Times Square this weekend on New Years Eve, and a few hours later, the final balls of the season will drop onto the greens at Timber Point on New Years Day. Timber Point's Red and White courses are closing for the season at the end of the day on
The Nassau County municipal courses at Bay Park in East Rockaway and Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn have closed for the season. Sister nine-hole courses at North Woodmere and Cantiague parks will remain open through the winter. Bay Park and Morley will likely reopen in late March. Check back as the spring season approaches for
The 2010-11 winter golf season was over almost as soon as it began. By the time Golf On Long Island posted its first edition of Winter Rates Roundup in early January, Long Island golf courses were nestled under a blanket of post-Christmas snow. So this year, fittingly on a day that nearly touched 60 degrees,
Golf is not a 365-days-a-year sport on Long Island like it is in Florida, Arizona and other warm climates. But if Old Man Winter keeps Frosty the Snowman in the clouds for a few extra weeks, and if you can tolerate frigid, biting winds and a swing reined in by four layers of clothing, it
Bethpage Black slipped into its annual winter hibernation earlier this month, but inside a small St. James strip mall, the fairway leading up to the Black's famous fourth-hole glacier bunker is still a deep, healthy green and the air is a May-like 72 degrees. Conditions are the same at Pebble Beach, Pinehurst and more than