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
It's Halloween and we've already been through one snow–, err, slushstorm. Perhaps last winter is eager to pick up where it left off. No matter the meteorological outlook, one thing that can't be denied is the availability of favorable Fall season golf specials around Long Island. Here is a sampling: Great Rock: $49 weekdays, $39
The way Golfing Magazine sees it, it's never too early to start planning next season's tee times. If you're a golfer who shares that opinion, then get on board Golfing Magazine's 2012 Free Golf Program by signing up for the mag's Early Bird Special. For $39 you get a certificate good for "free" rounds at
The Hamptons-area Poxabogue Golf Course will soon be owned entirely by the Town of Southampton, according to reports in Newsday and The East Hampton Press earlier this week. East Hampton's Town Board voted last week to sell off its portion of the jointly owned golf facility in order to pay off debt from its original
[This flyover was updated on October 15, 2023.] SEE ALSO:Observations: North Woodmere Park GC (7/3/2014) For those picking up the game either as an eager junior or as an adult looking for a new recreational outlet, the golf course at North Woodmere Park is an ideal place to start. The relaxed vibe, open fairways and