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2022 Thanksgiving and holiday-themed events at Long Island golf courses

18-hole, 18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Suffolk Courses

November 5, 2022

Get the hot chocolate and hand warmers ready — it's time to start preparing for Thanksgiving golf outings. Local players know Thanksgiving is essentially "last call" for Long Island golf season — the leaves are down, frost delays are longer, the layers of golf gear thicker. Thanksgiving is one final opportunity for golf with all […]

Long Island Golf Junkies “Putt for Pink” outing to tee off October 3

18-hole, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

September 22, 2022

The Long Island Golf Junkies players group will hold its second annual "Putt for Pink" golf outing on Monday, October 3 at Port Jefferson Country Club, with donations benefiting the fight against breast cancer. Shotgun start is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Entry fee is $105 per golfer and covers 18 holes with cart. It is

Kids play free this summer at Spring Lake’s Sandpiper Course

9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

August 3, 2022

Spring Lake's junior golf special is back for another summer. On Wednesdays and Thursdays through the end of August, Long Island kids under the age of 14 play a free round with each paying adult. The special covers nine holes on Spring Lake's Sandpiper Course, home to the facility's namesake lake and signature hole. Book

Shelter Island Country Club celebrating 120 years with throwback golf classic

9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

July 11, 2022

The historic Shelter Island Country Club, a fixture on the East End and part of the first wave of golf courses to be built on Long Island, will celebrate 120 years of golf with a special 1900s-themed event later this summer. Shelter Island's Hickory Golf Classic will tee off on Sunday, August 7 at 10:00

New York’s first X-Golf indoor facility set to open in Commack next week

For Beginners, In the News, Indoor Golf, Off-Course Destinations, Voices of Long Island Golf

June 6, 2022

Last fall Geoffrey Schwartz led a tour through an empty, white-walled shell deep inside a Commack strip mall, pointing to where he planned to set up golf simulators, a full bar and a mezzanine for events. Six months and a full transformation later, the space — previously part of a closed Toys 'R' Us —

Long Island Golf Junkies holding June Social outing on June 20

18-hole, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

June 1, 2022

The Long Island Golf Junkies players group, one of the largest and most active groups in the region, will hold its second golf outing of the season on Monday, June 20 at The Hamlet Golf and Country Club in Commack. The "June Social" tees off at 11:00 a.m. and is open to all local players.

Coming Soon: Heritage Spy Ring GC, Long Island’s first shot at the Sweetens Cove model

9-hole, For Beginners, In the News, Suffolk Courses, Voices of Long Island Golf

May 18, 2022

[NOTE: Spy Ring GC is now open. Read more about the course in the Spy Ring flyover.] Looking out from a flat, elevated square marked with dusty footprints, Jimmi Conway points toward a slender oasis in an expanse of tire-tracked sand, the pings of a bustling construction site echoing in the background. Four bunkers stand

Bunker fixes and infrastructure improvements lead the upgrades at Bethpage in 2022

18-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

May 3, 2022

The golf grounds crew at Bethpage State Park was as busy as ever this past offseason, making sure its five public golf courses rebound nicely from the 250,000 rounds played in 2021 and preparing them for another quarter million likely to be scheduled this coming season. Much of the work, however, won't be immediately noticeable

2022 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

March 19, 2022

[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] The rise in golf demand during the 2020 and 2021 pandemic seasons has not only led to a rush on tee times across Long Island, but also heightened interest in space for juniors at local summer camps. Experienced

Timber Point set to host holiday scramble on St. Patrick’s Day

18-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

March 14, 2022

[NOTE: The holiday scramble has been canceled due to weather.] Timber Point Golf Course is bringing back its St. Patrick's Day scramble this year, an event that typically signals the start of a new season along Great South Bay. After a few years off, the holiday scramble will be back on Thursday, March 17 with

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