Not only is Tallgrass Golf Course consistently high on Golfweek "Best" lists, it's also notoriously tops in perseverance. The Shoreham course will stay open through the summer, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann, as delays in applications and approvals have pushed back the start date for the solar farm — formally Shoreham Solar Commons — that […]
Smithtown Landing Golf and Country Club is in the middle of a class-action lawsuit brought upon by an area golfer who alleges the municipal course has been overcharging fees for golf and motor carts, according to Newsday. In the class-action suit filed on behalf of "at minimum hundreds" of Smithtown Landing golfers, Robert Dwyer of
[UPDATE, May 19: Tallgrass will remain open through the summer, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann.] [UPDATE, April 9: Tallgrass has advised holders of gift cards to redeem them for golf, food and merchandise as soon as possible while the course is still open for business.] The ongoing saga in Shoreham regarding the future of Tallgrass
[UPDATE, May 19: Tallgrass will remain open through the summer of 2016, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann.] The Town of Brookhaven's Planning Board approved the special-permit application for Shoreham Solar Commons, a 110,000-panel solar farm planned for the Tallgrass Golf Course site. The board listened to a presentation by representatives of the solar development in
Golfweek released its 2016 Best Courses You Can Play list this week, though for followers interested in seeing what Long Island golf courses made the cut, the mag might as well have reprinted last year's list, or 2014's, or 2013's… It's now seven straight years that the vaunted foursome of Bethpage Black, Bethpage Red, Tallgrass
Bethpage State Park's reign continues in the annual "Best of LI" poll conducted by the Long Island Press. Long Island Press readers who voted during the months-long survey selected Bethpage as the "Best Golf Course" on Long Island for 2016. The 90-hole mega-complex is the only golf facility to earn top course honors since the
The abandoned, unkempt remains of the Calverton Links golf course will soon host a variety of outdoor events, according to the Riverhead News-Review. The owners of Cousins Paintball, located nearby on Edwards Avenue in Calverton, signed a three-year lease on the former golf course property and plan to use the grounds for their seasonal zombie
[UPDATE, May 19: Tallgrass will remain open through the summer of 2016, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann.] The future of Tallgrass Golf Course is now in the hands of the Town of Brookhaven Planning Board, which listened to a presentation from solar developers on Monday asking the board to grant a special permit that would
For local junior golfers, the rarely open road to Augusta National begins this July at one of three Long Island golf courses. Standing between the young golfer in your life and the Nantz-adored azaleas of Augusta are hundreds of juniors across Long Island and the Northeast, with the best invited to compete at the famous club next spring. Qualifying
UPDATE: The Glen Cove City Council approved the fee increases, per Newsday. Rates at the municipal Glen Cove Golf Club will rise up to $2 under a proposal currently under review by the City Council, Newsday reported this morning. The proposed rate increases include a $1 hike in green fees, motor-cart rentals and reservation rates,