[UPDATE, May 19: Tallgrass will remain open through the summer of 2016, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann.] The long-term forecast for Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham is unstable, to say the least, yet that has not stopped management from proceeding as normal as the winter offseason approaches. Tallgrass is currently accepting tee-time memberships for the […]
[UPDATE: Fee increases were approved by the Suffolk County Legislature on December 1.] A round of golf at Suffolk County's four municipal courses might be a bit pricier next season if the county legislature approves a resolution intended to help close a budget gap, the Riverhead News-Review reported last week. Weekend resident green fees at
There's a restaurant once again at Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River. Pure North Fork, a modern bistro with a focus on local food and drinks, opened at the course earlier this month. The new spot officially replaces Blackwells, the Zagat-rated steakhouse that closed early in 2014 when the club and restaurant came under
With the fall season upon us, it's time for Long Island golfers to warm up their click fingers and vote online in the 11th annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll. Every October the newspaper opens voting on dozens of goods and services around the Island, including local golf courses, stores and driving ranges.
Rock Hill in Manorville isn't the only local golf course celebrating the 2015 season with 50 candles in its 18th green. Northport's Crab Meadow Golf Course turns 50 this season as well, and part of its celebration includes a dress-like-the-'60s scramble later this month. The Town of Huntington course remains a popular destination on Suffolk's
A simple card game between friends a half-century ago spawned a nine-hole golf course with a trailer for a clubhouse at the end of a dirt road in Manorville — a dusty trail that only a handful of golfers bothered to traverse at first. That's the story of Rock Hill Golf & Country Club, which
[UPDATE, May 19: Tallgrass will remain open through the summer of 2016, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann.] SEE LATEST POSTS:Supporters, opponents of Tallgrass solar development state their case to Brookhaven Planning Board (1/26/2016)Tallgrass offering 2016 tee-time memberships as threat of solar development lingers (12/18/2015) A Newsday article concerning the future of Long Island energy sources
WFAN radio personality Ann Liguori hosts a weekly "Sports Innerview" radio show on Saturday mornings on WPPB 88.3 Southampton, and her guest this past weekend, August 29, was Golf On Long Island's Phil Carlucci. The two discussed "Images of America: Long Island Golf," which has been in local bookstores and available here at Golf On
Long, straight and a shade under 7,000 yards from the tips, Eisenhower Park's White Course makes it easy for players to choose what to hit off the tee. And with its trademark gaping bunkers at the mouth of every green, there's added importance on squeezing out every last yard with the driver. So when you
[UPDATE, May 19: Tallgrass will remain open through the summer of 2016, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann.] SEE LATEST POSTS:Supporters, opponents of Tallgrass solar development state their case to Brookhaven Planning Board (1/26/2016)Tallgrass offering 2016 tee-time memberships as threat of solar development lingers (12/18/2015)Talks concerning solar-farm future at Tallgrass continue (9/8/2015) With an out-of-state energy