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New Crab Meadow golf operator details course and clubhouse improvement plans

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

January 25, 2015

The Florida-based company that is now operating both the Crab Meadow and Dix Hills Park golf courses will improve the practice facilities, modernize dining options and make changes to course maintenance procedures, according to company e-mails sent to local golfers this month. Integrity Golf Company, which won a bid in November to operate the two […]

Indian Island Country Club to begin irrigating with treated wastewater in 2016

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

January 15, 2015

In an effort to protect the Peconic River from nitrogen pollution and conserve water, Suffolk County will begin a new program in 2016 that will divert 350,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day into the irrigation system of the Indian Island Country Club golf course, Newsday reported last week. The program at the Riverhead course

Golf Galaxy to close its Westbury store at The Source Mall

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January 12, 2015

Golf Galaxy announced in an e-mail this week that its retail store at The Source Mall in Westbury will close for business on Saturday, January 17. The Source location is Golf Galaxy's only Long Island outlet. The store was scheduled to remain open through January, according to the company e-mail, but the closing date was

Newsday: Florida course operator bids to run Crab Meadow Golf Course

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

November 14, 2014

The Town of Huntington held a public hearing last week to review the winning bid submitted by a Florida-based course operator to run Northport's Crab Meadow Golf Course, according to Newsday. Integrity Golf Co. of Winter Garden, Florida will operate both Crab Meadow and the nine-hole Dix Hills Park Golf Course under a five-year contract

Tenth edition of the Long Island Press “Best of LI” poll now open for voting

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October 13, 2014

There are ways each year to keep Long Island's golf courses in mind even when the playing season is on its last legs and the golf clubs are slowly making their way into storage. One of them is to check in at the Long Island Press website to see which courses are finalists for "Best

Cherry Creek refutes rumors about course closure

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October 2, 2014

Someone's been telling tales of a stormy outlook for Cherry Creek in Riverhead, but the facility made it clear Thursday that its two courses and on-site restaurant are here to stay. In an e-mail distributed to subscribers on Thursday, Cherry Creek general manager Eileen McCaffrey addressed rumors of course closure by stating that the Links

Million-dollar homes slated for former Dix Hills Golf Club property

9-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

July 24, 2014

The former Dix Hills Golf Club property on Half Hollow Road in Dix Hills will be the future site of luxury homes priced in the millions, Newsday reported Thursday. Continental Pinewood purchased the site in June and plans to develop more than 20 homes on one-acre lots, as well as necessary infrastructure and improvements, according

July 23 is the USGA’s “Play 9 Day”

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July 17, 2014

In its ongoing effort to draw new players to golf and promote different ways for experienced golfers to enjoy the sport, the United States Golf Association has named next Wednesday, July 23, "Play 9 Day," a celebration of nine-hole rounds and all the little things that make up the game. More of a marketing campaign

Calverton Links sold for $3.5 million, golfing future remains unclear

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

July 16, 2014

Calverton Links has a new owner, but its future as a golf course remains uncertain, according to a report published in the Riverhead News-Review last weekend. The 18-hole course in Calverton, which unexpectedly closed last October, was sold to developer Parviz Farahzad and a group called Bashi Calverton Links LLC in May for $3.5 million,

Newsday spotlights Poxabogue Golf Center in its 50th anniversary season

9-hole, For Beginners, In the News, Suffolk Courses

July 14, 2014

The South Fork is the land of prestigious private golf clubs, but look closely and quickly on a drive through the Hamptons and you'll find an oasis open to all players — the nine-hole Poxabogue Golf Center. This year is Poxabogue's 50th anniversary, which might come as a surprise to visiting golfers who step on

Golf on Long Island

A Golfer's Internet Guide to the Public Courses of Nassau & Suffolk

New Crab Meadow golf operator details course and clubhouse improvement plans

Indian Island Country Club to begin irrigating with treated wastewater in 2016

Golf Galaxy to close its Westbury store at The Source Mall

Newsday: Florida course operator bids to run Crab Meadow Golf Course

Tenth edition of the Long Island Press “Best of LI” poll now open for voting

Cherry Creek refutes rumors about course closure

Million-dollar homes slated for former Dix Hills Golf Club property

July 23 is the USGA’s “Play 9 Day”

Calverton Links sold for $3.5 million, golfing future remains unclear

Newsday spotlights Poxabogue Golf Center in its 50th anniversary season

Golf on Long Island

A Golfer's Internet Guide to the Public Courses of Nassau & Suffolk