If the weather cooperates, the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course in Woodbury will open for the 2014 season on Tuesday, March 18. Oyster Bay councilman Anthony Macagnone announced in a town press release that there will be no fee increases at the course for the 2014 season. This includes annual membership fees, daily green […]
Stunning development out of Wading River. Great Rock Golf Club, the popular semi-private course known for its lightning-fast greens, will not open this March. Great Rock and its on-site restaurant, Blackwells, are out of business. The fate of the golf course is uncertain. [UPDATE: Great Rock Golf Club reopened in June 2014 under new ownership.]
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park doesn't get any action during the winter season, but it does get plenty of accolades. Around the same time that the Long Island Press announced Bethpage as the "Best Golf Course" survey winner for the seventh straight year, Golf Digest put out another of its offseason course rankings,
In the spirit of the Winter Olympics currently underway in Sochi, Bethpage State Park and its famed Black Course have taken home the gold yet again in the annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll, with Rock Hill Golf & Country Club and Eisenhower Park occupying familiar spots on the medal stand. Long Island
Calverton Links closed for the season at the end of October, but according to a report by the Riverhead News-Review, this offseason's hiatus could stretch much longer than a typical winter hibernation. The future of the golf course is in doubt, and it appears at least somewhat likely that Calverton Links might be closed for
With its rolling terrain and massive size, the Black Course at Bethpage State Park lends itself to a gorgeous photo, and since the 2002 U.S. Open, dramatic pictures of the glacier bunker, opening tee and sand-heavy finale have been easy to find. Less prevalent are artistic interpretations of the course's beauty, but a local artist
The golf season is winding down, which means voting in the annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll is just heating up. Golfers and golf fans have a few months to cast their votes online for Long Island's "Best Golf Course" as well as the area's top driving range and golf store. Voting is
Dix Hills Golf Club, a longtime destination for nine holes behind a quaint, old-fashioned clubhouse, is closed. It's old news for golfers in the Dix Hills area, who still have the nearby par-31 at Dix Hills Park as a nine-hole outlet. The course has been closed for at least a year. Today, the course's gravel
Bethpage Black, which hosted the U.S. Open Championships in 2002 and 2009, will be the home of the 2019 PGA Championship and 2024 Ryder Cup, according to a Golfweek report. An official announcement is expected this week, possibly as soon as today, said the report. The Black Course has been associated with New York's golf-crazed,
Sunken Meadow State Park is receiving $1.25 million from New York State this year to improve the irrigation system on its three nine-hole golf courses, according to an announcement earlier this week by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The work is part of a statewide "NY Works" improvement plan that is devoting approximately $2.6 million to minor