A crushed drive soars through the air on Bethpage Black's par-4 fifth — the straightest drive you've struck in weeks — and settles into the first cut off the left side of the diagonal fairway. You get to your ball and find you have no shot at the elevated green. Unless there's an incredible power […]
Membership permit rates at the Glen Cove Golf Club will change in 2012 and include a slight increase to city residents, a Newsday report said last week. Non-resident permit rates will decrease by close to half as the City of Glen Cove tries to lure more golfers to its municipal par-67 and away from other
Thirteen public golf courses in Nassau and Suffolk are in the running for the title of "Best Golf Course" of 2012 in the annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll, and 12 of them are looking to wrestle that title away from Bethpage State Park. The 90-hole centerpiece of Long Island golf will win
During our first visit to the Holbrook Country Club a few years ago, a crow — either hungry or simply mischievous — took advantage of our concentration on the putting green and helped itself without any hesitation to some of Rob's unguarded breakfast. It then joined its friends up in the trees for a hearty
The gated entrance to the former Links at Shirley sits largely ignored along William Floyd Parkway, some of its letters missing as it protects overgrown corridors of once-pristine golf holes. Soon, the site will be split up between single-family homes, 55-and-over townhouses and open space. According to Newsday, as part of a deal between the
The Hamptons-area Poxabogue Golf Course will soon be owned entirely by the Town of Southampton, according to reports in Newsday and The East Hampton Press earlier this week. East Hampton's Town Board voted last week to sell off its portion of the jointly owned golf facility in order to pay off debt from its original
Golfing on autumn Wednesdays just got a lot more delicious now that Harbor Links has announced a "Nine and Dine" special at the Executive Course. Before or after a round, choose from some grill room specials and a drink to wash it down. The golf-and-grub deal is just $29. Call (516) 767-4828 for more details.
Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge and the nine-hole golf course at Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn are closed today, August 30, for recovery and maintenance from Hurricane Irene. Most Long Island golf courses reopened for play immediately after the storm, but many are still without power or phone service. For the
While some courses on Long Island made it through Hurricane Irene unscathed, others have some work to do to get back into playing shape. The golf courses at Bethpage State Park will be closed through Thursday, September 1 for hurricane recovery and maintenance. Call the course at (516) 249-0701 for updates. This week, be sure
It's only natural for golfers with a competitive streak to shoot for personal benchmarks when they're out on the course and playing above their standard. Breaking 80, touching 90, keeping it under 100 — whatever the goal may be, usually somewhere around the turn, players in the midst of one of their finer rounds will