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Long Island golf comes to your AM dial every Saturday with “On Par” on WGBB 1240

May 26, 2011

[UPpost_date: Island Green Golf Center has closed.] Part of the attraction of the Island Green Golf Center in Selden is its Long Island-themed miniature-golf course, with holes designed around local icons like the Montauk Lighthouse, Vietnam Memorial and the Big Duck. Oddly, none of the holes require putts through the front door of a condominium. […]

Bethpage vs. Hawktree: Vote for the Black now through May 29

18-hole, Bethpage, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

May 20, 2011

Chances are you've already met Spring Lake Golf Club head pro and director of golf Cristy Jurgens (nee Grzymala). If not, on your next visit to the 27-hole course in Middle Island, she'll likely be there to ring you up, send you out to the starter and make a suggestion or two on equipment. Mark

Newsday: Selden’s Island Green Golf Center all but sunk

In the News, Off-Course Destinations

May 17, 2011

Free on Mondays and looking to raise money for local organizations by playing a top Long Island public course? Hamlet Willow Creek Golf & Country Club in Mount Sinai will host the 26th annual Mather Golf Classic on Monday, June 6, and the fifth annual Dix Hills Basketball Association (DHBA) Golf Classic on June 13.

Bethpage Black is Golfweek’s Best Muni for 2011

18-hole, 18-hole, Bethpage, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Suffolk Courses

May 13, 2011

Lido Golf Club in Lido Beach will start the morning with shotgun starts on Thursday, May 19 and Tuesday, May 24 at 7:30 and 7:45 a.m., respectively. All public golfers are invited to reserve a spot and will be charged based on residency. Complimentary lunch will be provided. The course will be closed after the

Spring Lake pro featured in Newsday

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May 12, 2011

This might arrive as old news to those who play municipal golf in the City of Glen Cove on a regular basis, but for those who do not, the formerly par-66 Glen Cove Golf Club now skirts Dosoris Pond and Long Island Sound as a par-67 course. Sometime between our last visit in June 2009

Golf Digest ranks Bethpage Black #36 in America’s Greatest for 2011, #7 public

18-hole, Bethpage, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

April 18, 2011

Good news for anyone who's ever found themselves "in jail" at the heavily wooded Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island. The 27-hole facility is providing wayward shooters with a little bit of breathing room this season and in the future by removing some trees around the course. According to Spring Lake golf director and

Bethpage Black vs. Hawktree GC — vote beginning May 26 at GolfDigest.com

18-hole, Bethpage, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

April 15, 2011

Tax Day is Monday. In the spirit of saving money, drop by the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs this weekend or any other time through the end of April to take advantage of a "Welcome Back" spring discount. Both Town of Islip municipal courses frequently offer special rates. This month, you can ride anytime after

Newsday: Bunkers redone at Eisenhower Blue

18-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

March 28, 2011

[Looking for information on Golfing Magazine's 2013 Free Golf Program? Click here for details on this year's program.] Why pay the typical walking rate for one round at one area course when you can pay the same rate for one round at each of more than a half-dozen courses — and ride to boot? That's

After a year in the rough, Poxabogue Golf Center finds the Fairway once more

9-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

March 19, 2011

[This flyover was updated on July 20, 2017.] SEE ALSO:Happy 80th Birthday, Bethpage BlackObservations: Bethpage – Black Course, 8/26/10 The Black Course at Bethpage State Park needs no introduction. Home of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Championships, Bethpage Black is the crown jewel of public golf on Long Island and one of the most

Bethpage, Tallgrass, Montauk again among Best Courses You Can Play

18-hole, 18-hole, Bethpage, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Suffolk Courses

March 7, 2011

Already boasting holes worthy of praise in "Dream 18" collections put together by Newsday and Golfing Magazine, one of Long Island's most challenging and visually stunning public golf courses will be able to put more padding in its resume later this spring. Hamlet Willow Creek Golf and Country Club in Mount Sinai has been selected

Golf on Long Island

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

Long Island golf comes to your AM dial every Saturday with “On Par” on WGBB 1240

Bethpage vs. Hawktree: Vote for the Black now through May 29

Newsday: Selden’s Island Green Golf Center all but sunk

Spring Lake pro featured in Newsday

Newsday: Bunkers redone at Eisenhower Blue

After a year in the rough, Poxabogue Golf Center finds the Fairway once more

Bethpage, Tallgrass, Montauk again among Best Courses You Can Play

Golf on Long Island

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