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 […]
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
Four of the five courses at Bethpage State Park are scheduled for aeration in April. (The Black Course will be aerated before it opens for the season on April 15.) The tentative aeration schedule is as follows: Blue Course — April 4-5 Green Course — April 6-7 Yellow Course — April 11-12 Red Course —
When we visited the Tallgrass Golf Course last July (still known as Tallgrass Country Club at the time), a scorching heat wave helped the course play firmer and faster than Long Island public golfers are accustomed to. Fast forward to a cool, windy late-March morning and Tallgrass is still allowing plenty of bounce and roll
[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
An ongoing saga in the Hamptons is finally drawing to a close. The Fairway Restaurant will return to the Poxabogue Golf Center in Sagaponack this summer, according to Michael Wright of The Southampton Press. The popular cafe closed last year as a result of a lease dispute. In August, plans for a new cafe were
Want to give the junior golfer in your family a head start in learning and enjoying the sport? The teaching staff at Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington invites young golfers age 6 to 16 to participate in its 2011 spring and summer golf camps. Spring golf programs begin in late April and run
Most golfers enjoy facing a challenging water hazard. The more demanding the shot, the better. NBC and The Players Championship at Sawgrass bank on the dramatic nature of a potential late-round splash landing every May. "Water-hazard hole" is kind of ambiguous, but you get the idea. Tell us your favorite public hole in Nassau with
Golfweek saw little reason to tinker with its annual list of New York's top public-access courses, a decision that comes as good news for last year's four Long Island representatives. When the publication announced the 2011 edition of its Best Courses You Can Play listing last week, Bethpage Black and Red, Montauk Downs and Tallgrass
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will reopen for the 2011 season on Friday, April 15, according to park staff. The 90-hole facility will slowly get back into full swing in the coming weeks, with the Green Course scheduled to reopen on Saturday, March 19, and the Red Course on Friday, April 1. All