It doesn't matter what the calendar says — when weekend temperatures are hovering around 60 degrees and the sun is shining, it's a weekend to think about golf. And not just golf on TV as the pros get tan in Hawaii and California. It's time for playing golf, at least for those who haven't buried […]
ALSO SEE:Part 2 — Developing lifelong players as time runs low and Long Islanders leavePart 3 — Finding a new voice for courses as marketing evolves in the age of social media Another decade of Long Island golf is coming to a close — the thirteenth, to be exact, since the first shots went airborne
December arrives this weekend and with it comes the first wave of Long Island course closings for the 2019-20 offseason. Bethpage Red will close for the season at the close of play on Sunday, December 1, as will the Green Course, which typically remains open as needed during the winter. Bethpage Blue and Yellow will
Thanksgiving is all about spending time with family and friends while picking away at a hearty spread of goodies, but only the winter golfer is aware that Thanksgiving is also known for spending time with family and friends while hacking away at frosty fairways in one of many holiday golf outings. Turkey Day is essentially
Harbor Links will host its 13th annual Turkey Shoot holiday outing on Thanksgiving morning, November 28. Shotgun start is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Entry fee for Town of North Hempstead residents is $65 with cart and breakfast included; $75 for non-residents. Call (516) 767-4816 to sign up. Winter rates are now in effect on the
Bethpage State Park rarely loses any kind of Long Island golf popularity contest — in fact, it's won nothing but gold in the "Best of Long Island" reader survey conducted each year by the Long Island Press. Still, this fall, more than a dozen public courses and private clubs have an opportunity to knock Bethpage
Glen Cove Golf Club will close on Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 11 for aeration. The course will reopen for play on Thursday, September 12. Here are some other upcoming aeration dates for public golf courses on Long Island: Cherry Creek – Woods Course: September 17Bethpage – Green Course: September 17-18Bergen Point: October 1-2Bethpage
Long Island golf courses are beginning to schedule aeration for late summer and fall, with some about to get underway this month. Timber Point Golf Course will aerate its three nines this week, beginning with the Blue Course on Tuesday, August 20. The courses will close as follows: August 20: Blue CourseAugust 21: Red CourseAugust
Take your junior golfers to the nearest state park for nine or 18 holes this Saturday — New York State is picking up the green fee. This Saturday, July 20, is Free Youth Golf Day, a statewide event that Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this spring as New York welcomed the PGA Championship to the crown
The on-ice makeup of the New York Islanders might be changing today on Free Agent Frenzy Day but the team's focus on raising money for Long Island's children remains unchanged and as strong as ever. The 12th annual Islanders Children's Foundation (ICF) Golf Outing will take place on Bethpage State Park's Red and Blue courses