North Shore/Central

Long Island Press poll: Bethpage is best, Eisenhower and Montauk Downs are next

18-hole, 18-hole, Bethpage, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Suffolk Courses

January 12, 2010

The golf course at Montauk Downs State Park received some well-deserved face time in the February 2010 issue of Golf Digest. The East End's heralded and hard-to-reach public course stepped into the national spotlight in the magazine's "Long Drives" travel feature, a column that takes a new car on a regional golf excursion. In this […]

Long Island Dream Club: Harbor Links #6

18-hole, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

January 7, 2010

The winter of 2009-10 has started off as a poor one for golfers. Temperatures are stuck far below freezing, chilling any desire to bundle up beneath layers of cold-weather golf gear and venture into the Long Island tundra. Thin patches of snow linger on the ground and render courses unplayable. December's blizzard delivered the knockout

Long Island Dream Club: Bethpage Black #5

18-hole, Bethpage, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

January 2, 2010

Tomorrow is the last day to play at the Timber Point Golf Course in Great River, though it doesn't appear that the weather is willing to cooperate. Recent snow and forceful winds have sabotaged plans for winter golf during the holiday week and are not expected to let up over the next few days. With

Golfing Magazine’s 2009 Dream Golf Club

18-hole, 18-hole, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

December 15, 2009

The golf seasons at Bay Park and Christopher Morley Park slowly fade to black this week, as the two Nassau County municipal courses prepare to shut down until March 2010. The last day to play is Sunday, December 20. Both nine-hole par-30s are very short and ideal destinations for the beginner. Sitting on a peninsula

Morley, Bay Park set to close for 2009

9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore

December 9, 2009

Golfers have pulled the flags for the last time in 2009 at Eisenhower Park's Red Course, which closed for the season yesterday and will reopen in March. The park's Blue and White courses will remain open for play throughout the winter as weather allows. The historic, Devereux Emmet-designed Red Course received a four-star rating from

Eisenhower Park’s Red Course closed for season

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

November 21, 2009

Get out of the house early and begin your holiday morning with 18 holes of seaside golf on Nassau's south shore. The Lido Golf Club is holding its annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, November 26, and all Long Islanders are free to participate. For $85, the Turkey Trot includes cart, range balls, breakfast and

Bethpage Black and Red closed for season, to reopen in April

18-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

November 17, 2009

The Great Rock Golf Club will host a holiday scramble of its own on Thanksgiving morning, November 26. Great Rock's Turkey Shoot pits two-person teams against one another in a morning of friendly tournament golf before your holiday festivities kick off later in the afternoon. Registration for the event is $49 for non-members ($20 for

Fall Special on Golfing Magazine’s Free Golf Program — now just $29

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Suffolk Courses

October 20, 2009

Offseason rates are now in effect at the Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford. Residents (with town discount card) can play the wind-swept par-70 with a cart for $40 on weekdays and $42 on weekends during peak morning hours. Non-residents can play and ride for $50 on weekdays and $52 on weekends. Twilight rates kick

Flyover: Bethpage – Yellow Course

18-hole, Bethpage, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

October 7, 2009

Autumn golf is upon us, and the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs are celebrating the cooling weather and falling leaves with their final green fee specials of the 2009 season. The two Town of Islip courses are offering Long Island golfers a fall discount that will run up until the final putt of the year

Fall aeration dates at Bethpage

18-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

October 6, 2009

The 2009 golf season at Bethpage Black will come to a close on Sunday, November 15. Until then the home of the 2009 U.S. Open Championship will be available for play every day except Wednesday, October 7. Fairways and greens are scheduled for aeration later this month. Call the park at (516) 249-0701 or the

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