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 […]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
[This flyover was updated on April 22, 2013.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Spring Lake Golf Club (4/22/2013) The Spring Lake Golf Club's Thunderbird Course is the main attraction at the 27-hole facility in Middle Island, offering a combination of challenging, strategic golf and a pleasant, park-like setting that cannot easily be topped on the Island. It is