South Shore

Newsday runs correction for use of false data in golf business feature

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April 18, 2013

Newsday has published a correction of the false data that ran in a graphic in the Sunday LI Business cover story on April 7 regarding Long Island golf courses. The correction appears in the Wednesday, April 17 print edition. The business feature, which analyzed the "shrinking" of the local golf course industry, claimed that the […]

Bay Park open again in East Rockaway

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April 16, 2013

After a silent start to the spring, the Bay Park Golf Course is open again along the south shore in East Rockaway. The gates to the clubhouse and parking lot had been locked and phone calls to the park left unanswered since Hurricane Sandy tore through the area in October. Shortly after the storm, Golf

Newsday report features false data to support negative view of Long Island golf industry

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April 9, 2013

[Newsday published a correction in its April 17 print edition for the use of misinformation in its April 7 feature. Read the correction here.] While there's no way to dispute that rounds are down from previous highs and that Long Island golf courses are competing for customer dollars against additional and often cheaper leisure alternatives,

Newsday: Long Island golf business not booming

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April 6, 2013

[Read Golf On Long Island's take on the Newsday article: Newsday report features false data to support negative view of Long Island golf industry] The business of golf on Long Island is "in the rough" according to a report published Thursday on Newsday.com. Newsday's Ted Phillips said the Long Island golf industry is "shrinking" thanks

2013 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island

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April 3, 2013

[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2023 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Early in the spring, practice for the new season is typically confined to the driving range. But when the heat arrives, not only is it time for everyone to start enjoying time on the course, it's also time

St. Patrick’s Day Shotgun at Lido GC

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March 14, 2013

Lido Golf Club appears to be back in the swing of things. The recently reopened course in Lido Beach will host a holiday shotgun on St. Patrick's Day, this Sunday, March 17. Tee time is 10:00. For $60, golfers get 18 holes with cart, followed by corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and beer. Dress warm —

2013 public golf course reopenings on Long Island

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March 1, 2013

The spring golf season can't come soon enough. Every first tee shot that rises into the air at reopened public golf courses across Long Island is an indication that the offseason brought on prematurely and in swift, sudden fashion by Hurricane Sandy is finally in the past. And the coming spring signals rebirth for a

Golfing Magazine’s Free Golf Program adds indoor play at Bay Shore’s Eagle Golf

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February 25, 2013

Golfing Magazine's Free Golf Program is no longer confined to the great outdoors. The local mag has partnered with Eagle Golf of Bay Shore to include in this year's program an hour of indoor simulator time, a fun practice session that should come in handy between discounted rounds. Early Bird registration is currently $39 —

Lido Golf Club to reopen March 1

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January 10, 2013

Lido Golf Club, which sustained some of the most severe damage among Long Island golf courses during Hurricane Sandy last October, will reopen for play on March 1, 2013. The course and clubhouse were flooded during the storm, and early indications were that the Lido Beach course might not fully recover until later in the

Early Bird Special available for Golfing Magazine’s 2013 Free Golf Program

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January 7, 2013

Paychecks are a little lighter so far in 2013. All the more reason to check out Golfing Magazine's Free Golf Program, even if it is still only January. The mag's annual Early Bird Special is available now through April, and enrolls subscribers in the program for $39 — a $10 discount off the regular rate.

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