To play a Long Island golf course that predates World War I, you typically need a level of access that only a fortunate few consider attainable. For the rest of us, all you need are a couple of bucks for a ferry ticket. Shelter Island Country Club, more commonly and affectionately known as Goat Hill, […]
If you’ve ever played the third hole at Montauk Downs and felt it would make a great closing hole, you’re not alone. Robert Trent Jones, builder of the modern Montauk Downs, felt the same way. The start of a round at Montauk features an immediate U-turn — up the hill at #1, across to a
Shinnecock Hills and its equally photogenic neighbors at National Golf Links of America, Sebonack and Southampton received plenty of love and adoration during this month’s U.S. Open, though all of Long Island golf shared a bit of the spotlight amid the tournament coverage. In the lead-up to the Open, Golf Digest ranked the best courses
The Kelley Brooke local golf empire is expanding once again, this time into the golf-rich center of Suffolk County. Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram is now a Brooke Management Group facility, the sixth in a growing golf-operations portfolio that includes Bethpage State Park, Montauk Downs and Harbor Links. Brooke, a 2026-27 LPGA Top 50
Wyndham Clark has a six-stroke lead heading into the final round of the U.S. Open. As Saturday progressed and the word “boring” started to get tossed around from ornery onlookers, Shinnecock Hills and New York fans began taking the heat. A few observations through three days at Shinnecock: *The USGA’s core focus for this year’s
**UPDATED FOR 2026** Long Island can be confusing and intimidating for out-of-towners. Of course, the best place to relax and let troubles melt away is on the golf course. The following guide is intended to help visitors on Long Island find their bearings and get to the first tee. Especially with the U.S. Open returning to Shinnecock Hills
Behind the 11th green at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club last September, Scott Langley put on a short-game clinic. The four-time U.S. Open competitor and the low amateur at Pebble Beach in 2010 threw high lobs over the hillsides, hoping to spin and stick them near the flag. Then he skipped low pitches up the rising
The golf course and neighboring wastewater treatment plant at Bergen Point have always been linked by name and by unique history, and now after more than 50 years, that connection in name has come to an end. Bergen Point Golf Course is now formally known as Santapogue Creek County Golf Course. Suffolk County announced the
Two of the most famous shots in the history of United States championship golf took flight, 72 years apart, on opposite ends of Long Island’s south shore with strikingly similar results. Beside Inwood Country Club’s 18th fairway, a small plaque sits in a stretch of rough near the New York City border. It marks the
There are signs of spring after all — golf course reopening dates. St. Patrick’s Day is typically the unofficial reopening day for Long Island’s seasonal golf courses, but a true winter complete with blizzards and subzero temps has changed the outlook in 2026. Nevertheless, Long Island’s golf courses are preparing to launch for spring, even