The Long Island Golf Junkies players group, one of the largest and most active groups in the region, will hold a summer golf outing next month at The Vineyards Golf Club in Riverhead. Event date is Monday, July 10 with a shotgun start scheduled for 9:00 a.m. The LIGJ outing is open to all players. […]
[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Golf participation remains at a high level following the Covid spike, meaning spots at local junior golf camps are still in elevated demand. Junior golfers of all ages and skill levels have a wealth of options at Long
Last Chance Animal Rescue will hold its ninth annual golf outing on Monday, July 31 at Stonebridge Golf Links in Smithtown. All proceeds from the event benefit the non-profit organization's efforts to rescue animals from inhumane kill shelters and relocate them to safe facilities and foster homes. This year's main attraction is former New York
Rounds at Bergen Point Golf Course will have a different feel starting this season, especially as each nine comes to a close. The Suffolk County municipal course in West Babylon made significant changes to two of its holes during the offseason, trimming its par-4 ninth hole to a mid-range par-3 and stretching its closing hole
After a mild Long Island offseason where roughly zero snowflakes found their way from the sky to the ground, Old Man Winter teamed up with the golf gods to make sure March — the month of golf's local reopening — began with a coating of slush. Go figure. Unless you were banking on checking out
Some people wake up a little groggy on New Year's Day and spend the morning in pajamas, clutching a cup of coffee. Others wake up a little groggy, see the sun shining on a 45-degree day, and spend the rest of the morning on the golf course, clutching irons and hand warmers. Golf on a
[This information was updated on December 24, 2022.] We've made it to December, and while many on Long Island have already packed away their golf clubs for 2022, the area's cold-resistant players are still out looking for tee times. The selection is about to get smaller though, because December is closing month on Long Island.
It took a few years, but the long-discussed transformation is complete. The former Calverton Links golf course is now part of the solar industry. For nearly a decade since the course abruptly closed for good in 2013, past players could still see the old front nine resting in plain view alongside Edwards Avenue in Calverton.
Get the hot chocolate and hand warmers ready — it's time to start preparing for Thanksgiving golf outings. Local players know Thanksgiving is essentially "last call" for Long Island golf season — the leaves are down, frost delays are longer, the layers of golf gear thicker. Thanksgiving is one final opportunity for golf with all
The Rock came back to Wading River, and in a surprise move earlier this month, the club turned heel. Just two months after its long-awaited reopening, The Rock Golf Club has slammed the door shut on the public players that it wooed back with promises of an all-inclusive member-for-a-day experience and elevated perks. The course