[UPDATE: Fee increases were approved by the Suffolk County Legislature on December 1.] A round of golf at Suffolk County's four municipal courses might be a bit pricier next season if the county legislature approves a resolution intended to help close a budget gap, the Riverhead News-Review reported last week. Weekend resident green fees at […]
[Looking for this year's info? Click here to see the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday slate.] For some people, Thanksgiving doesn't begin until the start of the Macy's Parade, while others might not recognize Turkey Day until opening kickoff in Detroit. Meanwhile, for a small portion of frost-resistant Long Island golfers, the holiday begins upon shotgun tee-off
Manorville's Pine Hills Golf and Country Club will use the winter months to complete irrigation projects around the course, according to an e-mail sent this week. Pine Hills announced that it is currently in the final stages of the installation of a drainage system designed to improve and maintain green conditions. In the coming months,
Mill Pond Golf Course is working hard this November to entice local players still swinging their clubs in the cool weather to head over to Medford for some holiday golf. In addition to its annual Turkey Shootout early on Thanksgiving morning, Mill Pond is offering a Veterans Day "Comeback Coupon" to all players on Wednesday,
The ninth edition of Mill Pond Golf Course's annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Shootout is open for registration, and interested players should not delay in signing up for one of Long Island golf's most popular holiday events. As usual, Mill Pond's 2015 Turkey Shootout will be a four-person team scramble with a scheduled 8:00 a.m. start.
Stonebridge Golf Links & Country Club in Hauppauge will be closed for fairway aeration on Thursday, October 29. So on the following day, October 30, Stonebridge is offering a $33 aeration special — with cart included — to all players. Discounted tee times can be made online at the course website. For more on the
There's a restaurant once again at Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River. Pure North Fork, a modern bistro with a focus on local food and drinks, opened at the course earlier this month. The new spot officially replaces Blackwells, the Zagat-rated steakhouse that closed early in 2014 when the club and restaurant came under
With the fall season upon us, it's time for Long Island golfers to warm up their click fingers and vote online in the 11th annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll. Every October the newspaper opens voting on dozens of goods and services around the Island, including local golf courses, stores and driving ranges.
Rock Hill in Manorville isn't the only local golf course celebrating the 2015 season with 50 candles in its 18th green. Northport's Crab Meadow Golf Course turns 50 this season as well, and part of its celebration includes a dress-like-the-'60s scramble later this month. The Town of Huntington course remains a popular destination on Suffolk's
[NOTE: The Vineyards Golf Club is a private facility, but it will be featured in this Observations post since it has been allowing public play for much of the 2015 season. Additional course content will be available if the club permanently opens to the public.] Sandwiched between the public Cherry Creek Links and Woods courses