[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 […]
A simple card game between friends a half-century ago spawned a nine-hole golf course with a trailer for a clubhouse at the end of a dirt road in Manorville — a dusty trail that only a handful of golfers bothered to traverse at first. That's the story of Rock Hill Golf & Country Club, which
Cherry Creek's two courses in Riverhead and Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram are partnering once again this fall season to pitch a "Golf Trifecta" special that offers 54 holes at a steep discount. The Trifecta special includes one round at each course — Cherry Creek's lengthy, driver-friendly Links Course, the tree-lined Woods Course and
[UPDATE, May 19: Tallgrass will remain open through the summer of 2016, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann.] SEE LATEST POSTS:Supporters, opponents of Tallgrass solar development state their case to Brookhaven Planning Board (1/26/2016)Tallgrass offering 2016 tee-time memberships as threat of solar development lingers (12/18/2015) A Newsday article concerning the future of Long Island energy sources
Timber Point Golf Course in Great River will host the 22nd annual 50+ Lifestyles Golf Tournament on Thursday, September 24. 50+ Lifestyles is an independent publication geared toward Long Islanders over the age of 50. Registration for the event is $149. The tournament includes continental breakfast, barbecue lunch, open bar, raffles, prizes and awards. All
Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham will host an outing next month that will support the Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine's mission to provide dental care in the African country of Madagascar. This is the third year of the event, which raises money to send a team of dental students and two faculty members
The ninth annual Chrissy's Wish Memorial Golf Outing, which raises money each year for the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, will tee off this Saturday, August 15 at Rock Hill Golf & Country Club in Manorville. The event has raised nearly $500,000 since its inception for research and treatment of various mental illnesses, including depression
Help support Kids Need More and its Camp Adventure — a Long Island camp for children with cancer — by participating in the Robert "Appo" Lodato Memorial Golf Outing on Thursday, August 13 at the Rock Hill Golf & Country Club in Manorville. Registration is $200 per golfer. Included with the entry fee are beverages
[UPDATE, May 19: Tallgrass will remain open through the summer of 2016, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann.] SEE LATEST POSTS:Supporters, opponents of Tallgrass solar development state their case to Brookhaven Planning Board (1/26/2016)Tallgrass offering 2016 tee-time memberships as threat of solar development lingers (12/18/2015)Talks concerning solar-farm future at Tallgrass continue (9/8/2015) With an out-of-state energy
by Rob Dimino Earlier this summer, all that stood between me and a sub-80 round was the 18th hole at Stonebridge, a long dogleg right that plays about 430 from the tips. It's not the most challenging hole on the course, but it's a straightforward test after a fun-house round filled with double-tiered and humpback