This might arrive as old news to those who play municipal golf in the City of Glen Cove on a regular basis, but for those who do not, the formerly par-66 Glen Cove Golf Club now skirts Dosoris Pond and Long Island Sound as a par-67 course. Sometime between our last visit in June 2009 […]
Timber Point Golf Course in Great River will host the Rev. Msgr. Thaddeus Rooney Ss. Cyril & Methodius Golf Outing on Thursday, June 2. The event is sponsored by Mangano Funeral Home, Inc. of Deer Park. Shotgun start is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. A barbecue for all outing participants will begin at 12:30, and once
Registration is open for 2011 junior golf camps held this summer at the Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River. Half-day and full-day camps each run in four sessions from mid-June through the end of August. All campers have the opportunity to work closely with Great Rock's teaching professionals and receive instruction on the full
Another national list, another opportunity for national exposure for the Black Course at Bethpage State Park. Golf Digest published its list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses for 2011-12 in the current May issue, and the Black once again represents Long Island public golf in the top half. The course comes in at #36 on
It will likely play out the way most #2-vs-#15 matchups do — as either a blowout from the opening tip, or with a bunch of awkward reserves frantically high-fiving each other and auditioning for a spot in the annual "One Shining Moment" montage. Let's hope Gus Johnson isn't calling the match. To involve the fans
Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk's 13th annual Roger Metcalf Memorial Golf Classic will take place on Monday, May 9 at Hamlet Willow Creek Golf & Country Club in Mount Sinai. The outing features two separate tee times at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The afternoon shotgun start will be followed by a cocktail hour and
It wouldn't be a true holiday without the Crab Meadow Golf Course running an early-morning outing and luring Long Islanders with the promise of food and free golf balls. On Easter Sunday, April 24, golfers are invited to Northport for an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start that will whisk players around the rolling layout and get
The YES Community Counseling Center of Massapequa will hold its 13th annual Golf Classic on Monday, May 16 at the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course in Woodbury. The scramble tournament will begin with a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start and continue afterward with a buffet dinner, prizes and trophies. In addition, the $175 entry fee
Sports fans love a good list, ranking, survey, poll — you name it. The more room for debate, the better. And we here at Golf On Long Island are no different. So what better time of year than Masters Week — the unofficial universal start of the new golf season — to come up with
Back in September 2009, we noted the "dreadful" condition of the bunkers (click photo to enlarge) at the Blue Course at Eisenhower Park: "Sand gets top billing on the Blue Course. Unfortunately it does not get the treatment a star deserves. The bunkers on the Blue are in dreadful shape. They are filled with rocks,