The Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River is once again inviting Long Island golfers to "take a swing in the fight against breast cancer" when it hosts the fourth annual Pink Rock Classic on Thursday, October 7. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Fund For Uninsured Women at the Fortunato Breast Health […]
Rob visited the Red Course at Bethpage State Park earlier this summer. Here he discusses some of the Red's more notable holes and features. [For the full course overview, check out the Bethpage Red flyover.] Written by Rob Dimino The fairway of the Red’92s famous first hole was closed when we played, turning a normally
[NOTE: Heatherwood Golf Club closed in 2020 to make way for a residential development. A redesigned nine-hole public golf course is scheduled to open as part of the complex in 2023 or 2024.] + + + + + + Golfers on Long Island have a lengthy list of courses to choose from, a roster that
It's still toasty on Long Island, but out east in Wading River, the Fall season has arrived a few weeks early. Beginning today, the Great Rock Golf Club is offering a $49 "All the Time" rate valid on weekdays through the end of the season. As an added bonus, the special rate is also available
SEE ALSO:Flyover: Bethpage – Black Course Golf On Long Island launched two years ago this month with a flyover of my original "home" course, the nine-hole muni at North Woodmere Park. One of the goals of the site was to drop by and discuss every public course in this two-county hotbed of fairways and flagsticks,
The Yellow Course at Bethpage State Park will be aerated on Monday, August 30 and Tuesday, August 31. Call (516) 249-0701 for updates on the conditions and availability of all five Bethpage courses.
Why do dinner and a movie when you can schedule date night on the golf course? The Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram will open up its finely manicured 18 for a special Couples Scramble on Friday, August 6. Shotgun start is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The $39 entry fee (per person) includes golf, cart,
Long Island golfers can play the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs for less this summer thanks to a pair of specials that are valid through the month of August. Just print the downloadable coupons from the course websites and tee off for as little as $24. An Early Twilight special includes greens fee, reservation and
The Championship Course at Harbor Links — Long Island's own grand canyon along Hempstead Harbor — already has the look of Arizona down pat with its rock piles, southwestern-style vistas and sand-oriented history. During a July heat wave, the Port Washington par-72 felt a little like the desert too. Most significant update from the latest
[NOTE: After a routing change during the 2012 season, Wind Watch #1 below is now #10. For info about the course change, follow this link.] Not satisfied with holding the (unofficial) title of highest elevated teebox on Long Island, the folks at Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club decided to rise to even loftier heights