A few golf courses around Long Island have been eager to announce that they are open for play amid this winter's relentless chill (one NYC course even boasted it was open before the recent blizzard melted away), so clearly there are some devoted players interested in saving a few bucks on a sub-freezing round. Golf […]
New Year's Eve is the last day to play at Timber Point Golf Course before the facility closes for winter hibernation. The 27-hole Great River muni will shut down the Blue, Red and White courses for the season at the end of play on December 31. Look for at least a partial reopening in early
If you have no problem spending an hour-plus in the clubhouse waiting out a frost delay, if you get excited for a sunny 45-degree weather forecast, and if your golf wardrobe includes multiple pairs of cold-weather golf gloves, chances are you're a seasoned Long Island winter golfer. The majority of local golfers put the finishing
Long after the majority of Long Island's golfers have packed their clubs away for hibernation, a dedicated group of players keep the active deep into the fall and winter. For them, Halloween, Thanksgiving and even New Year's are just great golfing days with wide-open tee sheets, merely chillier equivalents to warm spring rounds on Memorial
Make time to scramble and clear room for the feast this Thanksgiving Day. Timber Point Golf Course has the scramble part covered, at least, with another in a long tradition of holiday-themed golf outings. The Great River course will host a Thanksgiving nine-hole outing scheduled to tee off at 9:30 a.m. As is custom at
Bethpage State Park is the favorite to continue its dominance in the "Best of Long Island" survey, conducted each year by the Long Island Press and now open for voting. Every October through December, the Press opens up the online polls in dozens of categories that cover recreation, dining, shopping and more across Nassau and
Between Manorville and Montauk, there's a stretch of private golf clubs thoroughly documented in history books and prominently positioned in world rankings. One of them — Shinnecock Hills — is preparing to host the 2018 U.S. Open, and its neighbors, places like National Golf Links and Sebonack Golf Club, are bucket-list types far out of
Fifty years ago, with the Long Island golf industry in the midst of a boom period, a local farmer turned his attention away from the fields and toward the fairways, setting the groundwork for a new family business that would provide a half-century worth of golf to players in and around Middle Island. That's the
Spring Lake Golf Course is bringing a bit of a date-night vibe to the fairways and greens later this month. The Middle Island course is hosting its second annual Surf & Turf special on Friday, September 15. Meals at the Spring Lake restaurant include lobster tails, filet mignon and live music, in addition to a
Upgrades to the cart paths at the Sunken Meadow State Park golf courses will begin later this year, starting with the Red Course, according to an official with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. George Gorman, Jr., deputy regional director of NYS Parks, said the state has awarded a contract