Just because their little nine-hole golf hideaway in Riverhead has caught the attention of more and more East End golfers during their four-plus seasons at the helm of Sandy Pond Golf Course doesn't mean Chris Wahlers and Ken Weinstein are about to take a breather on one of their newly renovated tee boxes. The arrival […]
[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Old Man Winter was kind to Long Islanders this past offseason, giving experienced golfers the opportunity to take their up-and-coming junior players onto quiet courses and offer them some valuable (and maybe a few forgettable) pointers to keep
Golfing Magazine's annual Free Golf Program is back in 2016, and so is its Early Bird Special. From now through April, Long Island golfers can subscribe and receive a season's worth of free green fees for the cost of lunch and a few range tokens. As part of the mag's Early Bird Special, participants in
Timber Point Golf Course will reopen for play on Friday, March 11, and won't waste any time getting right into the holiday spirit. The Great River course will host its annual St. Patrick's Day scramble and dinner on Sunday, March 13. The Irish-themed outing, complete with a shillelagh putting challenge and leprechaun-related contests, is a
Nothing accelerates the long, boring drive through the offseason quite like a warm late-winter weekend. All it takes is a couple of unexpected 50-degree days and the search for tee times and open golf courses begins. There's still some distance to cover, but the spring golf season is in sight. The handful of courses that
Bethpage State Park's reign continues in the annual "Best of LI" poll conducted by the Long Island Press. Long Island Press readers who voted during the months-long survey selected Bethpage as the "Best Golf Course" on Long Island for 2016. The 90-hole mega-complex is the only golf facility to earn top course honors since the
For local junior golfers, the rarely open road to Augusta National begins this July at one of three Long Island golf courses. Standing between the young golfer in your life and the Nantz-adored azaleas of Augusta are hundreds of juniors across Long Island and the Northeast, with the best invited to compete at the famous club next spring. Qualifying
Improvements at Cutchogue's Cedars Golf Club are continuing in preparation for the nine-hole course's 2016 season, with the focus this winter on opening up some of the property's waterside scenery as well as a new cafe featuring items from one of the area's prominent snack shops. This will be the third season at Cedars for
It's been a few years, but it looks like Long Island's 365-day golfers might have a winter to remember this offseason. Last December we said that Long Island's winter golfers were overdue for a playable offseason, and one year later, it appears they got one. With weather discussions swirling around warm temperatures and snow-free forecasts
Timber Point Golf Course's 27 holes will close for the 2015 season at the conclusion of play on Sunday, December 27. The historic bayside muni will hibernate for nearly three months before emerging for the 2016 campaign in mid-March, around the time of its annual St. Patrick's Day weekend outing. For more on the Blue,