A handful of Long Island golf courses that escaped major damage from Hurricane Sandy will be hosting their annual Thanksgiving outings this holiday. Crab Meadow in Northport, which was closed for two weeks after the storm, will hold a four-person scramble that tees off at 8:30. Players should arrive early for continental breakfast and range […]
The Blue Course at Timber Point, which took a damaging shot from Hurricane Irene barely more than a year ago, is closed until sometime in 2013 after suffering an even bigger blow from last week's Hurricane Sandy. Timber Point sits on the edge of a peninsula that juts into Great South Bay, and the Blue
The Links Course at Cherry Creek is open for play, while its companion course across the street — the Woods — remains closed due to severe tree damage. Phone and web service are still down so no advance tee times are available. The nine-hole course at Dix Hills Park reopened Saturday, but Town of Huntington
Rock Hill Golf Club and Pine Hills Country Club in Manorville are open for play, joining a handful of other courses in the Manorville and Riverhead areas and across Suffolk County. Also open for play are the two former Hamlet (now ClubCorp) courses — Willow Creek Golf & Country Club in Mount Sinai and Wind
Long Island National Golf Club in Riverhead, Swan Lake Golf Club in Manorville and Calverton Links in Calverton are are open for play on the East End. Long Island National is charging $40 — cash only — Thursday and Friday, and Calverton Links is walking-only until further notice. Meanwhile, back toward central Long Island, the
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced Wednesday that all state parks on Long Island are closed until further notice. Golfers wondering when they can play at affected state-park courses, which include Bethpage, Montauk Downs and Sunken Meadow, should visit the NYS Parks website or check back here at
A handful of Long Island golf courses far from the shores have already reopened for play on Wednesday. Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford, Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram and Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island are currently open with or without power in the clubhouse. Tallgrass Golf Course, with no trees
Don't be fooled by cooler temps — golf season is still in its prime in October. Lucky for still-active golfers, at many area courses, it's not priced that way. Below is a sampling of some of the rate specials available this fall around Long Island. For the most up-to-date rates, call the courses directly or
Come January, one local golf course, as well as an area driving range and golf store, will earn the distinction of "Best of Long Island." Which ones earn that title is up to you. Voting is open at the Long Island Press website for the 2013 "Best of LI" poll. Each year the newspaper puts
[This flyover was updated on December 20, 2022.] [UPDATE: Beginning in March 2023, Sandy Pond will go by the new name Sandy Pond Links and feature changes to the layout and facilities. Further information can be found here. This flyover will be updated after the course's reopening.] The nine holes that make up the Sandy