We've been to the tips of the Island for rounds at Island's End and Montauk Downs, but not yet to the island in between, where the nine-hole Shelter Island Country Club serves as a recreational and social center for locals and tourists. Newsday's Mitchell Freedman penned a feature on the course that locals affectionately refer […]
Timber Point Golf Course in Great River will once again host the Rev. Msgr. Thaddeus Rooney Ss. Cyril & Methodius Golf Outing, sponsored by Mangano Funeral Home, Inc. of Deer Park. This year's event is scheduled for Thursday, June 7 with a 2:30 p.m. shotgun start. Golfers can arrive early and enjoy a barbecue lunch
[Looking for information on Golfing Magazine's 2013 Free Golf Program? Click here for details on this year's program.] Golfing Magazine's 2012 Free Golf Program is set to begin and Long Islanders will be able to save on golf at eight local courses — and dozens more upstate and in New England — as soon as
[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2023 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Summer golf is more than just early-morning mulligans on a dewey first tee and putting out on the 18th hole as the sun goes down on a twilight round. For young kids and teenagers, summer is a great
Start the new week by golfing bright and early on Monday, May 7, when Sunken Meadow State Park hosts a spring tournament on its nine-hole Red, Green and Blue golf courses. Registration for the outing is currently open at the Sunken Meadow clubhouse in Kings Park. The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at
[For information on the current 2014 Suffolk County Junior Golf Tour, please click here.] While the allure and excitement of The Masters have spurred thousands of adult golfers back to their local ranges and courses for a head start on the 2012 golf season, there are undoubtedly plenty of junior golfers eager to play and
The golf season is accelerating to full speed and the kids are off from school. What better time than now to give your junior golfer a taste of golf basics? Cristy Jurgens, director of golf and teaching pro at the Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island, keeps the "fun" in fundamentals with junior "SNAG"
Timber Point's Blue Course — home of the "Harbor" and "Gibraltar" par-3s — will open for the 2012 season on Saturday, April 7. It will be available only for weekend play until further notice. The bayside Blue Course closed earlier than normal in 2011 after it was smacked hard by Hurricane Irene in late August.
The Town of Southampton is now the sole owner of Sagaponack's Poxabogue Golf Course. Bill Sutton of The East Hampton Press reported Wednesday that Southampton's Town Board unanimously approved the purchase of East Hampton's half-share of the facility, eight years after the two towns jointly purchased the course to prevent private development. East Hampton's $2.2
The 2012 season is about to begin at the Timber Point Golf Course in Great River. Suffolk County's historic muni will raise the curtain on 18 of its 27 bayside holes tomorrow, March 9, with the opening of its Red and White courses. The scenic Blue Course will open next month. Timber Point director of